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You don't need to source a big list of materials and follow complicated directions to make these non toxic Easy Slime Recipes. Safe to use with baby and toddler - no borax, starch or glue! Bonus E-Book with recipes and play ideas for parents and early childhood educators available to download free! - The Empowered Educator Sensory Activities Toddlers, Sensory Bins, Infant Activities, Sensory Play, Toddler Preschool, Toddler Crafts, Crafts For Kids, Childcare Activities, Steam Activities

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You don't need to source a big list of materials and follow complicated directions to make these non toxic Easy Slime Recipes. Safe to use with baby and toddler - no borax, starch or glue! Bonus E-Book with recipes and play ideas for parents and early childhood educators available to download free! - The Empowered Educator

This collection of easy DIY toys from The Empowered Educator for babies and toddlers will have you inspired as a parent or early childhood educator to save money & make your own resources for early learning! - The Empowered Educator Toddler Play, Toddler Learning, Baby Play, Early Learning, Fun Learning, Baby Toddler, Baby Toys Diy, Diy Toys

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This collection of easy DIY toys from The Empowered Educator for babies and toddlers will have you inspired as a parent or early childhood educator to save money & make your own resources for early learning! - The Empowered Educator

Try these 16 easy ideas to recycle plastic bottles for play and learning. Budget friendly projects perfect for younger children to enjoy with parents and early childhood educators! - The Empowered Educator Toddler Activities, Fun Activities, Recycling Activities For Kids, Kindergarten Sensory, Diy Preschool, Garden Activities, Scout Activities, Toddler Room

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Try these 16 easy ideas to recycle plastic bottles for play and learning. Budget friendly projects perfect for younger children to enjoy with parents and early childhood educators! - The Empowered Educator

Providing open ended play materials and loose parts in outdoor play is cost effective & allows children the opportunity to direct their own play. Find out how to get started simply & what to use - bonus printable factsheet available. - The Empowered Educator Outdoor Learning Activities, Outdoor Learning Spaces, Outdoor Play Areas, Kids Outdoor Play, Outdoor Fun, Outdoor Education, Nature Activities, Outdoor Games, Summer Activities

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Providing open ended play materials and loose parts in outdoor play is cost effective & allows children the opportunity to direct their own play. Find out how to get started simply & what to use - bonus printable factsheet available. - The Empowered Educator

Resource for early childhood educators - Stop overthinking critical reflection and just get started using these simple explanations, tips, question prompts and free action guide download! - The Empowered Educator Play Based Learning Activities, Pre K Activities, Teaching Resources, Teaching Ideas, Teaching Toddlers, Learning Spaces, Kindergarten Activities, Eylf Learning Outcomes

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Resource for early childhood educators - Stop overthinking critical reflection and just get started using these simple explanations, tips, question prompts and free action guide download! - The Empowered Educator

Create your own homemade puffy paint for sensory and creative play using this easy recipe. Simply paint then watch as it puffs up! #diyrecipes #kdiscraft #sensoryplay #sensory #toddlers #prescoolers #christmascraft #messyplay #painting #kidsactivity #kidscraft #earlylearning #empowerededucator Toddler Sensory, Toddler Fun, Activities For Kids, Sensory Table, Motor Activities

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Create your own homemade puffy paint for sensory and creative play using this easy recipe. Simply paint then watch as it puffs up! #diyrecipes #kdiscraft #sensoryplay #sensory #toddlers #prescoolers #christmascraft #messyplay #painting #kidsactivity #kidscraft #earlylearning #empowerededucator

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Feeling like you want to give up because of your growing pile of daycare paperwork? Try these 10 tips & tools to get organised & manage planning requirements. Lots of time saving strategies for early childhood educators and teachers! - The Empowered Educator

Get ideas from real family daycare educator environments with this new blog series. We put the spotlight this week on Sai Family Daycare. Family Day Care, Real Family, Daycare Activities, Home Daycare Ideas, Home Childcare, Cultural Beliefs, Playbased Learning

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Get ideas from real family daycare educator environments with this new blog series. We put the spotlight this week on Sai Family Daycare.

