#ToddlerApprovedTuesday ( simple sand play )

Sometimes the best play ideas are they most simple ! now the weather is starting to play ball and we have some lovely sunny afternoons. All i did was to dump some of Bodhi's play sand ( you can get bags of this play sand from pretty much every shop going even pound land sells small bags ! ) onto his tuff spot tray, I added a few rocks from the garden and also some rose petals, I places his big trucks on top of the sand to start his imagination going.

Once Bodhi was home from morning nurseery the weather had really picked up so was a perfect time to go and play with the sand, i sat with Bodhi ( who is 4 1/2 ) and we played all sorts of pretend games, we played builders / dinoursars with rock eggs / castles and monsters / digging for treasures

                                       

                       

Linking up with  #ToddlerApprovedTuesday some times its just best to keep things simple , less is more as they say! Body has really enjoyed this no set up sand play afternoon in this tuff spot tray.

Pigs in mud - #ToddlerApprovedTuesday

With the weather picking up I've been thinking of ideas that Bodhi and i can make and do together, over the easter holidays he was given 'home work' on the theme of on the farm. He has always loved the cornflour play when we used to visit playgroups so i thought why not give it ago to play in the garden.

 For our pigs in mud mixture - mix cornflour and water with a little chocolate milk powder ( or you could add brown poster paint ) and add plastic pigs, for a a great sensory experience.

 I also thought this would be a great simple play idea to share with others so i am linking up with #ToddlerApprovedTuesday

We spend pretty much all day in the garden playing with the "mud" adding grass flowers and other items from the garden, the mud soon turn into a magic potion and in the end was used to water my flowers ( thanks for that Bo )

the trays i have used did the job fine but really only a one time use really but i did get x3 in a pack from pound land , I am due some amazon vouchers in return of some work i am doing within the next month or so , i am thinking of treating Bodhi to a tuff spot tray for only £14,95 i think this is a bargain! and we can think of 100 uses for it ( thanks to pintrest )