Bring the magic of birthdays into your Early Years setting with this beautifully curated resource pack designed to spark curiosity, creativity, and connection. Perfect for exploring the theme of birthdays while supporting development across the seven areas of learning.
Why Choose This Pack?
This vibrant collection offers a playful yet purposeful approach to learning, helping children explore personal milestones, time, emotions, and social interactions—all through the universally loved theme of birthdays.
Linked to the 7 Areas of Learning:
Communication & Language: Storytelling, vocabulary building, and expressive conversations around birthday traditions.
Physical Development: Fine motor fun with playdough mats, balloon modelling cards, and candle counting.
Personal, Social & Emotional Development: Celebrating each child’s uniqueness and fostering empathy through shared experiences.
Literacy: Story suggestions and themed games to support reading and comprehension.
Mathematics: Number recognition and counting with cake and candle number cards and birthday pairs game.
Understanding the World: Exploring cultural birthday traditions and sequencing months of the year.
Expressive Arts & Design: Creative play with birthday bunting, balloon art, and themed role-play.
** What’s Inside the Pack:**
Birthday-themed display bunting
Cupcakes for each month – perfect for celebrating children’s birthdays
Candles for display or interactive counting activities
Balloon cards for each month of the year
Playdough birthday cake mat – ideal for sensory play
Cake & candle number cards (1–10) – great for maths games
Birthday pairs game – memory and matching fun
High-quality birthday-themed photographs – spark discussion and storytelling
Animal balloon modelling picture cards – inspire imaginative play
Whether you’re planning a birthday celebration or weaving the theme into your curriculum, this pack is bursting with opportunities to make learning joyful and memorable.
Bring shapes to life with these vibrant 2D and 3D Shape Cards, designed to help children recognise shapes in everyday environments. Each card features real-world examples, making abstract concepts tangible and relatable. Perfect for sorting activities, these cards encourage children to compare, classify, and deepen their understanding of shapes through hands-on exploration.
Supports early maths and visual discrimination skills
Ideal for sorting, matching, and discussion prompts
Includes environmental examples to connect learning to the real world
Shape Finder Tool for Learning on the Move!
Turn shape spotting into an adventure! Simply laminate the Shape Finder and attach a lollipop stick to create a fun, portable tool that invites children to search for 2D shapes around them—indoors or out.
Promotes active learning and curiosity
Encourages movement and environmental awareness
Great for independent or guided exploration
Bring language to life with beautifully illustrated A5 preposition cards, perfect for Early Years settings and beyond. Whether you’re creating eye-catching displays, leading adult focus activities, or printing multiple copies for engaging games like pairs or snap, these cards offer endless possibilities for playful learning.
Choose your favourite character set:
Owl Preposition Cards – wise and whimsical
Mouse Preposition Cards – curious and charming
Dog Preposition Cards – loyal and lively
Each set is designed to support spatial awareness and language development in a fun, accessible way. Mix and match or collect them all to keep your learning space fresh and inviting!
Pumpkin Seed Counting Fun (1–10)
Make early maths magical with this versatile pumpkin-themed counting pack!
Children count the seeds on each pumpkin and match them to the correct numeral (1–10)
Includes numerals and blank pumpkins for hands-on activities like adding playdough seeds or drawing their own
The large A4 pumpkin template is perfect for group work, display, or sensory play
Spider Counting Cards & Web Activities
Creep it real with these spidery number challenges that spark curiosity and fine motor skills:
Match the number on each spider card by adding the correct number of legs using pegs or playdough
Use the large A4 spider for group input, maths corners, or imaginative play
Count out the correct number of spiders to place on the web—ideal for 1:1 correspondence and number recognition
These resources are designed to support playful, purposeful learning in Early Years settings. Whether you’re setting up a themed maths area or planning a seasonal group activity, they offer endless opportunities for counting, matching, and exploring numbers through tactile fun.
Bring numbers to life with this vibrant set of A4 Number Mats, designed to support children in developing strong number sense through multiple representations. Each mat focuses on a single numeral from 1 to 10, showcasing it in a variety of familiar and accessible formats:
Dice and Dominoes for playful pattern recognition
Fingers to connect counting with real-world gestures
Ten Frames to build subitising and composition skills
Numicon Shapes for tactile and visual learners
Bold Numerals for clear identification and formation practice
Perfect for maths areas, guided groups, or independent exploration, these mats help children make meaningful connections between symbols, quantities, and everyday experiences. Whether you’re supporting early counting, number formation, or visual discrimination, this resource is a must-have for your early years setting
Bring storytelling, numeracy, and emotional learning to life with this collection of bear-inspired activities and display materials. Perfect for Early Years settings, this pack blends beloved tales with hands-on learning to spark curiosity and joyful engagement.
What’s Inside:
Paw Print Numbers 1–10 – Add a playful twist to counting and number recognition.
Goldilocks Topic & Emotion Cards – Explore the classic tale while supporting emotional literacy.
Story Cards – Dive into “Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?” and “We’re Going on a Bear Hunt” with themed visuals and prompts.
Teddy Bear Rhyme Cards – Encourage rhythm, rhyme, and language development.
Bear Mask Outline – A creative template for role play and storytelling fun.
Bear Colour Cards – Vibrant visuals for display or interactive games like snap and pairs.
Bear Positional Language Cards – Reinforce spatial awareness through engaging bear-themed prompts.
Bear Number Cards – Versatile for display or matching games to support early maths.
Bear Number Line Strips (1–10) – A visual aid for counting, sequencing, and number sense.
Whether you’re setting up a cosy bear-themed corner or planning story-led learning, this pack is a great resource