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Delicious homemade pizzas your kids can make

Homemade pizza that kids can make themselves

February 9, 2018 by Kate Leave a Comment

I don’t know about your place, but pizza is always a winning meal in our home. With so many of us juggling picky little eaters, I thought you might be interested to learn my approach to making homemade pizza that kids can make themselves!  Homemade pizza that kids can make themselves Early evenings can be […]

Filed Under: 3 - 5 years, 5 - 10 years, Cook, Messy Play, Uncategorized Tagged With: food

using straws in DIY homemade toy

Push and pull homemade toy box for children

June 13, 2017 by Kate 7 Comments

Here is a super simple push and pull homemade toy box you can make for children to play with. Using only a few materials that you’d find around your home or classroom, you can make this toy and it will be one that your child will have fun playing with and learn from many times over.  A […]

Filed Under: 0 - 12 months, 1 - 3 years, activities for toddlers, Fine Motor, Play Tagged With: box, fine motor, homemade, push and pull

baby musical guitar instrument that is homemade and kids can enjoy playing. Just use a baking tin and rubber bands.

Homemade baby guitar instrument using rubber bands

March 7, 2016 by Kate

This homemade baby guitar instrument using rubber bands is lots of fun for babies, toddlers and even preschoolers! It’s so easy to make. Along with the rubber bands you just need a simple baking pan.  I always get a warm and fuzzy feeling when I see my children playing, especially when it’s with bits and […]

Filed Under: 0 - 12 months, 1 - 3 years, Fine Motor, Music, Video Tagged With: cause and effect, fine motor skills, listening, musical instrument

using shoe laces on this lacing board simply made at home

Simple homemade lacing board

July 4, 2015 by Kate 4 Comments

I’m so excited to share with you my simple homemade lacing board for kids. It’s so easy to make you only need a few things that you’ll have around the house. When your child plays with this simple lacing board they will develop fine motor skills while building an understanding of basic sewing skills.  This simple lacing board […]

Filed Under: 3 - 5 years, activities for children, activities for preschoolers, activities for toddlers, Fine Motor Tagged With: 2 materials, colours, concentration, creativity, design, experimentation, fine motor, hand/eye coordination, homemade, preschooler, toddlers, trial error, weaving

Soft and rubbery flubber

Homemade flubber recipe for kids

April 16, 2015 by Kate 64 Comments

Have a go at this simple homemade flubber recipe for kids. It’s quick to make, uses only a few common household ingredients and will have your children playing for hours. Great for sensory play and developing fine motor skills.  Making flubber has been on my list of things to make for a very long time. In fact […]

Filed Under: 3 - 5 years, 5 - 10 years, Sensory Play Tagged With: recipe, sensory play

finger painting with edible and shiny 2 ingredient paint

Homemade edible finger paint recipe

September 15, 2014 by Kate 14 Comments

Here is a homemade edible finger paint recipe using 2 ingredients. Your children will love the silky sheen this paint leaves behind and the fact that it’s edible adds to the fun of finger painting with it.  My little Possum (aged 2.5 years) loves to paint and spreading lots of colour over a blank page makes her day. This […]

Filed Under: 1 - 3 years, 3 - 5 years, 5 - 10 years, Art, Art & Craft, Messy Play, Paint, Uncategorized Tagged With: activity, art, colours, fine motor, homemade, paint, painting, recipe, sensory

Homemade puzzles using paper plates

Homemade puzzles for toddlers using paper plates

February 17, 2014 by Kate 20 Comments

Here are some terrific homemade puzzles for toddlers using paper plates! They are so easy to make and their level of difficulty can be easily adjusted to suit the individual needs of the child. Possum (aged 2.2 years) has shown a keen interest lately in learning about colours. Maybe it’s a toddler thing. Whilst she […]

Filed Under: 1 - 3 years, 3 - 5 years, 5 - 10 years, Art, Making, Paint, Uncategorized Tagged With: colours, DIY, homemade, matching, puzzles, shapes, sorting

