From Pages to Playtime: How Re-creating Stories with Bricks Can Make Reading Fun for Kids

From Pages to Playtime: How Re-creating Stories with Bricks Can Make Reading Fun for Kids

Reading is a fundamental skill that all children must develop, but not all kids are equally enthusiastic about it.   If you're a parent or teacher struggling to inspire a love...
April 15, 2023 — Amanda Medina Alves
The Magic of Reading: Why Helping Your Child Fall in Love with Books is Essential

The Magic of Reading: Why Helping Your Child Fall in Love with Books is Essential

Time to chat about something close to our hearts: the importance of helping our children develop a love for reading.   Reading is more than just a fun pastime - it's...
Six Bricks: An Innovative Way for Kids to Learn Through Play

Six Bricks: An Innovative Way for Kids to Learn Through Play

As educators, we all know that hands-on, play-based learning is an effective way for kids to develop important skills and knowledge. But what if we told you there's a new...
Fun School Holiday Activities

Fun School Holiday Activities

We love activities that are fun and at the same time build the skills that kids need to do well at school.  To succeed at school, kids need these solid...
Be trained in Six Bricks!

Be trained in Six Bricks!

Are you looking for an innovative way to engage and teach your class? Six Bricks is a versatile learning method that is based on play and can be used to...
Accelerate your child’s learning!

Accelerate your child’s learning!

We all want our kids to shine in the school environment. We want them to take up the challenge of their school career enthusiastically - and parents can play their part...
Why does the Six Bricks method work so well for autistic children?

Why does the Six Bricks method work so well for autistic children?

Children with autism have a difference in the way in which the communicate and interact with the world. It effects children differently and this is why we often refer to...
When is the best time to use your Yay4Play activity kits?

When is the best time to use your Yay4Play activity kits?

For Parents:  Here are 5 perfect times of the day when using your bricks introduce a way of consolidating skills and having fun at the same time:  As you prepare...
Improve Numeracy using Six Bricks

Improve Numeracy using Six Bricks

We all make hundreds of decisions every day - and so many of those decisions involve using and understanding numbers. Poor numeracy skills place children at an enormous disadvantage as...
3 Sensory Toy Choices

3 Sensory Toy Choices

They are Fun And Educational Too!  Yay 4 play educational sensory kits are used and endorsed by educational providers, occupational therapists, and physiotherapists.  For kids with ADHD, and autism they are particularly...
Educational Toys

Educational Toys

Looking for educational toys for your child that really make a difference to their success at school - and let them have some good fun at the same time?  Parents,...
“Kids should grasp the Language of things, earlier than they grasp the Language of words”

“Kids should grasp the Language of things, earlier than they grasp the Language of words”

That marvellous quotation from the father of the term ‘kindergarten’, Friedrich Froebel, is a powerful way of showing how important tactile stimulation is.  The Six Bricks method provides the manipulatives to boost...
September 10, 2022 — Amanda Medina Alves