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Tuff Spot A-Z Inspiration

March 8, 2015 by Emma Edwards 1 Comment

Here are 75 Tuff Spot play ideas to get your creative juices flowing for the Tuff Spot A-Z Challenge. The activities are either taken from our Adventures of Adam blog or provided by our blogging friends.

Adventures of Adam 75 Activity Ideas - Tuff Spot A-Z Challenge

Click on each picture to find out more information about each individual Tuff Spot activity. These ideas are given as a guide. You can follow these ideas exactly, adapt them in some way or think of your own – it is completely up to you. Some activities can be used for several different letters and some letters are obviously easier than others.

A handy shopping list for the Tuff Spot A-Z Challenge can be found here.

You can find more sensory play inspiration in our Tuff Spot A-Z Blog Hop and Pinterest Board.

 

Monday 9th March – A is for:

Art, Alphabet, Arctic, Apples, Aliens, Autumn, Animals, Astronaut

Autumn Sensory Play from Ghostwritermummy
Alien Slime Painting from Ghostwritermummy
Alien (Edible) Slime from Ghostwritermummy

 

Tuesday 10th March – B is for:

Bubbles, Bird Seed, Buttons, Beads, Beach, Balls, Bubble Wrap, Baked Beans, Bricks, Building Site, Balloons, Book Themed Play, Bottles, Build A House, Bark, Bricks

Bubble Blowing from What Katy Said
Bubble Fun from Mum Turned Mom
Messy Beach Play from Ghostwritermummy

 

Wednesday 11th March – C is for:

Cloud Dough, Cereal, Clothespins, Car Track, Cotton Wool, Clay, Colours, Colour Mixing, Contact Paper, City Landscape, Countryside Landscape, Chalk, Cement (sand and water), Cornflour, Compost, Castles, Coffee

Adventures of Adam cornflake sensory Tuff Spot
Cornflake Tuff Spot
Adventures of Adam car ramp painting
Car Ramp Painting
Adventures of Adam shaving foam car tracks tuff spot
Car Tracks in Shaving Foam

Colour Teaching from Ghostwritermummy
Adventures of Adam cloud dough tuff spot
Cloud Dough Tuff Spot
Adventures of Adam Baked Cotton Wool Balls
Cotton Wool (Baked) Ball Smash

 

Thursday 12th March – D is for:

Dinosaurs, Dice, Dragons, Diggers

Dinosaur World from Ghostwritermummy
Doughnut Factory from Ghostwritermummy

 

Friday 13th March – E is for:

Elmer the Elephant, Eye droppers, Edible Play, Easter Eggs, Experiments, Egg Cartons, Earth

Emergency Services Tuff Spot from Ghostwritermummy
Easter Tuff Spot from Ghostwritermummy

Adventures of Adam Plastic egg guttering fun
Egg Guttering Fun
Adventures of Adam Easter Painting Tuff Spot
Easter Splat Art Painting Tuff Spot from Crafty Kids At Home

 

Monday 16th March – F is for:

Feathers, Flowers, Foil, Fabric Scraps, Farm, Fine Motor Skills, Finger Paint, Foam, Fort Building, Fairy Garden, Frozen, Frogs

Firework Loose Parts Tuff Spot from Clares Little Tots
Frog Pond Tuff Spot from Ghostwritermummy
Farm World with Chocolate Scented Soil from Ghostwritermummy

Flour Play Tuff Spot from The Natural Momma In Me
Fluffy Play Dough from Ghostwritermummy
Fluffy Painting from Ghostwritermummy

 

Tuesday 17th March – G is for:

Glow in the Dark, Gravel, Grass, Garden, Growing, Gross Motor Skills, Golf Tees, Gloop, Glow Sticks, Grains, Guttering, Glitter

Adventures of Adam Glow in the dark spaghetti tuff spot
Glow in the Dark Spaghetti Tuff Spot
Garden (Edible) Tuff Spot from Ghostwritermummy
Gardening in the Tuff Spot from Ghostwritermummy

Glitter Mud from The Natural Momma In Me
Gloop from Mum Turned Mom
Gloop from Ghostwritermummy

 

Wednesday 18th March – H is for:

Hearts, Hammers, Hot and Cold, Habitats

Hot Wheels Tuff Spot

 

Thursday 19th March – I is for:

Ice, Insects, Ice Cream, Ice Cube Trays, Igloo

Ice Ice Baby from We’re Going On An Adventure
Ice Play from What Katy Said
Ice – Frozen Sensory Play from Treading On Lego

Ice – Frozen Sensory Play from Ghostwritermummy
Ice Fish from Ghostwritermummy

 

Friday 20th March – J is for:

Jelly, Jigsaw Pieces, Junk Mail, Jelly, Juicing Station

Adventures of Adam jelly digging tuff spot
Jelly Digging
Adventures of Adam Halloween jelly
Halloween Jelly Tuff Spot

 

Monday 23rd March – K is for:
Kitchen cupboard items, Keys, Kites

Adventures of Adam Brilliance in Blogging
Coming Soon!