DIY Homemade Multicoloured Chalk

September 29, 2013 by Kate 48 Comments

You won’t believe how easy it is to DIY homemade multicoloured chalk.     You may remember that I’d previously demonstrated how to make chalk powder and chalky paint for sensory play. I’m quite a fan of the dusty pieces that make learning fun.    To be honest, chalk is actually very easy to make. My artistic mother […]

Filed Under: 3 - 5 years, 5 - 10 years, Art & Craft, Making, Recipes Tagged With: drawing, recipe, writing

Homemade Chalk Powder

July 27, 2013 by Kate 17 Comments

Those wonderful large sticks of chalk throw me back to my childhood. I have such fond memories of myself and the neighbourhood kids drawing and writing messages in chalk all over the roads and pathways. We’d also crush it up to use it for other play ideas.    I decided to show how you can […]

Filed Under: Art, Art & Craft Tagged With: chalk, recipe

20 kitchen scraps you can grow with kids

May 29, 2020 by Kate 3 Comments

Inspire the green thumb in your child with this collection of 20 kitchen scraps you can grow with kids at home. You’ll be amazed. 20 kitchen scraps you can grow with kids Children can so easily have a very false sense of where food comes from. They come with us to the grocery store, watch […]

Filed Under: 3 - 5 years, 5 - 10 years, activities for preschoolers, activities for toddlers, Cook, Growing, Indoor play, Messy Play, Outdoor Activity, Science Tagged With: cooking, garden

How to make rubber bouncy balls

April 20, 2020 by Kate 2 Comments

Bouncy balls are always lots of fun to play with. Here I’ll teach you the instructions my daughter taught me on how to make rubber bouncy balls. I don’t mind those days that my children feel bored. I’ve fallen in to the trap of being the in-house entertainment for my children before. It only caused […]

Filed Under: 3 - 5 years, 5 - 10 years, activities for preschoolers, Craft, Fine Motor, Gift Idea, Indoor play, Science

dinosaur activities for children of all ages.

23 dinosaur activities toddlers will love

November 6, 2019 by Kate Leave a Comment

Dinosaurs roamed the earth around 232 million years ago, yet they remain so popular with children even today. Just because they are so awesome, here are 23 dinosaur activities toddlers will love. Of course, older children are sure to enjoy them too. Share with me below what your child likes about dinosaurs. If you have […]

Filed Under: 1 - 3 years, 3 - 5 years, 5 - 10 years, activities for children, activities for preschoolers, activities for toddlers, Craft, Making, Messy Play, Outdoor Activity, Play, Playdough, Sensory Play

catapult diy

How to build a catapult using craft sticks

October 1, 2018 by Kate 1 Comment

It’s surprisingly very simple to learn how to build a catapult using craft sticks and a few other bits and pieces. Once you’ve made one you’ll find your child testing it out and discovering all sorts of answers to their questions.  Making a catapult has certainly been on my ‘to do list’ for a very […]

Filed Under: 3 - 5 years, 5 - 10 years, activities for preschoolers, Fine Motor, Science Tagged With: craft sticks, fine motor, science, STEM

strawberry leather snaps delicious

Strawberry leather snaps using 2 ingredients

September 21, 2018 by Kate 1 Comment

Strawberries are a fruit that most children love and these strawberry leather snaps using 2 ingredients will be requested for again and again. They are easy to make and deeeeelicious.   Strawberries have been in the news quite a bit lately in Australia and I was inspired to try a few alternatives to serving the delicious […]

Filed Under: 5 - 10 years, Recipes Tagged With: cooking with kids, recipe, strawberry

16 simple new years eve food ideas for kids

Simple and fun New Years Eve food ideas for kids

December 29, 2017 by Kate Leave a Comment

New Years Eve is a wonderful and exciting time of year. It’s a chance to get together as a family, connect, celebrate the year that was and welcome the fresh start that a new year brings. I’ve put together some simple and fun New Years Eve food ideas for kids, all with a celebratory theme.   Call […]

