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Getting outside in all weathers gives your child the opportunity to experience the changing seasons. But if you’re looking for ideas for after a chilly walk or when you just want to stay inside in the warm read on!  

The simplest idea for staying inside on a chilly day is to snuggle up together with a favourite book. Find a spot where you’re both comfortable and look at a book together.  

As the rain and puddles turn to snow and ice, we have ideas for play whether you want to explore the weather outside or stay inside and keep warm.  

Our first activities involved exploring snow and ice outside, so wrap up warm and see what you can find.  

Talking about things that interest them is a great way to help your child learn new words. Even if your baby isn’t talking yet chatting with them helps them develop and learn. This weekend enjoy some wintery words together with our play ideas. 

As we said last week, wrapping up warm and going outside whatever the weather is a great way to help your child experience the changing season.  

After all the excitement of the festive season, you might be feeling stuck for ideas of how to entertain your little one. That’s why each weekend in January we’re going to share ways to use your winter playkit, this weekend our ideas are all linked to the senses, and the winter weather.  

It’s cold outside, the days are short, and you might be feeling you’re running out of new ways to play. That’s why this month we’ve put together a list of things that will help you with some fresh activity ideas.  

Each weekend in January, we’ll give you ideas for using the winter playkit, so don’t forget to check your app! 

As another year draws to a close we're taking a look back at the articles you've been reading in the app. 

Your app is here to help you support each step of your child's developmental journey. When you master skills, you get new activity ideas and articles that will help you support and understand your child's learning. 

As well as articles linked to your child's skills, we regularly share information we know will be useful for everyone. We've looked at the most read content and put it here just incase you missed it - or would like to read it again. 

Find a comfy place, snuggle up together and read a story. This could be the perfect way to end a busy day, or provide a few moments of quiet at the start of the day.  

Be brave little penguin by Giles Andreae and Guy Parker-Rees 

This week’s ideas all have a festive connection – these play ideas will give you time to talk about all the exciting and different things that are going on at this time of year.  

When we think about regulating emotions, we often think about times when our children are sad, frustrated or angry. But it is also useful to think about emotions such as excitement as needing regulation. Your child might need support to regulate this feeling of excitement too – and playing together can be a great way to do this.  

Sensory input can be calming or stimulating. Gentle swinging and rocking might help your child relax during the exciting month of December, and there are lots of ways to bring it into your day... so why not give this week’s ideas a try?  

December can be a busy month, and finding time to play among visits to friends and family might feel tricky. But our activities are simple and low (or no) cost – so there's always space for fun and learning.  

We often give our weekend ideas for babies, toddlers and children separately – but this weekend we have some ideas that we think are perfect for everyone!