Baby Sitters’ Club: Care for a baby doll or teddy. Do you need to change the space to be safe & soft? Can you prepare food, drinks, a bath, clothes to dress your baby? Laundry: make a washing machine from a big box, get help to cut a big circle door. Add dials or hand-wash small clothes in a basin with bubbles. Idea: Build a washing line from sticks and string & pegs to dry the clothes.

When we are role-playing, we are processing familiar and new information. We are practising social and emotional interactions and promoting empathy.

Today’s story is read by Leanne and Sean, we hope you enjoy it, and we have a little bit of Irish for you too: