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Thumbles Toddler fun learning through play, simplified for busy parents, low-prep, including printables.

Nobody learns to sail on a calm day.If this week has been hard, I want to remind you about something. The hard weeks are...
09/09/2026

Nobody learns to sail on a calm day.
If this week has been hard, I want to remind you about something.

The hard weeks are not you failing.
You have been doing the work in the middle of a storm.

The tantrum in the shop.
The nap that never came 😓
The activity you set up that lasted four minutes before it ended in tears.

Those days you end up falling onto the couch and not moving for a few minutes until your nervous system got back to normal...

None of that means you are bad at this.
It means the water was rough... but you kept going anyway!

Your child does not need calm seas.
They need someone steady in the boat with them.
That is you, even on the days it does not feel like it.
Smooth seas never made a skilled sailor.

Rough ones did.

You are seen, and never be afraid to talk to someone when you find you need a bit of help!

09/01/2026

What a fun science experiment! Let's do it together!
First we put a popsicle stick in plain water.

It falls right over.
Every time.

Then we add dish soap and whip it up.
The water turns into thick white foam.

Now the stick stands straight up!

Here is why.
Foam is not really a liquid.
It is thousands of tiny bubbles pressed together, and they hold their shape until something pushes hard enough to move them.
So the foam can hold the stick.
Plain water cannot.

What you need:
A clear bowl or tub
Water
Dish soap
A hand mixer or whisk
Popsicle sticks

Setup time: 2 minutes.

Ask your child to guess first.
Will it stand or fall?

Then let them test it.
The guessing is the part that does the work.

More foam ideas in the comments 👇

Fun kids craft using science! Make a lava lamp with water using:*Large clear jar*Tiny jar that can hold hot water*Tinfoi...
08/28/2026

Fun kids craft using science! Make a lava lamp with water using:
*Large clear jar
*Tiny jar that can hold hot water
*Tinfoil
*Hot water
*Cold water
*Chopstick or Knife
*Food coloring
With cold water in the large container, the hot water inside rises to the top. Using a food coloring helps see the science experiment at work.
Notes:
- Use a jar tall enough to let the hot water pull out.
- Use food coloring. I tried diluted paint and it didn't work as well.
- Once most of the hot water is out, give it a gentle shake to release the rest.
✅ Adult led activity!

There is a moment, somewhere around age 3, when a child looks at a picture of a creature the size of a bus, with teeth l...
08/11/2026

There is a moment, somewhere around age 3, when a child looks at a picture of a creature the size of a bus, with teeth like kitchen knives, and simply decides:
this one is mine now...

And then they're off.
They hear the names.

The big, ridiculous, tongue-tangling names.
They learn what it ate,
how it slept,

whether it could beat a T. rex in a fight (everything can, apparently).

They repeat your pronunciation.
They can listen to the same fact at breakfast, at lunch, and again in the bath, as if they have never heard anything so astonishing.
It looks like a phase but...
When a child falls this hard for dinosaurs, they aren't only collecting facts.

They're learning how to learn.
They ask questions and chase the answers.
They sort, they compare, they guess what happens next.
They hold one enormous, strange idea in their head and turn it over and over.

Researchers even have a name for it, an 'intense interest', and they've watched how it pulls a child into asking, focusing, and staying with something hard, purely because they love it.
But the best part isn't on any chart.

It's the moment a small person realises they can know something the grown-ups know.

Here's what makes dinosaurs so perfect for it.
They are huge, they are mysterious, and they were real!
A child can pour their whole heart into them and be handed something true in return.

The dinosaur is just the doorway.

What's on the other side is the discovery that falling in love with something is how you come to understand it.

Learn that once, at three, over a plastic Triceratops on the lounge floor.

What is your child's latest obsession right now?

07/13/2026

Reminder to all our parents!
We have moved
Little Roots Playroom has moved to Skool!

If you've bought any of our play guides:
→ Your invite was sent to your email
→ Click the link inside to join us on Skool
→ All your guides are waiting for you there

Didn't get your invite, or found the link had expired? No stress. We're sending invites out again today, so keep an eye on your inbox (and your spam folder). Still stuck? Pop us an email at [email protected] using the same email address you joined with, so we can match you to your account and add you right away.

If you would like to purchase our done-for-you guides, please click this link and come join us! https://www.skool.com/thumbles-4840/about

See you there!

Reminder to all our parents! We have movedLittle Roots Playroom has moved to Skool!If you've bought any of our play guid...
07/13/2026

Reminder to all our parents!
We have moved
Little Roots Playroom has moved to Skool!

If you've bought any of our play guides:
→ Your invite was sent to your email
→ Click the link inside to join us on Skool
→ All your guides are waiting for you there

Didn't get your invite, or found the link had expired? No stress. We're sending invites out again today, so keep an eye on your inbox (and your spam folder). Still stuck? Pop us an email at [email protected] using the same email address you joined with, so we can match you to your account and add you right away.

If you would like to purchase our done-for-you guides, please click this link and come join us! https://www.skool.com/thumbles-4840/about

See you there!

Which one is your favorite...
05/06/2026

Which one is your favorite...

The "pasketti." The "amblience." The "hostable." The way they say "remember" like "wemember."This is your que to go writ...
05/05/2026

The "pasketti." The "amblience." The "hostable." The way they say "remember" like "wemember."

This is your que to go write them down somewhere... You think you'll remember, but it goes by so fast!

It's 10:30 AM with your toddler,The morning's scrambled activity lasted nine minutes. The crayons are everywhere. Toddle...
05/04/2026

It's 10:30 AM with your toddler,
The morning's scrambled activity lasted nine minutes.
The crayons are everywhere.

Toddlerhood is this strange in-between phase,
they're too old for "here, hold this rattle,"
too young for anything with rules.

Their attention span is six minutes long and somehow the day is infinite,
You don't need more activities.
You need the right ones.
Done with intention.
In a way that actually fits the day you're having.

That's why you need to come join us in The Little Roots Playroom.
It's a year-long community for moms of 2–4 year olds.
Every month, you get a new themed activity guide,

May is Space, and it's live now!

Packed with play-based ideas designed around how toddlers actually learn. Sensory play, fine motor, pretend play, early literacy warm-ups.

We print what we need for the month, prep the weekend before and play for the rest of the week.
You also get the community itself, moms sharing in a space where everyone understands.
Real. Not curated.

If you've been quietly Googling "play ideas for toddlers" at 7 AM while drinking cold coffee... this is for you.
Come take a look 👉 thumbles.co/joinus or DM us and have a chat!

Are your nights filled with '5 more minutes' mermaids? Or 'never will I ever get in there' independence llamas?Or do mos...
05/03/2026

Are your nights filled with '5 more minutes' mermaids? Or 'never will I ever get in there' independence llamas?
Or do most nights have both versions living in the same hour?

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