Little Hands Lead

Encourage mindfulness and positivity with our ‘Little Box of Intentions kit’
Carefully created for all children to provoke self love and confidence ✨

A perfect gift to perk someone’s spirits or someone who is going through a transitional time in their life ✨

Everyone will love receiving happy vibes in a box 🥰

Practicing early maths in your own learning environment is made easy with our reusable hands on activities 🤩

“Let’s Go Shopping “ 🛒 is one of our more advanced activities in our Numeracy kit!

Children will learn how to add simple total amounts by cross checking with the price tags of the vegetables 🌶 🌽🍆 🥕 🍠🥒 and use the cork sticks to help practice counting in 10s and 1s for simple addition

There are multiple reusable activity cards, depending on the child’s learning level.
For children who have not yet grasped the concept of counting in 10s, they can simply use the $1 value activity cards and have them practice adding the amounts using the single cork sticks

Making maths fun in the early years will give children a head start in developing vital life skills in everyday life 💫💫

✨Let’s keep bringing the magic of play alive ✨

We absolutely love receiving photos and seeing how children have used their imagination and creativity in setting up their small worlds.

It really goes to show that each play scenario is always different and children do become the directors of their play as LITTLE HANDS LEAD.

We love how children can use the open ended materials to wherever their minds take them. They have multiple uses and enhances endless play 💫

Keep Inboxing or emailing us with your beautiful photos 🥰🥰 We love it

One little learner is about to get lost in the wild when they receive our ‘In the Jungle’ kit 🦓🐅🐘🦒🐫🌿

Everything packed ready for convenient sensory and imaginative play...

Do you know someone who would love this?
It makes the perfect gift 🎁🤗

Breaking up homeschooling with some outdoor play to catch some sun ☀️

Creating different sensory play themes side by side 👫 with our ‘Under the Sea’ kit and ‘In the Jungle’ kit

Children can enjoy being the leaders of their own play stories as they set up their sensory kits.

Everything they need is included ready for endless play without getting in each other’s way 🤗

We love how this little learner is using our alphabet chart to match letters.

Having the ability to recognise a letter and match it, exercises letter identification and is one of the very first skills children learn when they begin to read. It also comes before phonemic awareness and decoding.

Why not use our alphabet chart to practice spelling out your little learners name... now this is a fun personalised activity too 🤗

Our gemstones are the perfect size that will fit into children’s pockets, lunch box, bag, under pillow (if child is old enough) or can be held in the palm of their hands which may offer reassurance and calm.

This is a small reminder to keep ✨Magical powers✨alive and that you are capable of anything 👌

How adorable is this little learner?! 🥰🥰
Our heart lit up when we received this photo. His smile says it all ☺️☺️

We love when we see such versatility in how children have been setting up their Insect and reptile world.
It’s been so fascinating to see how different they have manipulated and constructed their materials - demonstrating that each play session will always be a new one 💫💫
Their play will constantly evolve, and the magic of play will continue to grow 💛

Thank you so much for sharing these special play moments with us 🥰🥰

During the course of a child's life, change is inevitable. There are so many transitions children will constantly go through. Starting kinder/school, moving home, meeting a new sibling, preparing for a concert, the list is endless.

During these times children experience feelings as they anticipate the event and lots of emotions can be felt internally.
To ease their little minds and raise self-confidence, our 6 thought out gemstones are the perfect size to incorporate in their life. They will fit nicely in their pocket for a sense of calm and a reminder that they have ✨magical powers✨

Our affirmation cards will also be an encouraging tool to include in your child’s daily routine to emphasise how positive internal dialogue can impact your mindset ✨

All of our kits encourage children to refine and practice their fine motor skills. Why? because the more our little ones strengthen their hands, fingers and thumb muscles, the more they will be able to perform important life skill tasks like zipping up clothes, buttoning, eating, drawing, writing and many more...

So even if there is a specific set out learning intention, your little learners will certainly be exercising their little finger muscles at the same time 🙌

This particular activity is one from our Numeracy Kit. It challenges children to practice mathematical sums, counting, and as mentioned above gives children a chance to practice fine motor skills and eye hand coordination when threading beads 👌

🔊 They’re back!! Our popular Insect & Reptile kit is fully stocked again ready for purchase 🙌🥳

Our Insect & Reptile World Kit allows children to design their own small world. This kit has been carefully crafted with lots of flexible and textured materials which encourage children to create their very own play scenario.
The addition of coloured gravel provides a sensory element within their play, as well as a hiding space for the insects and reptiles 🦎

Using the little tweezers, children will finesse their fine motor skills as they immerse themselves in their play. The toy telescope allows them to get up close and personal with the critters they hide and find.

Observe how your child might explore knowledge they have already learnt about the creatures, and watch out for emerging symbolic play, as they use the open-ended materials to create whatever they dream it to be 💫

How adorable is this little cutie engaged in our Fairy Land kit 🧚🏼‍♂️

We absolutely love receiving photos of your little learners exploring our kits 🥰
Please keep messaging through your photos to us- it brightens our day so much 😍💛

We are here for all Australians currently in lockdown (us being one of them… again)

We know how hard it is, especially with young children at your feet constantly wanting attention or something to be engaged in.

Please take advantage of our little token of love and use 20FORYOU at checkout to redeem 20% off storewide.

