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Everytime I look at this picture, I honestly feel

Journey of a TALEr :). “I find I connect with my

Journey of a TALEr :). “I find I connect with my child a lot better because I’m getting to know her more. I’m a bit more intentional and more present with her and it’s really the kind of parent I like to be”

“I’m not so stressed anymore. I’m not staying up wee hours into the night browsing IG trying to come up or plan activities for the next day”

TALE isn’t just a program, or a course, or even a membership

It is something that can be absolutely life-changing...

As the mamas in our community will tell you

Watch this video as 3 of our TALErs vulnerably and courageously share their TALE journey of motherhood with you.

What is experiencing a joyful and abundant motherhood, and a playful childhood for your children worth to you?

The doors to TALE close tonight at 11.59pm AEST and then we begin this journey together.

Are you in?

Myself and over 400 members are already inside of the community waiting to welcome you my friend ☺️

https://storiesofplay.com/tale

WHAT IS THE POWER OF OPEN-ENDED PLAY? It is to se

WHAT IS THE POWER OF OPEN-ENDED PLAY?

It is to see that life is full of opportunities.

It is the courage to discover, imagine, create and explore without being boxed up by “the standards of this world”.

It is a place where fun and learning co-exist.

It is to not blindly follow others, but to think logically and build an opinion

It is to understand that it’s ok to fail, that failing is not the end of the world, and to keep trying and never give up.

It is to let your mind take you places that challenge you, encourages you and excites you.

It is a love for learning that extends beyond academic success.

It is to leave behind a legacy of play with generational impact, for play experiences to echo into life and impact how you engage with life.

These are just some of the incredible power of open-ended play.

What would you add to this list? ☺️

p.s If you’d like to discover how you can parent with confidence and intentionality, to help your child unlock and tap into the full potential of open-ended play so that they can reach their maximum potential, I’d love to invite you to join our incredible community The Authentic Learning Experience (TALE) where you’ll learn the steps for doing that, and do it alongside a community of like-minded parents.

Myself and over 300 other TALErs look forward to welcoming you into the TALE family 🤗

Click on the link in bio to join The Authentic Learning Experience now :) 😉

Doors close tomorrow night Thursday 6 May at midnight AEST!

We had the most EPIC week showing over 2000 parent

We had the most EPIC week showing over 2000 parents the roadmap to unlock the power of open-ended play in their home

“One of the most positive outcomes of this is I truly enjoy playing with my son so much more and seeing him enjoying himself so much as well that he didn’t even ask for our phones much these days. Thanks Jules and fellow DICERS for making this happen!”

“And with encouragement, he built a simple structure. What amazes me was once it was built he wanted to keep practising it. He must have repeated at least 8 times. All this started because I sat on the floor and played for a few minutes. Same old toy, same sweet little boy, but now with a D.I.C.E.r mom!!

As I told DICErs throughout the challenge, and now to you too...

If there’s anything I want everyone to takeaway from the challenge, it’s the fact that...

YOU ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT ELEMENT when it comes to unlocking and tapping into the full potential of open-ended play in your home.

Not toys, not more stuff.

YOU!
More specifically, it’s you as the INTENTIONAL parent

If you’d like to learn how to tap into ALL the benefits of open-ended play so as to help your child reach their fullest potential (and if you want to do it alongside a community of almost 300 other like-minded parents, we’d love to support you inside The Authentic Learning Experience (TALE)

(I’m limiting this intake to only 200 parents and 60 spots have already been taken as of now)

Doors close Thurs 6 May 11.59pm AEST (or when all 200 spots get filled up)

Click on the bio in my bio to find out more ☺️
@theauthenticlearningexperience #authenticlearning

Today didn’t turn out the way I expected it to g

Today didn’t turn out the way I expected it to go 😫

After a MASSIVE week here running our 5-day D.I.C.E Challenge (which went insanely well by the way 🤗), I was honestly in much need of a little reset, downtime and quality time with my little fam.

We had planned to go to a beautiful garden in the mountains this morning, where we knew there was going to be beautiful autumn foliage, and have a little picnic with the girls.

Everyone was excited!

We packed our picnic food
Picnic mat
Piled into the car and made the 40min drive

Only to finally get there and have Miss 3 throw up BIG all over herself and her car seat whilst we were looking for a park (thanks motion sickness 🤢😖)

So much for a restful picnic enjoying the colours of Melbourne’s autumn in all its glory 😫

We had to clean her up (I really don’t do puke well, gimme poo to clean anyday)

Strip her entirely down cos she was soaking wet 🤢

Clean the car seat and the car interior as much as we could

Put her youngest sister’s spare nappy on her because we didn’t have spare clothes and it would be better that way than sitting naked on the puke-covered car seat

And drive 40min home 😭

Hungry, no picnic, car covered in puke

Then even after we got home, we had to bath said child, sort out all the hungry kids, remove car seats, strip covers, clean car seat and do a load of laundry

I feel tired just typing all that 🤣

Gah parenthood, there sure is never a dull moment with you.

#tolaughortocry #oneforthememories 🙄
#Ijustwantedtohaveaneasyrelaxingday #inmyface #stilllovemykids

Can I tell you a secret? You’ll be surprised to

Can I tell you a secret?

You’ll be surprised to know that I wasn’t always so passionate about championing play. In fact I hardly knew much about it.

I grew up in a culture where even as children, play was seen as a reward only after we’ve completed our work & learning for the day.

