Learning Through Play

Watching your child playing is magical. When they are very young you can sit for ages watching them peacefully sleeping, similarly when they start to get older watching them play without a care in the world. I find it incredible how quickly children learn and discover new skills overnight, every day brings a new discovery. It is as much a learning curve for me as it is for my child.

It’s sometimes hard to not want a mess in your house but one lesson I have learnt with having a toddler is that you have to resign yourself to some degree of messiness. Kids need to learn and although it’s clearly not permitted to draw on the wall, some mishaps are inevitably going to happen. I still remember being caught painting on my sisters carpet when I was small, I am not sure what thoughts were going through my mind but certainly not fear of repercussions! Here Beastie is having a go with Playdoh, it turned out he was more interested in the pots themselves…