As we head into Halloween we thought it was the perfect time to share ways to create a wildlife sanctuary in your garden. Once all your hard work is done, you can sit back in your garden den (or hide under the (climbing frame) and watch all the little creatures arrive for your very own ‘Ugly Bug Ball’. Any garden, no matter how small, can be made into a nature reserve and if we all do our bit, we can create a magical protected space for our wildlife. Continue reading “Ways to create a wildlife sanctuary in your garden”
Author: STT Swings
How children learn through play
How children learn through play is fascinating. There are many schools of thought on the subject but they can be summed up in the graphic below. Firstly a child is naturally curious and so this makes them interested and keen to learn about the toy they are playing with. This curiosity drives them to play. As they go through playing they learn things and become even more curious. As they are playing, they find this learning fun. All children like to repeat activities that are fun. By repeating the process, they achieve mastery and cement in the skills they are learning. A child who is mastering new skills is becoming confident in themselves. When a child is confident they are willing to try a new challenge and the whole cycles beings again! Continue reading “How children learn through play”
Handmade Irish Wooden Toy Farms Christmas Delivery
Our handmade Irish wooden toy farms Christmas delivery will be starting up shortly. There are only 11 weeks until Santa pops down the chimney! He’s already been busy with the elves collecting all those farms for the super well behaved girls and boys of Ireland. We have taken on some extra elves here too, just to make sure that we have his orders ready for the sleigh. Did you know that toy farms are one of the most popular Christmas toys of all time and Santa has been leaving them under trees for hundreds of years. Continue reading “Handmade Irish Wooden Toy Farms Christmas Delivery”
Garden games for children and adults
Garden games for children and adults can be hard to come by. This is one of the reasons we developed our giant chess and draughts sets. The set allows children and adults to play together in a game of strategy whilst simultaneously having a lot of fun. One of the most famous giant chess sets is located in Wales in the beautiful garden in Portmerion. Portmerion is world famous as one of the designs by the visionary architect, Clough William Ellis. One of our staff was there during the summer and took the stunning photograph below as some inspiration. It’s a great example as to how to get the chess set to fit into a formal garden. In reality the chess set looks amazing and actually adds to the design of the garden snuggled in amongst the hydrangeas. Continue reading “Garden games for children and adults”
