Toy and Parenting Blog Posts | Wooden Toy Blog | Bigjigs Toys – Tagged "gardening & nature"

March 26, 2020

71 Indoor Play Ideas

There’s lots of fun to be had indoors if you take a moment and look around.

April 10, 2019

Spring Into Nature

With the option of tech to entertain us, it can be hard to get little ones to play outside, but it's definitely worth the push!

January 30, 2019

Lottie just moved in!

We're excited to announce that Lottie Dolls have joined the Bigjigs Family.

April 20, 2018

Earth Day - how to explain it to children

What is Earth Day? Earth Day is an annual event celebrated on April 22nd. Worldwide, events take place to demonstrate support for the protection of our environment. How do we...

April 19, 2018

Ways to teach children to be more eco-conscious

There are many ways you can introduce your children to a more eco-conscious mindset. It can sound quite daunting and complicated but the best thing you can do to start...

April 18, 2018

Why we should get kids gardening

With Earth Day coming up on the 22nd April, we're focusing on nature and how we can highlight the importance of taking care of our environment to kids; and what's...

March 26, 2018

Four ways to develop shape & colour recognition

Four Ways to Develop Shape & Colour Recognition- Guest Blog written by What2Buy4Kids A key building block of a preschooler's development is the recognition and understanding of the world around...

January 11, 2018

5 ways to reduce your family's carbon footprint

It's January and that means it's time for New Year's resolutions! This year, scrap the half-hearted promise to lose weight or keep the house tidy and do something that affects...

July 23, 2017

Summer Survival Guide - Bigjigs Toys

Summer is here! And the holidays are just days away and the kids will be ready to GO all day, every day! Do you know what we need? A PLAN!...

June 1, 2017

Forest School Activities At Home

Take your learning outdoors into the fresh air! The beauty of being outdoors and doing forest school activities is that children probably do not perceive it as "learning" and yet...

May 9, 2017

Sand & Water Play - Green Toys

Sand & water play enables hands-on learning & can be easily linked to the school curriculum You Don't have to be on the beach to reap the benefits of playing...

April 2, 2017

Egg Hunt Easter 2017 | Bigjigs Toys, Books & Eggs

The BIG Easter Hunt Did you know: The largest Easter egg ever made was over 25 feet high and weighed over 8,000 pounds. Wow. Well, we can safely say we...