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Love potion station Create a love potion station featuring spices, petals, juice, pots and syringes. Children will have lots of fun smelling the spices and mixing different things together. The syringe offers opportunities to discuss measurements. Valentine's bubble foam


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Tuff trays, also known as sensory trays or messy trays, provide a versatile platform for children to explore, create, and learn through hands-on experiences. In this comprehensive guide, we will explore the world of tuff trays and how they can unleash creativity and fun in early years development.


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This idea was found on Instagram by EYFSBadgerClass Empowered Ed member Jackie used her Tuff Tray to make an indoor sandpit. Love the different textures of sand, wooden bowls and smooth stones for children to explore. The Imagination Tree made a reflective surface and shiny things tuff spot invitation to play.


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50 Fantastic Ideas for Tuff Trays is jam packed full of ideas for tuff trays that support children's books, promote mathematics and are ideal for celebrations and festivals. Our aim is to always create inviting opportunities for learning to be met in an exciting and creative way. Lets take a look at a handful of our trays: Jelly & Frozen Pirates


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This messy play recipes booklet is packed full of easy-to-follow recipes which children will enjoy making. It has been decorated with beautiful hand-drawn illustrations which are sure to capture children's attention. Messy play is a form of sensory play. Children will work with their hands to make a controlled mess.


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In my tuff tray I used uncooked couscous (coloured with green food colouring and left to dry for an hour), cereal squares, sticks and pine cones from the park, and some toilet rolls to create an insect world. I also included tools and containers such as plastic spades and bowls for making marks, scooping, pouring and collecting.


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by Louise Jackson 12 min of reading 24 February 2023 Messy play includes hands-on activities that encourage exploratory play in the nursery. Anything can be used to facilitate messy play activities in EYFS: paint, water, sand, shaving cream, jelly, mud and soil.


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Messy play in a tuff tray pulls their focus and contains mess for reasonably easy cleanup. All children benefit from messy play, and will often find ways to turn any playtime into messy play themselves. This type of discovery play assists children in grasping and refining core skills that will form the basis of more mature learning later on.


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Children will love the messy, sensory play ideas in this resource! Perfect for enhancing your provision during a farm topic, these ideas work well in a large activity tray either inside or outside.ย Some of the suggested ideas, such as creating a small world farm, can be accessed by children over a longer period of time. There are also some quick and easy ideas, such as creating muddy.


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Mar 21, 2012 - Inspirational ideas for messy play and tuff trays!!. See more ideas about messy play, activities for kids, tuff tray. Pinterest. Explore. When the auto-complete results are available, use the up and down arrows to review and Enter to select. Touch device users can explore by touch or with swipe gestures.


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What Toys Can You Use? If you are going for messy play any toy that is easy to clean is perfect for your tuff tray. You could also look at adding some spoons, bowls and cups so your toddler can scoop and tip whatever sensory filler you have added into the tray. Toy you want to avoid


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2. The Christmas Story If you're looking for Christmas Tuff Tray Ideas that explore the Biblical Christmas Story, this one provides a great opportunity for our Toddlers, Preschool, or EYFS Kiddos to reinforce the story through play.


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What is a tuff tray in EYFS? Why are tuff trays useful? EYFS tuff tray ideas for toddlers. What is a tuff tray in EYFS? Tuff tray activities are often open-ended and child-led learning opportunities that are designed to be enjoyed. A tuff tray is a large, plastic working area for toddlers and children; it has a solid lip to prevent overspill.


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4 ideas for water play on the tuff tray: Ocean scene using water and a drop of food colouring. Pirate scene- add sand, jewels, water and a pirate ship. Fishing- add fish and some fishing nets or hooks. Pond- add some lily pads (could make from foam) and frogs. Add a solar fountain in the middle.


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Water. Food dye. Funnels. โ€. How to do it: Fill some clear containers with water and add food dye in the primary colors (red, yellow, and blue). Fill the Tuff Tray with a collection of funnels and empty containers, and allow the children to experiment with what happens when you blend colors together to create new ones.


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1 - Small World Heaven This is one of my most favourite Tuff Trays. Bring together 4 different small worlds in one tray. Notice the train track around the edge too?! Absolute genius! This would engage lots of children with a range of interests! 1 - Out on the Road - The Ark