Simple ideas for gardening with children - this guide gives early childhood educators and parents gardening activity ideas and projects for children and make it fun no matter the spaces you have to work with or if you don't have a green thumb! Perfect guide for those following the EYLF sustainability outcomes. | The Empowered Educator Play Based Learning, Learning Activities, Teaching Kids, Gardening Kids Activities, Gardening For Kids, Early Years Teacher

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Simple ideas for gardening with children - this guide gives early childhood educators and parents gardening activity ideas and projects for children and make it fun no matter the spaces you have to work with or if you don't have a green thumb! Perfect guide for those following the EYLF sustainability outcomes. | The Empowered Educator

Printable Poster Packs – Respecting Our World Theme - great for planning earth day activities or environmental play activities for kids. These quality posters can be used to share different ways children can play and learn about sustainability and develop a respect and caring for the environment. | The Empowered Educator Earth Day Activities, Play Activities, Outdoor Play Spaces, Environmental Posters, Ways To Save Water

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Printable Poster Packs – Respecting Our World Theme - great for planning earth day activities or environmental play activities for kids. These quality posters can be used to share different ways children can play and learn about sustainability and develop a respect and caring for the environment. | The Empowered Educator

Easy DIY Outdoor Play Equipment Projects - This guide is packed with simple ideas to help early childhood educators save money by making their own outdoor play equipment, natural spaces, and resources. The projects incorporate recycled and upcycled materials with projects that work for different play spaces. Learn more on The Empowered Educator. Learning Environments, Early Years Outdoor Area, Home Day Care, Outdoor Play Equipment

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Easy DIY Outdoor Play Equipment Projects - This guide is packed with simple ideas to help early childhood educators save money by making their own outdoor play equipment, natural spaces, and resources. The projects incorporate recycled and upcycled materials with projects that work for different play spaces. Learn more on The Empowered Educator.

We compiled a huge collection of ideas and inspiration for reusing and recycling tyres for play based learning in outdoor play spaces. Get creative with outdoor outdoor play areas by recycling and upcyling tyres! Use these ideas in your backyard or garden play areas. Let us know which ideas you tried! - The Empowered Educator Outdoor Kids Play Area, Outdoor Spaces

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We compiled a huge collection of ideas and inspiration for reusing and recycling tyres for play based learning in outdoor play spaces. Get creative with outdoor outdoor play areas by recycling and upcyling tyres! Use these ideas in your backyard or garden play areas. Let us know which ideas you tried! - The Empowered Educator

5 Easy and Safe Slime Recipes - Looking for easy DIY slime recipes that are also safe? You don't need to source a big list of materials and follow complicated directions to make non-toxic slime. Try these 5 slime recipes. | The Empowered Educator Homemade Kids Crafts, Diy Crafts For Kids Easy, Crafts For Girls, Easy Diy, Sensory Activities, Preschool, Winter Crafts

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5 Easy and Safe Slime Recipes - Looking for easy DIY slime recipes that are also safe? You don't need to source a big list of materials and follow complicated directions to make non-toxic slime. Try these 5 slime recipes. | The Empowered Educator

This Educator Toolbox guides early childhood educators toward best practice in these 4 important areas: Creating outdoor play spaces, developing a sustainability plan, simplifying steps of the planning cycle, daily reflection & organisation. Use this toolbox to simplify your work. - The Empowered Educator Planning Cycle, Teacher Support

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This Educator Toolbox guides early childhood educators toward best practice in these 4 important areas: Creating outdoor play spaces, developing a sustainability plan, simplifying steps of the planning cycle, daily reflection & organisation. Use this toolbox to simplify your work. - The Empowered Educator

Easy sensory activity with velcro rollers - This sensory play activity is perfect for toddlers and preschoolers to have some sensory fun while practicing fine motor skills. It's easy to set up with dollar store velcro rollers and recycled trays. | The Empowered Educator Early Learning Activities, Motor Skills Activities, Development Activities, Fine Motor Skills, Colour Activities

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Easy sensory activity with velcro rollers - This sensory play activity is perfect for toddlers and preschoolers to have some sensory fun while practicing fine motor skills. It's easy to set up with dollar store velcro rollers and recycled trays. | The Empowered Educator

In this post, early childhood educators can find a huge collection of playful learning activity ideas with colour, light, shadows, and reflection - includes EYLF learning outcomes! Read the post for lots of inspiration! | The Empowered Educator Gross Motor Activities, Colour Light

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In this post, early childhood educators can find a huge collection of playful learning activity ideas with colour, light, shadows, and reflection - includes EYLF learning outcomes! Read the post for lots of inspiration! | The Empowered Educator

