Rough and tumble play stimulates the balance receptors and promotes a child’s use of protective reactions. Read more about how playing in this way can be invigorating and fun.
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x5 Home-Made Balance Beam Games
While we all know that balance is important, we don’t all have balance beams or equipment for our children to practice this gross motor skill. Here are some great games to get your children balancing developed by Clamber Club early childhood development specialists
The Cardboard Box Approach
Putting the children at the heart of our pedagogy, in the very essence of the planning of the physical environment, the sourcing of materials, resources and equipment ensure that every child is excited to learn. Children feed into every aspect of the intent, implementation, and delivery of the quality of care and education being delivered. The setting is their place to feel contained and learn respect, emotional intelligence, and all about themselves, who they are and what they are capable of.
Eating in Season this Winter
Eating seasonably fresh fruit and vegetables, is synonymous with the guidelines of the ‘Mediterranean Diet’ which is not as much of a diet, but rather a lifestyle that we can all strive to live by. During the upcoming weeks, my kitchen is going to be filled with winter fruit and veg so that I can cook up a few of my winter favourites: roasted vegetable trays, hearty soups, homely curries and stews, and warm baked goodies!
Don’t Miss an Opportunity to Grow
Now that pandemic restrictions are being lifted, how do we ease our children back to socialisation and help them work on their early childhood milestones and development? As communities begin to...
Helping my Child to Emotionally Regulate
In my clinical work with both children and adolescents, there is a certain skill that becomes a strong predictor of wellbeing, healing, and adaptation, and this is the skill of regulation....
Get Back To Your Life
As happy and relieved as we are to be reconnecting with family, friends, and colleagues, as well as taking our little ones back out into the world, getting over more than two and half years of...
Four Homeopathic Remedies to Keep at Home
As a Clamber Club Babies franchise owner, I see and talk to many moms with kiddies who are not well sometimes. Having a sick child is never something you want on your wish list, and on top of that,...
Fun Party Games for Kids
Birthday parties are magic in our home! Not just because we celebrate “surviving” one more year with two toddlers in the house, but because of the opportunity to have fun while doing so. Let’s just...
All About Crossing The Midline
If you have attended any baby development classes or toddler development classes, you will most certainly have heard the term: “crossing the midline”. The midline is an invisible line that runs from...
The Importance of Free Play for Preschoolers
There are many types of play for children, and they all have their importance. Structured play allows children to learn rules, routines, and social skills under the guidance of an adult. Free...
Great Ideas to Promote a Healthy Tactile System
When the tactile sense is fully functioning, children are secure and organised enough in their bodies to be able to respond to all of the other sensory information they encounter each day. They...
Post It
Toddlers just love to post objects into containers. In this blog we give you some ideas to make your own posting containers for easy to play eye hand coordination activities.
x10 Gross Motor Activities for Babies
Just because your baby can’t sit up or crawl yet, doesn’t mean strengthening and developing their gross motor skills isn’t important. In fact, it’s vital to their development! In this blog, we look...
Play with Boxes
Don’t throw out that empty box just yet! Small or large, cardboard boxes can provide endless fun for babies and toddlers. In fact, all engaging experiences – even ones with cardboard boxes – help...
Teach Your Kids Colours
Children notice colours at a very young age. Parents, teachers, and caregivers can, therefore, start teaching the concept of colours by the time their little ones turn 18 months old. Babies as...
The Importance of Outdoor Play
Outdoor play is an important part of childhood. It’s exciting to see children in their natural environment – exploring their surroundings, being curious about what’s around them and finding joy in...
Eating the Rainbow
“Somewhere over the rainbow, skies are blue, and the dreams that you dare to dream really do come true” (Y, Harburg). Whether you hear the soft melody of Judy Garland in the Wizard of Oz… or Israel...