This guide features a wide range of ideas for activities for children aged 30 months to 5 years, and includes sections on using books and prereading activities, ideas for parties, journeys, wet afternoons, and more.

Drawing and colouring. Painting and printing. Cutting and sticking. Modelling and building. Books, pictures and stories. Fun with words and letters. Fun with numbers. Listening to and making music. Playing with sand and water. Dressing up and pretending. In the kitchen. Growing things. Learning about animals. Collecting things. Getting exercise. Going swimming. Outing and journeys. Parties. Wet afternoons and other difficult times. The study of play.