Filed Under: 1 - 3 years, 3 - 5 years, 5 - 10 years, Celebrate, Cook, Recipes Tagged With: food, New Year's Eve, round up

drawing and painting with chalk and water

Drawing with wet chalk

November 20, 2017 by Kate Leave a Comment

When your children are starting to really lose the plot and you’re looking for a quick and simple activity then ask them to do some drawing with wet chalk! Your children will think you come up with the best ideas and you might even have time for a coffee as they play!  Don’t get me […]

Filed Under: 1 - 3 years, 3 - 5 years, 5 - 10 years, activities for preschoolers, Art, Outdoor Activity, Uncategorized Tagged With: chalk, drawing

fine motor egg carton activity for kids

Simple fine motor and colour sorting activity using an egg carton

October 18, 2017 by Kate 4 Comments

If you’re like me and prefer to make your own homemade toys and learning tools, try this simple fine motor and colour sorting activity using an egg carton. It took only minutes to make and it was great entertainment for my toddler. My children, Possum (aged 5.5 years) and Boo (2.5 years) absolutely love playing […]

Filed Under: 0 - 12 months, 1 - 3 years, activities for preschoolers, activities for toddlers, Fine Motor, Indoor play Tagged With: fine motor, pompoms

sticking toys down with sticky tape

Taped toys fine motor activity for toddlers and preschoolers

May 18, 2017 by Kate 9 Comments

If you’re looking for a simple and fun play idea then look no further than this taped toys fine motor activity for toddlers and preschoolers. As you can see, it’s easy to set up and will have your child working those fine motor skills in no time at all!  Taped toys fine motor activity for […]

Filed Under: 0 - 12 months, 1 - 3 years, activities for babies, activities for preschoolers, activities for toddlers, Fine Motor, Play, Uncategorized Tagged With: baby, fine motor, preschooler, tape, toddler

car tracks from paint

Painting with toy cars and truck wheels

April 5, 2017 by Kate 6 Comments

Painting with toy cars and truck wheels has been on my list of activities to do with my kids for a long time. Fortunately, it’s a wonderfully easy painting activity to set up and is great fun for kids to have a go at. Check out the awesome tyre marks made from that paint!  You […]

Filed Under: 1 - 3 years, 3 - 5 years, Paint Tagged With: cars, paint, preschool, toddler

pom pom mixture with rice

Fine Motor Pom Pom Pick Up Activity for Kids

March 10, 2017 by Kate 3 Comments

I’m so excited to share with you a fine motor pom pom pick up activity for kids. It’s set up is easy and the task in collecting the pom poms using tweezers and transferring them is often achievable for even as young as toddler age.  Boo (aged 2 years) loves a challenge and this simple […]

Filed Under: 1 - 3 years, 3 - 5 years, activities for preschoolers, activities for toddlers, Fine Motor, Sensory Play, Uncategorized Tagged With: fine motor, pom poms, rice, sensory, tweezers

basil leaves picking

How to make simple basil pesto with kids in the kitchen

February 1, 2017 by Kate 3 Comments

Spread it in a sandwich, stir it through pasta or enjoy it as a dip with vegetable sticks, this simply made basil pesto is delish! I also love that it’s a cooking activity that children can really get involved in. Let me show you how to make simple basil pesto with kids in the kitchen.  […]

Filed Under: Cook, Uncategorized Tagged With: cooking, teacher

building construction with green objects

Green themed sensory play and discovery space for babies and toddlers

January 24, 2017 by Kate 8 Comments

Wait, you’re not going crazy, there is nothing wrong with your eyes. Here I’m sharing a green themed sensory play and discovery space for babies and toddlers. It’s super simple to set up, little ones will love it and learn lots from their time exploring the objects and playing.  Don’t ask me why, but the […]

Filed Under: 0 - 12 months, 1 - 3 years, activities for babies, activities for toddlers, Fine Motor, Sensory Play Tagged With: colour, sensory

Colour and shape matching activity

Simple DIY shape puzzle for babies and toddlers

August 22, 2016 by Kate 27 Comments

This is seriously cool. It’s a simple DIY shape puzzle for babies and toddlers. It is so easy to make and little ones will play with it over and over again! It focuses their attention on matching basic shapes and the properties or characteristics of that shape. As they experiment, they are also build their skills […]

Filed Under: 1 - 3 years, activities for babies, activities for preschoolers, activities for toddlers, Numeracy Tagged With: baby, colour, DIY, matching, preschooler, puzzle, shape, toddler

How to make felt star wands that are easy to make and lovely to give as a gift from a child.

