Here you'll find a variety of activities designed to spark curiosity, support early development, and make learning fun. From story-inspired worksheets to fine motor tasks, classroom display pieces, and keepsakes like certificates and cards — each resource is made with love, care, and first-hand classroom experience. My aim is always to help teachers, TAs, and parents support children in meaningful and creative ways. I hope you find something here to bring joy and inspiration to your setting!
Here you'll find a variety of activities designed to spark curiosity, support early development, and make learning fun. From story-inspired worksheets to fine motor tasks, classroom display pieces, and keepsakes like certificates and cards — each resource is made with love, care, and first-hand classroom experience. My aim is always to help teachers, TAs, and parents support children in meaningful and creative ways. I hope you find something here to bring joy and inspiration to your setting!
Christmas Picture Bingo for 6 Players
A fun, festive bingo game perfect for small groups. Each board has 6 Christmas-themed pictures. The pack includes 6 unique bingo boards, 12 Christmas-themed pictures, and printable Christmas baubles to use as counters. Print and laminate for repeated use!
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These three Easter-themed placemats were very popular at our Easter breakfast this year. They’re designed to keep little ones engaged at the table—whether they’re waiting for food or have finished eating.
Each placemat includes a mix of fun, calming activities such as colouring, simple puzzles, and space for drawing. Ideal for nursery and early years settings, or for family events.
If you’ve used these placemats and found them helpful, please consider leaving a review—we’d love to hear your feedback!
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A clock that can be cut and stuck by children as a worksheet activity or for an adult to cut and laminate and let children use as a game to build their own clock face.
Dominoes and Cubes Flash Cards
This set includes dominoes and cubes in a variety of vibrant colours, perfect for printing and laminating.
Use as flash cards for colour recognition, counting, and matching activities.
Suitable for early years and primary settings.
Can be used as a fun, interactive game to build number skills and colour knowledge.
Durable when laminated, making them ideal for repeated use in classrooms or home learning.
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Addition to 10 – Rocket and Firework Matching Activity
This resource includes 4 pages featuring 16 rockets/fireworks (4 rockets per page) designed to help children practice addition up to 10.
Each rocket can be cut out and laminated for durable, hands-on use. Children can match and assemble the rockets by finding pairs that complete the addition sums, making learning addition fun and interactive.
Perfect for early years classrooms, intervention groups, or home learning.
If you find this resource helpful, please leave a positive review — your feedback means a lot!
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Post-It Note Folding Shapes | Hands-On Shape Exploration for EYFS & KS1
Encourage creative thinking and shape recognition with this simple, hands-on activity using a Post-It note! This engaging printable is designed to help children explore 2D shapes through folding, cutting, and colouring.
What’s included:
A single activity page featuring 5 Post-It note illustrations
Each Post-It is marked with fold lines to guide shape creation
Children can cut out the Post-Its and fold along the lines to discover different shapes
Alternatively, they can colour in each shape, identifying and naming them as they go
This is a fantastic activity to develop:
Shape recognition
Fine motor skills (cutting and folding)
Spatial awareness
Creative thinking and prediction
Ideas for use:
Whole class practical maths activity
Table-top investigation
Early finishers challenge
Maths corners or shape hunts
A fun and flexible way to combine art, maths, and problem-solving using just a Post-It!
If you enjoy this resource, take a look at my other early years shape and maths activities.
Please consider leaving a review — it really helps!
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Subitising and Counting to 3 – Circular Flashcard Set
A 4-page printable flashcard resource designed to support early counting, number recognition, and subitising for numbers 1 to 3.
What’s included:
Page 1: 6 circular flashcards showing dot patterns (subitising) representing numbers 1–3.
Pages 2–4: 18 flashcards featuring everyday items from the wider environment (e.g. leaves, buttons, apples) grouped in quantities of 1–3.
Perfect for independent work, adult-led sessions, or display use. These cards encourage children to visually recognise quantities without counting, reinforcing early number sense.
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Number Matching Rockets 1-12
This resource features rockets numbered from 1 to 12, designed for children to cut out, laminate, and match the pieces back together to form complete rockets.
A fun, hands-on activity perfect for early years learners to develop number recognition and matching skills.
Ideal for classroom use, small groups, or independent learning during free flow.
If you enjoy this resource, please leave a positive review — your support is greatly appreciated!