If you're looking to get creative with your outdoor play spaces, this post has a huge collection of ideas for creative and fun outdoor play areas shared by early years educators. Try them in the backyard or day care spaces! - The Empowered Educator Kid Friendly Backyard, Play Area Backyard, Outdoor Kids, Backyard Ideas, Daycare Spaces

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If you're looking to get creative with your outdoor play spaces, this post has a huge collection of ideas for creative and fun outdoor play areas shared by early years educators. Try them in the backyard or day care spaces! - The Empowered Educator

DIY Soap Balls Recipe - Here's what you need for the soap balls recipe Mother's Day gift ideas for kids to make. - The Empowered Educator Mothers Day Crafts For Kids, Diy Mothers Day Gifts, Arts And Crafts For Kids, Gifts For Kids, Art Activities For Kids, Preschool Kids, Simple Gifts, Easy Gifts

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DIY Soap Balls Recipe - Here's what you need for the soap balls recipe Mother's Day gift ideas for kids to make. - The Empowered Educator

Looking for creative block play ideas? This simple e-book will give early years educators fresh ideas and strategies to ensure children engage in block play and the important learning outcome opportunities that can evolve from extending on their simplicity as a play resource. | The Empowered Educator Block Play, Curriculum Planning, Printing And Binding, Play Ideas

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Looking for creative block play ideas? This simple e-book will give early years educators fresh ideas and strategies to ensure children engage in block play and the important learning outcome opportunities that can evolve from extending on their simplicity as a play resource. | The Empowered Educator

This Free Mini Organiser Tool helps educators simplify early childhood documentation while meeting planning cycle requirements. Includes checklists to cover all basic requirements of the planning cycle. Download it free and also get access to weekly newsletter packed with planning tips, play based activity ideas & freebie resources! | The Empowered Educator Meeting Planning, Planning Checklist

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This Free Mini Organiser Tool helps educators simplify early childhood documentation while meeting planning cycle requirements. Includes checklists to cover all basic requirements of the planning cycle. Download it free and also get access to weekly newsletter packed with planning tips, play based activity ideas & freebie resources! | The Empowered Educator

Marketing ideas for daycare and childcare providers - Use these tips and freebie tools to create a simple child care marketing plan that will fill those vacancies and maintain a consistent income in either home based daycare or centre based early learning services. | The Empowered Educator Marketing Ideas, Marketing Strategy

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Marketing ideas for daycare and childcare providers - Use these tips and freebie tools to create a simple child care marketing plan that will fill those vacancies and maintain a consistent income in either home based daycare or centre based early learning services. | The Empowered Educator

Early Learning with Sustainability Ideas and Projects - this resource not only helps educators to make sustainable play fun for children but also takes away the overwhelm and uncertainty for educators when planning and setting up sustainable play activities. Learn more on The Empowered Educator. Sustainable Practices, Parents As Teachers

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Early Learning with Sustainability Ideas and Projects - this resource not only helps educators to make sustainable play fun for children but also takes away the overwhelm and uncertainty for educators when planning and setting up sustainable play activities. Learn more on The Empowered Educator.

This Early Learning educator team communication resource has been specifically created to ensure every EYLF educator in the childcare centre has an opportunity to take part in meeting required steps of planning, communicating, observing, and reflecting – no matter the role or experience level! | The Empowered Educator Early Learning Centre, Learning Centers, Working With Children, Children And Family, Team Meeting Agenda

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This Early Learning educator team communication resource has been specifically created to ensure every EYLF educator in the childcare centre has an opportunity to take part in meeting required steps of planning, communicating, observing, and reflecting – no matter the role or experience level! | The Empowered Educator

Instead of spending money, why not help children create something special with one of these easy Mother's Day gift projects. | The Empowered Educator Easy Mother Gifts, Handmade Gifts For Grandma, Cute Mothers Day Gifts, Mother's Day Activities, Craft Activities For Kids, Preschool Ideas

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Instead of spending money, why not help children create something special with one of these easy Mother's Day gift projects. | The Empowered Educator

Simple Critical Reflection for Early Childhood Educators - Stop overthinking critical reflection and just get started using these simple explanations, tips, question prompts, and free action guide download! | The Empowered Educator Action Guide, Home Daycare

Simple Critical Reflection for Early Childhood Educators - Stop overthinking critical reflection and just get started using these simple explanations, tips, question prompts, and free action guide download! | The Empowered Educator