Star felt play wand

July 18, 2016 by Kate 11 Comments

Handmade gifts are by far the best gift to give and receive. If you’re looking for a simple craft project to do yourself or one for your older child to make then have a go at making a beautifully whimsical star felt play wand. This homemade, hand stitched star felt play wand will ignite the creativity […]

Filed Under: 5 - 10 years, Art & Craft, Craft, featured, Gift Idea, Pretend Play, Uncategorized Tagged With: creative play, felt, gift idea, hand stitching, imaginary play, school aged, thread

blowing fire breathing dragon craft

How to make a fire breathing dragon using a cardboard toilet roll

May 9, 2016 by Kate 21 Comments

Do you know how to make a fire breathing dragon using a cardboard toilet roll? They are seriously very easy for children to make and wonderful way to help children develop their oral motor skills. This adorable handmade toy will have kids playing and engaging in pretend play and would be suitable to make with kids for […]

Filed Under: 3 - 5 years, 5 - 10 years, activities for preschoolers, Art & Craft, Celebrate, Craft Tagged With: animal, blowing, chinese new year, craft, preschool, toddlers, toilet roll

sensory oil bag for baby play

Simple sensory bag using glitter and baby oil

April 10, 2016 by Kate 14 Comments

Children learn so much from using their senses and so offering them a sensory bag, which acts like a big blob of water, is a great way for them to learn how to track movement with their eyes and develop a greater understanding of texture. This simple sensory bag using glitter and baby oil is also […]

Filed Under: 1 - 3 years, activities for babies, activities for preschoolers, Play, Sensory Play

dinosaurs in playdough is great for sensory play bins and uses only 3 ingredients.

3 ingredient Dinosaur Dough

February 23, 2016 by Kate 18 Comments

You’ll absolutely love making my silky soft 3 ingredient dinosaur dough. It’s so insanely easy to make, yes you only need 3 ingredients (possibly 2). It will have your children playing for hours because playdough is so open-ended and wonderful. Seriously, make this. You guys have loved my fairy dough recipe, it has been my most popular post […]

Filed Under: 3 - 5 years, 5 - 10 years, activities for preschoolers, activities for toddlers Tagged With: 3 ingredients, dinosaurs, playdough

Simple face painting design of a lion

February 2, 2016 by Kate 9 Comments

Here is a simple face painting design of a lion that your kids are sure to love. You only need a few basic colours and this design only takes a few minutes to do, so it will suit those children who struggle to sit still for long periods of time.  Possum (aged 4 years) absolutely […]

Filed Under: 1 - 3 years, 3 - 5 years, activities for children, activities for preschoolers, activities for toddlers, Art, Pretend Play

Close up of koala in a creek for Australia Day

Fun food idea for Australia Day – koala in a creek

January 5, 2016 by Kate 18 Comments

I’m a very proud Australian and so I find Australia Day an important one to celebrate with my family and friends. For a bit of fun, I have put together a delicious Australia Day food idea that kids (and adults) will absolutely love, it’s a koala in a creek!  Of course real koalas are usually found […]

Filed Under: 3 - 5 years, 5 - 10 years, activities for toddlers, Celebrate, Recipes Tagged With: Australia Day

5 day play dough challenge

Top 10 most popular activities shared on Laughing Kids Learn in 2015

January 3, 2016 by Kate 6 Comments

I’m so excited to share with you the top 10 most popular activities shared on Laughing Kids Learn in 2015. It was certainly a wonderful and very busy year. I hope you enjoyed it as much as we did.   It’s always a tricky to put this type of list together because when I look back […]

Filed Under: 0 - 12 months, 1 - 3 years, 3 - 5 years, 5 - 10 years Tagged With: round up

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My name is Kate and I am a mum to two little girls, Possum and Boo. We have lots of fun together learning with play at home and are pleased to share some of what we do with you.
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