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Balancing Act Freebie – Based on Balancing Act by Ellen Stoll Walsh
Description:
Enjoy this freebie inspired by Ellen Stoll Walsh’s delightful story Balancing Act. Follow two little mice playing on a see-saw as different animals join in, tipping the balance! This pack includes several pages where children can explore the concept of weight and balance by identifying which side is heavier. Perfect for introducing early math and physics concepts in a fun, story-based way.
If you find this resource useful, please leave positive feedback—it really helps! Don’t forget to check out my other engaging worksheets and activities.
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St. Patrick’s Day Activity Pack | EYFS Literacy & Maths | Colouring, Number Lines, Cards & More
Description:
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with this cheerful and engaging selection of early years resources, designed to bring seasonal fun into your literacy, numeracy, and creative activities.
This pack is ideal for use in nursery, reception or Year 1, either as part of themed lessons or continuous provision. A mix of worksheets, colouring, and practical tasks supports learning across key EYFS areas.
Included in this pack:
Printable number lines with a St. Patrick’s Day theme
Colour in a clover activity
“What would you find at the end of the rainbow?” creative writing/drawing prompt
Colour the rainbow and pot of gold
Addition worksheet using gold coins in pots
Count and compare amounts – more, less, or the same
Colour in the Irish flag
“Make a wish” writing/drawing prompt sheet
3 St. Patrick’s Day greeting cards to colour, design and write inside
Perfect for:
Saint Patrick’s Day celebration week
Morning tasks or early finishers
Homework activities
Creative and fine motor development
Literacy and maths topic links
Learning Focus:
Number recognition and simple addition
Comparing quantities
Mark-making and sentence writing
Expressive arts and design
Cultural awareness through seasonal celebrations
Bring a little Irish charm into your classroom with these fun and purposeful activities!
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Themed Shape Matching Activities | 5 Printable Cutting & Matching Sheets | EYFS
Support shape recognition and fine motor skills with this engaging set of 5 themed shape matching activities! Perfect for Early Years learners, these printable sheets encourage children to cut out shapes and match them to their corresponding silhouettes.
What’s included:
5 themed activity sheets featuring colorful pictures and shapes
Each sheet has 5 shape silhouettes alongside 5 cut-out shapes with pictures
Children cut out the shapes and match them to the correct silhouette on the sheet
Themes included:
Farmyard
Under the Sea
Space
Winter
Desert
Skills developed:
Shape recognition
Fine motor skills (cutting and matching)
Visual discrimination
Vocabulary building related to each theme
Ideal for:
EYFS and KS1 learners
Small group activities or independent work
Early maths and shape lessons
Themed topic weeks and seasonal learning
If you enjoy this resource, explore my shop for more early years maths and cutting activities.
Your reviews are appreciated and help me create more great resources!
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2D and 3D Shapes Sorting Activities – 4 Pages
Boost shape recognition skills with this engaging set of 12 sorting activities focused on both 2D and 3D shapes.
Children will investigate each line of shapes and identify the odd one out, helping to develop their visual discrimination and reasoning skills.
Perfect for Early Years and Key Stage 1 learners, these activities support understanding of:
Shape names and properties
Sorting and categorizing
Critical thinking skills
Ideal for use in the classroom or at home, these sheets can be printed and laminated for repeated use.
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Under the Sea Themed EYFS Pack | Worksheets, Number & Alphabet Flashcards | Maths & Literacy
Description:
Make a splash with this under the sea themed pack of printable EYFS activities. Covering key maths and literacy skills, this engaging set is ideal for early years classrooms, interventions, or home learning.
Children will enjoy working with colourful sea creatures while practising counting, comparing amounts, recognising numbers and letters, and continuing rhyming strings.
What’s included:
Count the spots on the fish
More or less? Under the sea comparison activity
Continue the rhyming string (sets of 5 words)
Under the sea number lines (ready to cut and laminate)
Colour-by-number fish activity
20 themed number cards (order 0–20 or use for matching games)
A–Z alphabet flashcards with ocean-themed designs
Perfect for:
Early years maths & phonics lessons
Small group activities
Continuous provision
Ocean or summer topics
Classroom displays or flashcard games
Skills covered:
Number recognition and ordering
Counting and comparing
Early phonics and rhyme
Fine motor skills
Letter recognition
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A fun and engaging set of activity sheets designed to help children master number bonds to 10.
