WELCOME TO MAKE TIME 2 PLAY

Thinking of how you’re going to keep everyone happy over the summer holidays? Remember craft doesn’t have to be all about painting and toilet roll tubes, it can be upcycling too. Use old clothes to make new clothes for toys, or to make costumes for play dates. Old clothes can be cut up to help make dens or added to ribbon to make bunting. And then after all of the play is finished the material can still be recycled at a recycle centre! ... See more

If you’re visiting one of the FREE visit England activities, we shared yesterday you could plan ahead and create your own activity pack for the day! Visit the Make Time 2 Play Print N Play section for some inspiration for spot the object sheets and word searches!

http://www.maketime2play.co.uk/play-right-now/print-n-play/ ... See more

Not all play has to be at home, not all play has to be outside and not all summer play has to cost a penny. Visit England has put a handy list together of 123 places you can visit for FREE!

https://www.visitengland.com/things-to-do/free ... See more

There are few places in the world offering more for eager culture vultures hunting for free things to do. Free museums and art galleries sit on top of the list. For the more outdoor-minded, grab a map from the local tourist office or visitor centre and go on a treasure hunt through town or countrysi... ... See more

We are fast approaching the summer holidays, so we at Make Time 2 Play will be working extra hard to make play time that little bit easier with daily tips and ideas for play.

If you’re thinking of ways to keep your little ones busy with toys, why not try getting some boxes together and getting them to split their toys into days of the week. Then each day they can take out the toys for that day (and put them away again). This helps to keep them interested in their toys as they have different ones each day, helps with learning the days of the week and tidying up after play.

It's good to include a spare for any changes or extra guests.

If you really want to mix it up you could have a box which only has craft in, or outside pay toys. ... See more