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Playdough inspired by Chinese New Year

January 21, 2016 by Kate 12 Comments

Chinese New Year is on February 8th this year and can go for as long as 15 days. Many families will be celebrating in various ways, but large feasts of food and exchanging money in red envelopes are a common tradition. As an activity for kids to enjoy we made some playdough inspired by Chinese New […]

Filed Under: 1 - 3 years, 3 - 5 years, 5 - 10 years, activities for children, activities for preschoolers, activities for toddlers, Celebrate, Playdough Tagged With: chinese new year, colours, playdough, traditions

baby play game with sticky tape and pulling it off a table. Great for fine motor development.

Sticky tape challenge for babies

January 15, 2016 by Kate 7 Comments

Sometimes it can feel difficult to know how to play with your baby, especially if they are mobile and looking for something to do. One game I highly recommend is to set up a special sticky tape challenge for babies. It’s a fabulous way to have them busily involve in an activity and develop their […]

Filed Under: 1 - 3 years, activities for babies, activities for toddlers Tagged With: baby play, sticky tape

Wattle Pompom in yellow

Golden Wattle Pompom craft activity for Australia Day

January 14, 2016 by Kate Leave a Comment

Inspired by the beautiful Golden Wattle tree is this craft activity making pompoms with a simple cookie cutter. This unique way of making pompoms is great for small hands and creates lovely pompoms that look much like the blooms found on a Golden Wattle.  One of my loves about Australia is our gorgeous flora and fauna. Have you […]

Filed Under: 5 - 10 years, Art & Craft, Celebrate, Craft, Uncategorized Tagged With: Australia Day, pompoms, wool

FB sydney opera hat made out of paper plates and great craft activity for kids to do on Australia Day

Sydney Opera House hat made from paper plates

January 13, 2016 by Kate Leave a Comment

We made a Sydney Opera House hat made from paper plates! It’s actually very simple to make and would be great to wear around Australia Day, which is on 26th of January. You only need a few basic materials to make it too.  Indulge me for a minute as I share a little Australia pride with you. […]

Filed Under: 3 - 5 years, 5 - 10 years, Art & Craft, Celebrate

fine motor skills with washi

Simple musical shakers for kids

January 10, 2016 by Kate 2 Comments

Handmade instruments can be lots of fun to make and these simple musical shakers for kids are no exception. You only need a few materials to make them and they’ll keep your kids occupied as they decorate and play with them. It has been very hot and so we have been looking for some simple ways to entertain ourselves […]

Filed Under: 3 - 5 years, activities for preschoolers, activities for toddlers, Fine Motor Tagged With: homemade, music, toilet rolls, washi tape

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

Weekly photo challenge for 2016 - happy

#52weeksofplay: Happy

January 1, 2016 by Kate Leave a Comment

Wishing you all a very happy and healthy 2016. Lets kick off this photo a week challenge I’m calling – #52weeksofplay. I’m seriously so excited and can’t wait for you to all join in. Todays word is – HAPPY!    This word prompt is for January 1st to January 7th, 2016.  How to play It […]

Filed Under: #52weeksofplay, Parenting Tagged With: #52weeksofplay #2016

Playing

Photos of Play challenge for 2016 – #52weeksofplay

December 31, 2015 by Kate 2 Comments

I don’t know about you, but I take a lot (and I mean, a LOT) of photos of my kids and their everyday play. I know that I’m also not alone. So with this in mind I have decided to start an exciting weekly photo challenge in 2016. I’ll also be using the hashtag – #52weeksofplay‘ […]

Filed Under: 0 - 12 months, 1 - 3 years, 3 - 5 years, 5 - 10 years, Parenting Tagged With: #52weeksofplay, photo a week challenge

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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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