The Play Project Consultants As a mark of how much we value the importance of play, we’re delighted to announce that Kitcamp is collaborating with The Play Project Consultants Ltd to manage our UK operations. The Play Project bring a wealth of experience in early years and primary teaching, and a deep understanding of the
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The late American astronomer and astrophysicist, Carl Sagan, described our planet as the ‘pale blue dot’, described as such after seeing an image of earth taken in 1990 from the Voyager 1 space probe, from a distance of about 6 billion kilometres. His book, “Pale Blue Dot”, explores claims that earth and its inhabitants are
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Plastic, plastic everywhere. It certainly seems to be the case when you consider that an estimated 9 million tons of it end up in the ocean each year[1]. In 2015, 448 million tons of plastic was produced[2]. In the last 15 years we have produced nearly half of all the plastic that has ever been
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Update: Many thanks to Alistair at ABCDoes for running this fantastic giveaway and a mighty Kitcamp congratulations to Kathie Leah for winning the Mini Kit. We’re certain this will open up a host of creative play opportunities for your school. We’ve teamed up with Alistair Bryce-Clegg at ABCDoes who is giving away a Mini Kitcamp kit, valued
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“Nurturing Natures; Attachment and Children’s Emotional, Sociocultural and Brain Development” by Graham Music. Review by Mel Newton, mother of 1, Sussex Star rating ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Rich in the most current scientific research, yet engaging and accessible; A deeply informative and inspiring read for anyone involved with the care and wellbeing of children and young people. Graham Music Graham
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The Whole Brain Child – 12 Proven Strategies to Nurture your Child’s developing Mind. Reviewed by Mel Wilde, mother of 2, London. “If you know yourself to be someone who is super logical and very left brain dominant, who may need some help emotionally coaching and connecting with your child…go for it. But for everyone else, I’d
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“The Genius of Natural Childhood” by Sally Goddard Blythe. Review by Kate Parker (mother of 3, Hampshire). “I give this book a 5 star rating.” “Really good informative, easy to use book about how important nursery rhymes, fairy tales and music to the development of children.I would highly recommend this book for all parents and
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“The Gift of Failure: how to step back and let your child succeed” by Jessica Lahey. Reviewed by Isabelle Regent-Ngwata, mother of 2, Hampshire. Star rating (4 out of 5) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “The setbacks, mistakes, miscalculations and failures we have shoved out of our children’s way are the very experiences that teach them how to be resourceful,
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The fact that children need to play is truly universal and goes to the heart of society’s success and failure. The Telegraph published an article in 2013, Children as young as five suffering from depression. In the same article the National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) said that 8,000 children below the age of 10
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