Let’s keep the magic of play alive - where imagination is ignited ⚡️
No one can ever take that away!

Please tag, share to whoever you think will need this, or simply bring some happy mail to some little ones home 🥰🥰

When the outside world 🌎 gets too noisy, we choose to listen deep within. Filling up our minds with positive self talk is a great way to start ✨✨

Our affirmation cards in our “Little Box of Intentions” kit encourages children to have a positive mindset at a young age to get through their older years ⭐️

The learning opportunities are endless with our Insect and Reptile kit.

It’s open ended to promote imaginative play, gender neutral, age diverse and has the potential for STEM learning.

Best of all, it will occupy your little learner for a lengthy amount of time 🤗

Ready for an ARTful day 🎨

“Toot Toot, here comes the train”

Calling for all train enthusiasts to climb on board and design and showcase their creative skills when painting their very own train 🚂
Continue the creative flow and paint your own masterpiece with the canvas included to showcase or gift ✨

💛 RESTOCKING some of our favourites 💛

We have purposefully incorporated some natural materials and loose play parts in our kits, as they help stimulate children’s creativity and imagination. The beauty about them is they can be used in play in endless ways, and more often than not children will engage in a richer play experience 🤩

Natural materials also have a sensory benefit. They have different textures to feel (rough, soft, hard), as well as explore what they sound like as they plunk, stack, bang and move the materials around.

They are super versatile and can be played any way the player chooses 💫

The power of imaginative play with loose parts enables the child to lead their play in any direction 👌
They have the opportunity to set up their individual small world play any way they choose- making each play time a new experience every time 😊

Diving down with endless imaginative play 🌊 🦈 🐳 🦀 🐠🐙

Our Literacy Kit is perfect for young learners who have already grasped their ABC’s and are ready for the next step in practicing their letter knowledge; ready to turn letters in to simple words. Creating simple words will also promote early reading.
The kit includes three learning activities including simple animal-themed Consonant-Vowel-Consonant (CVC) words, common sight words, and secret code words for children to decode and learn.
The objects can also be used in many other ways as your child explores and leads the play. All three learning activities are aimed at three to six-year-olds and include descriptive information which outlines a targeted learning intention and the skills your child will gain.

There are variations and tips to increase the challenge, depending on individual skill level or age and the kit includes resources and educational aids to facilitate and promote our ‘hands on’ learning approach and to encourage interaction. There’s no printing, laminating or searching for materials – everything your little learner needs is packed in the box ready to go.

Creating different sensory play themes side by side 👫

Children can enjoy being the leaders of their own play stories as they set up their sensory kits.
Everything they need is included ready for endless play ✨

To our MELBOURNE family
We are here for you 😌

For the next 7 days, let’s keep the magic of play alive and keep little learners engaged and excited ✨

Please tag anyone you know who have children at home and parents still working from home managing it all- we have you covered 🙏

Use 20FORYOU at checkout to receive 20% off all products.

Happy mail always brightens someone’s day ⭐️🌈

With love
Catherine and Gracie
Fellow Melburnians 😚

Any inspiring pilot who is a lover of planes ✈️ will practice their building skills when constructing their wooden plane (with an adult) and then take the lead and show off their creative skills when painting it any way they choose 🎨

Available online 🌟🌟

Happy mail is always the best mail 🥰

Happy Friday everyone!

What does everyone have planned for the weekend?

One little learner is about to get lost in the wild when they receive our ‘In the Jungle’ kit

Everything packed ready for convenient sensory and imaginative play...

Do you know someone who would love this?
It makes the perfect gift 🎁🤗

We absolutely love receiving photos and seeing how children have used their imagination and creativity in setting up their small worlds.

It really goes to show that each play scenario is always different and children do become the directors of their play as LITTLE HANDS LEAD.

We love how children can use the open ended materials to wherever their minds take them. They have multiple uses and enhances endless play 💫

Keep Inboxing or emailing us with your beautiful photos 🥰🥰 We love it

We have purposefully included the natural element of gravel in all of our sensory kits.
It not only provides the perfect base when creating their imaginary worlds, but also has a beautiful calming effect when children run their hands through it.

Children also practice their fine motor strength (including the pincer grip when picking up tiny grains) and hand-eye coordination are developed.

These playful skills are helpful for the preparation of handwriting as they get older - hence why we value learning through play ✨

...ain’t that the truth 🙌

We spend so much time in our own head, so let’s fill it up with positive thoughts ✨✨
Using our affirmation cards is a good way to start ✌️

🐆🦓🦍🐅🦣🦒🐘🐫🦏
Our Jungle kit allows children to experience their own sensory jungle adventure with everything included🙌All they need is their imagination to set up their own little small world independently- any way they choose!

It’s time for children to get lost in to the wild and have limitless fun ✨

During the course of a child's life, change is inevitable. There are so many transitions children will constantly go through. Starting kinder/school, moving home, meeting a new sibling, preparing for a concert- the list is endless..

During these times children experience feelings as they anticipate the event and lots of emotions can be felt internally.
To ease their little minds and raise self-confidence, our 6 thought out gemstones are the perfect size to incorporate in their life. They will fit nicely in their pocket for a sense of calm and a reminder that they have ✨magical powers✨

By understanding what qualities each gemstone symbolises, will automatically increase the holders confidence and potentially change their mindset instantly by believing what they read, they will become 🙌