janey81
06-05-2010, 11:22 AM
I was just wondering how many toys that you all have available for the children to play with. I only have my living room which does have a lot of floor space but not a great deal of storage.
I have a cupboard with lots of board games and jigsaws
2 ikea storage boxes which contain, playfood, cash till, post office, sweet factory, a box with bricks and cars, doctors set, play mats
A book case with a variety of books and a toy storage unit with some smaller toys which I keep changing.
my craft unit is in a locked cupboard (where medicines and alcohol are as there is nowhere else to put it) but I always put out a box of pens, crayons and paper / colouring books on the table for them to play with if we have not got an planned activity on.
I have lots of big boxes containing mega blocks, train sets, puppets, bob and peppa toys and try and alternate having them out, but I get days when the boys want the large trains out so the girls choose to play upstairs where all the dolls and dressing up clothes are?
Does Ofsted mind children playing upstairs in the kids rooms when its freeplay, my kids don't mind they enjoy it they are all friends with my mindees at school anyway so for them its just like having friends over to play. I do check on them all aswell as joining in with their play, they are all over 5.
Does this make any sense I guess what I'm asking is what toys / resources you have available and what you have packed away and get out as and when required. Jane
I have a cupboard with lots of board games and jigsaws
2 ikea storage boxes which contain, playfood, cash till, post office, sweet factory, a box with bricks and cars, doctors set, play mats
A book case with a variety of books and a toy storage unit with some smaller toys which I keep changing.
my craft unit is in a locked cupboard (where medicines and alcohol are as there is nowhere else to put it) but I always put out a box of pens, crayons and paper / colouring books on the table for them to play with if we have not got an planned activity on.
I have lots of big boxes containing mega blocks, train sets, puppets, bob and peppa toys and try and alternate having them out, but I get days when the boys want the large trains out so the girls choose to play upstairs where all the dolls and dressing up clothes are?
Does Ofsted mind children playing upstairs in the kids rooms when its freeplay, my kids don't mind they enjoy it they are all friends with my mindees at school anyway so for them its just like having friends over to play. I do check on them all aswell as joining in with their play, they are all over 5.
Does this make any sense I guess what I'm asking is what toys / resources you have available and what you have packed away and get out as and when required. Jane