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Our shop is a content library packed full of guides, help and support for parents. To help them develop the skills you want to in your child.

Our resources are:

teacher written - tried and tested by experienced infant teachers

play based and fun - designed to maximise on the things kids love to do best.

fun - there is no law that says learning can’t be fun, in fact, the best learning is play based and memorable BECAUSE IT’S FUN.

Our range of cheat sheets, checklists and troubleshooting guides help parents support their kids in getting the best possible start in their learning!

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Do you want your child to be confident, curious, thoughtful, creative, independent, to have their own ideas and the courage to express them?

If so, you are in the right place! Welcome!

So, what is Blossom?

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Blossom: Boost Your Child's Learning Through Play!

Searching for entertaining kids' activities online but not finding engaging or educational options?
Want to limit screen time and encourage your child to do enriching tasks? If you're busy but eager to help your child learn, you're in the right spot.

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So, who is Blossom?

I help families, schools and nurseries develop ways to boost children’s learning at home through play.

Why? Because research has shown time and time again, that the difference parents make is more powerful than all the years in school put together. Yes! Really.

You might think school and nursery are where young children gain most of their education, but learning through play with you transforms a child’s brain! Let me use my 15 years experience and expertise teaching in Reception to show you how.

Read the Blossom story

I remember my boys starting school like it was yesterday.

Suddenly I went from being the centre of their world to spending large parts of the day not knowing what they were doing. Nursery had key people working with them and they reported in detail at the end of the day. I’m not a helicopter mum at all, but I did find this sudden change really hard to handle.

Then came the first parent’s meeting. The teacher was lovely, but I wasn’t a teacher yet and she talked to me about continuous provision and the characteristics of effective learning… I had no clue WHAT she was on about. I also couldn't understand why she said my boy couldn’t do things at school that I knew he could do at home…

And I come from a family of teachers! My mum was an infant head and my parents ran a business publishing materials for teachers… If I felt lost at sea, then what would parents without that background feel?

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This stayed with me as I completed my teacher training and became a Year 1 and then a Reception teacher. Parents I worked with appreciated the extra time I took to explain things, to provide information and to take the time to let them know that I loved their little guys and they would always be safe with me. Some of those parents are still in contact 15 years later!

I don’t ever want parents to feel like I felt at that first parents evening. I want them to feel involved, empowered, to have agency and input in what happens and to feel valued by schools. So I started writing. I wrote everything I wish I’d known as a parent, and everything that I wish the parents of the kids in my classes had known or helped develop. And before long I had a lever arch file bursting at the seams. Blossom was born.

Three years later and Blossom has a parent’s website and a teacher’s website. Our resources, guides and activities show you how to get the most benefit for your kid out of all the time you spend together, and I will always aim for Blossom to be a bridge between families, nurseries and schools. Explaining the confusing things and giving you simple information and inspiration to make your life easier! That’s our promise.

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Here’s why Blossom’s resources WORK!

Our approach works because:

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Reason 1: Blossom was created by a teacher and every resource is written by an educational expert, a practicing teacher or a parent, and some are all three!

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Reason 2: Supporting and reinforcing their developing brain at home works like rocket fuel on your kid’s learning, boosting it for their whole education, right up to GCSEs and beyond! know - it’s crazy, right?

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Reason 3: We have done all the hard work for you. All you need to do is choose an activity and download it to your phone. Got an issue with their development - their behaviour, friendships or habits? Our wide range of Blossom Guides will cover it and give you the intel on what’s happening, with practical things to try immediately that will work straight away. Things that have been tried and tested on hundreds of kids and families just like you.

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No more worrying if you are doing enough.

You can relax and KNOW that you are.

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Research consistently shows that a parent’s input for 10 minutes a day can add 5 months progress to a child’s learning each year!
Over their primary education this can make a difference of 3 years progress over children who receive no parental support
Parental support in the early years is twice as effective as any other age as young children are learning faster than at any other point in their lives!

What is Blossom and how will we help you?

Browse our huge range of ideas and troubleshooting guides, written by teachers to help you understand how kids learn and give you ideas for easy ways to help. Worried about sleep? Concerned about writing? Need top tips to try? Want ideas for learning phonics? Yup. We’ve got your back.

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Some are free, so buy or download the ones you like when you need them!

Use them to either learn through play with your child or get tips and ideas for how to approach tricky issues calmly and effectively. Read them on your phone, laptop or tablet, or print out and stick on the fridge for reference. Share them with family members so you are all on the same page. Literally!

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Discover why and how children learn best and what you can do to support them. Help boost your child’s learning by reinforcing what happens in schools and nurseries, right when your child needs it.

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Repeat - make Blossom your family’s first call every time you need something fun to do, and know will be feeding your kid’s brain!

Trust Blossom to help make parenting simple!

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