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Children playing with family

Keep it Simple A mother discovers with great delight that one does not love one’s children just because they are one’s children but because of the friendship formed while raising them.” (Gabriel Garcia Marquez) We often focus upon specific activities with children, helping them learn different skills. Whilst this is important, the best way to […]

Why is it important to play with your child

Connecting as a Family Through Play: Why it’s so important and what to do “The family – that dear octopus from whose tentacles we never quite escape, nor, in our inmost hearts, ever quite wish to.” Dodie Smith When I think back to my childhood, the memories that I hold most fondly are those times […]

Amanda Archer, Mum, Teacher, Researcher, Education Expert

Heather Welch from Edx Education today we will be in conversation with Amanda Archer, Mum, Teacher, Researcher, Education Expert Amanda has worked in education for 25+years as a teacher, consultant and currently researching digital language and communication. Today we are chatting with Amanda about her current research, love of learning and communication and digital language. […]

The benefits of outdoor play in early years

Whatever the season, there are always amazing activities that children can explore outdoors. As parents, it’s more important now than ever that we encourage playing outdoors because it is happening less and less. The increase in children’s media usage is well documented, so it’s time to offset the increase in access to technology or as […]

Absolutely Mama Awards 2021

Edx Education’s FunPlay collection included with Best Toy Category The Absolutely Mama Awards 2021 are now open! These awards honour the very best in the world of parenting essentials – from trusted household names of brands you love to new and pioneering start-ups. Each entry will be put to a public vote and will also […]

Edx Education In Conversation with Cyril Dowling, Author, Play expert, Sales Director Polydron

Episode 38: Heather Welch from Edx Education today we will be in conversation with Cyril Dowling, Author, Play expert, Sales Director Polydron Cyril is an accomplished author and travelled the world talking about play and learning with polydron. Today we are chatting with about his book, Polydron which is one of our favourite educational toys , hands on […]

Heather Welch from Edx Education, In Conversation with Dr Maryhan Baker Psychologist and Parenting Expert

Episode 37- Heather Welch from Edx Education and today we will be in conversation with Dr. Maryhan Baker Dr Maryhan focuses on helping parents raise confident, resilient, happy children developing abespoke toolkit of practical tools and strategies. She has developed many online workshops for parents, caregivers to tackle challenges like helping children manage those big […]

Educational Toys Reviews

Evening Standard – great ideas for the whole family Hands-on learning experiences with award-winning educational toys Learning Through Play with Edx Education offers children hands-on learning experiences, award-winning toys, home-learning activities, downloadable resources, educational play ideas and advice, and so much more. Families have the opportunity to play and learn together with quality educational toys within […]

Safety in Educational Toys

What’s important when purchasing online The issue of safety in children’s toys is so important with ever-expanding internet shopping, where more and more purchases are taking place directly with online retailers and manufacturers. Over the past 12 months, there has been an increase in toys that do not meet safety standards, sold through third-party sellers […]