 

Tuesday 24th March – L is for:
Leaves, Letters, Lids, Lentils, Lavender, Light and Dark

Adventures of Adam Ikea Light Box
Water Beads Light Box Tuff Spot from The Natural Momma In Me

 

Wednesday 25th March – M is for:

Messy, Magnets, Masking Tape, Music, Mirror, Mark Making, Minature World, Marble Painting, Monsters, Maps, Money, Mud

Adventures of Adam Clean Mud
Clean Mud
Moon Cloud from What Katy Said

Moon Sand from Mum Turned Mom
Magic Potions from Ghostwritermummy

 

Thursday 26th March – N is for:

Nails, Nuts and Bolts, Noodles, Numbers, Neon, Nature, Nursery Rhyme, Nocturnal Animals, Natural Materials

Nature Painting from Ghostwritermummy
Adventures of Adam Pouring glow in the dark rice
Neon Rice Tuff Spot
Adventures of Adam Nature Tuff Spot
Nature Tuff Spot

 

Friday 27th March – O is for:

Ocean, Oranges and Lemons Nursery Rhyme

Adventures of Adam oranges and lemons moon sand
Oranges and Lemons Guest post from The Natural Momma In Me
Adventures of Adam oats and chick pea building site
Oats and Chick Pea Building Site
Adventures of Adam Olbas moon sand
Olbas Scented Moon Sand Guest Post from The Natural Momma In Me

 

Monday 30th March – P is for:

Play Dough, Paper, Popcorn kernels, Pom poms, Puzzle Pieces, Paper clips, Pasta, Pipe Cleaners, Painting, Pumpkin, Pirates, Polar Regions, Potion Making

Adventures of Adam paint splat
Paint Pops from Ghostwritermummy
Paint-Balling from Ghostwritermummy

Painting in the Tuff Spot from Mum Turned Mom
Pink and Purple Tuff Spot from Mum Turned Mom
Pirates from Ghostwritermummy

 

Tuesday 31st March – Q is for:

Quiet, Q-Tips, Quills, Quick Set Up

Adventures of Adam Toddler letter recognition game
Quick Set Up Tuff Spot

 

Wednesday 1st April – R is for:

Rainbow, Ribbons, Reptiles, Rubber Bands, Room on a Broom, Rice, Ramps, Recyclables, Reflections. Rock Pool

Rice and Chickpea Mix from The Natural Momma In Me
Adventures of Adam Rainbow Tuff Spot
Rainbow (Edible) Tuff Spot
Adventures of Adam Rice Krispies Tuff Spot play
Noisy Rice Krispies

 

Thursday 2nd April – S is for:

Shaving Foam, Shredded Paper, Slime, Straws, Snow, Smash, Spring Time, Spaghetti, Spiders, Sea Creatures, Scented Play Dough, Super Heroes, Sticky Paper, Seasons, Small World, Sponges, Sugar Cubes, Space, Spray paints

Adventures of Adam Shaving foam and sand tuff spot
Shaving Foam and Sand Tuff Spot
Adventures of Adam smash tuff spot
Smash (Instant Potato) Tuff Spot
Shaving Foam from We’re Going On An Adventure

Shredded Paper from The Natural Momma In Me
Snow Play from Ghostwritermummy
Space Theme Tuff Spot from Ghostwritermummy

Spaghetti Play from Mum Turned Mom

 

Friday 3rd April – T is for:

Trucks, Tongs, Tin Foil, Tinsel, Transport, Textures, Trains

Tree Messy Play from Crafty Kids At Home
Tin Foil and Shaving Foam Painting from The Natural Momma In Me
Tuff Spot Treasure Trays For Babies from Ghostwritermummy

Adventures of Adam DIY pumpkin car tunnel
Tunnel Tuff Spot
Tea Party from Ghostwritermummy
Trifle Smash from Ghostwritermummy

 

Monday 6th April – U is for:

Underground, Umbrellas, Ultra Violet, Underpants (Aliens Love…)

Adventures of Adam Brilliance in Blogging
Coming Soon!

 

Tuesday 7th April – V is for:

Vehicles, Volcanoes, Valentine

Volcano Tuff Spot from Ghostwritermummy

 

Wednesday 8th April – W is for:

Wheels, Waterbeads, Water, Worms, Winter, Whales, World

Adventures of Adam mark making with wheat flakes
Wheat Flakes Tuff Spot
Water Beads and Shaving Foam from The Natural Momma In Me

Web – Giant Spiders Web from Clares Little Tots
Wigwam Tuff Spot from Ghostwritermummy
Worms (Edible) from Ghostwritermummy

 

Thursday 9th April – X is for:

Xylophones, X-ray, Webs

Adventures of Adam Brilliance in Blogging
Coming Soon!

Friday 10th April – Y is for:

Yarn, Yo-Yos, Yoghurt

Adventures of Adam Brilliance in Blogging
Coming Soon!

Saturday 11th April – Z is for:

Zoo, Zips

Adventures of Adam Brilliance in Blogging
Coming Soon!

Adventures of Adam Tuff Spot A-Z Challenge

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  1. Tina says

    April 30, 2019 at 11:49 am

    What a great ideas! I just started to learn the letters of the alphabet and it will give me more ideas how to use Tuff Spot table. Thanks for putting everything together

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