I remember those days in pri sch, on top of schoolwork, I had a list of extra assessment work that my mum made me complete every single day to complement the formal learning I did in school.

It was the norm for the culture I grew up in. Almost all my peers had similar stories growing up and as strange as it may sound, withholding play for a later time was seen as the best thing our parents could have done for us.

Now I have to say I suffered no ill effects growing up in this environment and I would even go as far as to say I thrived. I was great at memorizing facts and regurgitating things for the purpose of exams and I’m where I am today because of it.

But deep down, I always knew that there has to be a better way to go about learning. I didn’t like the fact that in my early years, learning was prescribed for me and I had no say about what was considered important to know for myself. I questioned the value of a lot of the things I was made to learn. I wasn’t interested in half the things I learnt and I can hardly remember any of it now.

The process of learning was seen as a way to get to our destination, an end goal.

But ever since I discovered playbased learning, and seen the value of open-ended play, that play IS learning, and that the process of playing and learning IS the destination, I cannot imagine a childhood otherwise for my children.

What is YOUR story behind play? Was it an integral part of your childhood? Did you come to learn about it in adulthood like I did? Are you convinced of its value or are you still on the fence and want to know more? I’d love to know! ☺️

p.s. If you’re still on the fence about the value of playbased learning or you’d like to know more about unlocking the power of open-ended play, I’d love to invite you to join me in a FREE 5-day D.I.C.E challenge starting TMR! Nearly 1600 parents have joined us & we’d love to have you too ☺️ link in bio!

We celebrate 9 years of dating today, after the ma

We celebrate 9 years of dating today, after the man jumped on a call with my parents to ask for permission to date me 9 years ago 😊

Sometimes I look at where we are and I think “How can we only have been together 9 years?”

It hasn’t even been a decade!
I mean I’ve got clothes and shoes that I’ve got a longer relationship with than that 🤣

And yet, our life has always somewhat felt like life in the fast and intense lane.

A bazillion plates spinning at the same time

In a short span of 9 years, we dated, got engaged, married, did long-distance marriage for the first 3 months, had 3 kids in under 3 years, moved across the country twice, and officially became business partners and homeschooling parents 🤯

Feels like it’s been an eternity with all that has happened, and yet 9 feels like we’ve barely even scratched the surface of learning about each other.

So so grateful for the past 9 years of doing life with you babe.
I wouldn’t have it any other way ❤️

Here’s to the next 90 and building our life and business by design

Together ☺️❤️

p.s. So apparently he chose this date to ask me all those years ago because every year moving forward, we have the next day which is a public holiday in Australia to celebrate. Funnily enough, every day for us now has the potential to be a public holiday

#MyStrategicHusband #AlsoHeadofStrategyAtSOP 😂

HOW TO GET YOUR CHILD TO PLAY MORE, BUILD MORE, CR

HOW TO GET YOUR CHILD TO PLAY MORE, BUILD MORE, CREATE MORE? (SWIPE! 👉🏼)

If you were after a magic pill, I’m sorry to disappoint you because there is none 🙃

The good news is, there is a tried and tested system, a system that works every single time, and it works no matter which child you apply it to

But you have to be willing to put in the hard yards

And by that I mean you have to understand the law of sowing and reaping

There are 5 lessons regarding this law you should understand

Swipe to read them (SAVE this if you want to come back to revisit it later) and let me know in the comments below which one resonates the most with you :)

p.s If like to learn how to sow good seeds that will go a long way in reaping good fruit, and bring more fun, more creativity, more curiosity and more imagination into your home, I’d love to invite you to join us in our upcoming D.I.C.E challenge.

It’s completely FREE and it starts Monday 26th April. I’ve already welcomed over 1400 parents into the challenge and I can’t wait to welcome you too :) Link in bio 🤗

#SOPDiceChallenge

“How should you start encouraging creative open-

“How should you start encouraging creative open-ended play?”

“What do you do when your child refuses to play without you?”

“When can children begin to engage in self-directed play?”

“What are the best toys for encouraging open-ended play with a baby/toddler/3yo/4yo/5yo?”

“I know play is very important but I’m not very creative myself so how can I teach my child to play creatively?”

“I feel like I always need more toys/better toys”

These are the questions and comments that I get from parents over and over again.

Parents who see the value of open-ended play but don’t know how to introduce that to their children and in their home.

Parents who want to connect with their children meaningfully through play with the little precious time that they have.

Parents who wish that their children will engage in more creative play, learn as they play, and frankly just become lost in their own little world of imaginative play and stay lost in their magical childhood years for as long as possible.

As a teacher, it’s my mission to advocate for the power and important of play in the early years.

But as a mother I’m passionate about helping parents experience abundant, full and purposeful lives in their journey of parenthood, to parent confidently and to parent with the peace of mind that you are making the most of your children’s crucial and fleeting early years

Which is why I’m hosting a FREE 5-day D.I.C.E Challenge to give you the roadmap to unlocking the power of open-ended play, so you can bring more creativity, joy, curiosity and imagination into your home ☺️

Challenge begins next Monday 26th Apr and I would love for you to join us! Register in the link in bio.

p.s. Know a friend or two who would love to join? Make sure to share the love ❤️

p.p.s Why the D.I.C.E challenge you ask? It’s an invitation for our children to discover, imagine, create and explore 😊

#SOPDiceChallenge

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