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The website is live, postcards are printed and our airing cupboard is jam packed full of lovely resources including new, preloved and hand made items. We have grand plans for Little Acorns over the next year and we’d really like it to be more than just be another online shop. We hope to create a Little Acorns community. Having worked in early years for a number of years I know how supportive and relational early childhood specialists are. They are passionate about making a difference to young children and do this by creating rich learning environments and interactions. I hope...

When talking about treasure baskets in my setting parents often ask me whether treasure basket play should be a shared experience.  Whilst it’s important to supervise your child whilst they are exploring real life materials, children should be given the opportunity to explore them at their own pace. Your role, as the adult, is to step back and allow your baby to explore the objects. Look on near by and be attentive but don’t interfere withtheir play, allow them to come to you and bring objects to you. It may feel like you are doing nothing, but in fact, you are giving your...

  A lovely day in Norfolk today collecting gorgeous, tactile, smooth stones from the seashore. We returned home to Little Acorns HQ to find these super fine paintbrushes had arrived in the post. Ooh the possibilities are endless.