Explore Kelly Daffue's board Stay and play on Pinterest. See more ideas about toddler activities, preschool activities, eyfs activities. A set of handy literacy-themed activities that are perfect for a stay and play session in EYFS. Ideal for nursery or reception settings. If you're thinking of starting a Stay and Play group in your area, there are a number of places to go for practical advice on setting one up, like the Early Years' Alliance, or... Getting started: Weve suggested six ways of incorporating Peep, followed by 15 suggested topics (3 from each strand) that work well in Stay and Plays, using the Talk time: Activity session plans. 1. Display the Topic Card near the entrance, to introduce the session focus. Sessions will include free-play, messy play, arts and crafts, healthy snack and story time and will help your child by; encouraging speech and language, encouraging sharing and turn-taking and exploring new and exciting activities. Designing your space from scratch may seem daunting, but you can uncover a lot of insight from simple play activities that explore the principles of architectural design. We did this by theming different stay and play sessions. Kake Design Sensory Bin Sensory Tubs Rainbow Oats {How to Dye Oats for Sensory Play} Understanding how one thing follows another will help your baby to learn about the world. Babies learn by what they see, so we need to show them how to play and let them take part however they... To launch the boxes we ran several 'Stay and Play' sessions, open to all family members, where we also shared examples of the activities we provide within the setting. During these sessions... Settings can support transitions in a range of ways including home-visits, nursery stay and play sessions and by using our lovely transition activities for EYFS.