Includes:
Pairing up socks to make 10
Completing jigsaw puzzles with numbers adding up to 10
Adding both sides of butterfly wings to reach the total of 10
Perfect for Early Years and Year 1 learners to build strong addition skills through playful and hands-on activities.
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Valentine’s Day EYFS Resource Pack | Cards, Literacy & Numeracy Activities | Early Years
Description:
Celebrate kindness, love and friendship in your early years setting with this Valentine’s Day-themed resource pack. Designed for EYFS and Reception, this collection blends creativity with purposeful literacy and numeracy learning.
The pack includes Valentine’s Day cards for children to colour and personalise, as well as a selection of early years worksheets perfect for continuous provision, small group work, or festive home learning.
Included in this pack:
Valentine’s Day cards to colour and decorate
Card inserts to write or draw a Valentine’s message
“I love my… because…” simple writing frame
High frequency words (HFW) displayed on heart shapes – ideal for peg activities, matching, or displays
Numbers to 10 on heart shapes – perfect for ordering or number recognition games
Missing number activity – fill in the blanks on numbered hearts
Ideal for:
Valentine’s Day topic week
Literacy and numeracy enhancement with a seasonal twist
Fine motor practice through cutting, writing and colouring
Circle time discussions on friendship and caring
Simple card-making for family or peers
Learning Focus:
Writing short sentences and expressing ideas
Number sequencing and recognition
Word recognition (HFW)
Creative expression and emotional development
Make Valentine’s Day meaningful and fun with this engaging, easy-to-use resource pack!
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Pastel Themed Literacy & Numeracy Worksheets – Calming Early Years Activities
This gentle, pastel-coloured pack includes a variety of engaging literacy and numeracy worksheets designed to support EYFS learners in a visually calming way.
What’s included:
Write CVC words to match the picture prompts
Number cards to 10 with images – use for ordering or simple number games
Number bonds to 10 – butterfly wings or complete jigsaw pieces
Compare groups of chicks – identify more/less
Positional language activity featuring a chick
Create and continue repeating patterns
Missing numbers on a cheerful caterpillar
Colour in and cut out 2D shapes
Trace over dotted lines on themed images
Ideal for calming morning starters, independent tasks, or small group interventions.
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Mastering Time – A Range of Clock Resources for Varying Abilities
This carefully designed collection supports children in developing their understanding of time through a variety of engaging and accessible activities.
What’s included:
Analogue and digital clock tasks
Reading and writing times to the hour, half past, quarter past, and quarter to
Activities to add the clock hands to match the time
Write the time shown on a range of clocks
Practice sheets to add an hour to a given time
Perfect for Early Years, KS1, and lower KS2, these resources cater to a range of abilities and can be printed and laminated for repeated use or sent home for extra practice.
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Heart-Themed Maths Activities | EYFS & Year 1 | Number Bonds, Addition & Counting
Description:
This set of 6 heart-themed maths worksheets is perfect for Early Years and Year 1 learners, combining essential number skills with a fun and engaging visual theme. Ideal for Valentine’s Day, PSHE links, or simply adding a creative twist to your maths provision.
What’s included:
Make both sides of the heart add to 10 (number bonds)
Simple heart-themed addition
Count the spots on each heart
Order the numbered hearts
Heart number lines to 10
Count the items inside each heart
These print-and-go activities are ideal for supporting:
Number bonds to 10
One-to-one correspondence and counting
Number recognition and sequencing
Themed maths sessions
Fine motor development through colouring and counting
Perfect for:
Classroom use
Home learning
Small group or independent activities
Early intervention support
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Spring Maths Activities | EYFS 30–50 Months to ELG | Growth, Patterns & Position
Description:
Explore early maths through a springtime lens with this set of 8 engaging printable resources, ideal for children from 30–50 months up to the Early Learning Goals (ELG).
These versatile activities cover key mathematical concepts using fun, seasonal themes such as plants, chicks, and caterpillars. Perfect for whole-class use, small groups, or home learning.
What’s included:
Missing numbers on caterpillars
Colour by numbers
Repeating pattern activity
Order plants from shortest to tallest
Sequence the growth of a plant
Positional language activity with chicks
Plus 2 more spring-themed maths sheets
Perfect for:
Early years maths sessions
Continuous provision
Spring or growing topics
Home learning or homework packs
Supports development in:
Number recognition and sequencing
Pattern making
Measurement and ordering by size
Understanding of growth sequences
Positional language
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