Entries by Lene Perkin

A very Little Learners Christmas!

With just days to go until the big day, everyone is in full festive swing. This month up and down the country (and in Australia!) we at Little Learners have been busy running Christmas themed classes. Here are a few of the activities the children at Little Learners Basingstoke took part in – let us […]

Easter at Little Learners

I can’t believe it… Easter is just round the corner. At Little Learners up and down the country, we have been busy running Easter themed messy play, classes and events. This is definitely one of my favourite times of the year – any excuse to use lots of cocoa and have lovely smelling trays! I […]

Four Gloopy Ideas

At Little Learners we LOVE gloop. I often get asked how I make it and what is in it. The answer is simply cornflour and water! That’s it. It’s a fascinating substance that is both a liquid and a solid. You touch it in the tray and it feels hard like a solid but when […]

Life as a Mum to a Child with Allergies

I’ve wanted to write this blog for a long time, but never really knew where to start or what to say. As a mum with a child who has allergies, I wanted to share my journey; the ups and downs, the worries and the overthinking that goes with it. In class I got chatting to […]

Communitrees Project

At Little Learners Basingstoke we are coming to the end of term and what a busy term it’s been. The highlight has definitely been taking part in Communitrees. A Christmas craft project involving schools and playgroups from the local community. I was asked if Little Learners Basingstoke would like to be involved and jumped at […]

Children in Need Activities

Mid-November means Children in Need and in true Little Learners style we focused our classes on Pudsey theme. Pudsey wears a bandana with spots which links perfectly to our Swirlo mark of circles and swirls. In this blog, I will share the activities we had at Little Learners Basingstoke. Coloured Rice An all-time favourite and […]

Let’s party with Little Learners!

At Little Learners we LOVE a good party and what better way to celebrate than with messy play, playdough, paints and even a cake smash tray! Over the past few months I have planned, hosted and set up a number of different parties. I thought I would write a blog to give you an example […]

Sand, sand and more sand!

At Little Learners we LOVE sand. You can feel it between your fingers, close your eyes and imagine you are on the beach somewhere. Ok so, we might not be able to create miles of sandy beaches but we can create sand in our tuff trays. Sand is brilliant for messy play and a great […]

My Top 5 Edible Messy Mark Making Trays

At Little Learners we create lots of different trays each week and so, I thought I would share my top 5 edible messy mark making trays. The trays you could re-create at home and perfect for those teething babies/ toddlers who put anything and everything in their mouths. That phase where they test everything through […]