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Paint with water activity for kids who are bored or wanting to be creative outdoors.

Painting with Water

October 19, 2015 by Kate 11 Comments

Painting with water is one of those activities that kids absolutely love and can spend hours doing over and over again. It helps build their creativity and confidence to experiment and develop early writing skills. And all you need is a bit of sunshine, brush and water!    I remember as a child painting with water on the […]

Filed Under: 0 - 12 months, 1 - 3 years, 3 - 5 years, 5 - 10 years, Outdoor Activity, Writing Tagged With: drawing, outdoor activity, water, writing

Baby massage using Johnsons baby product

How to give your baby a simple and loving massage

October 14, 2015 by Kate 8 Comments

It really is possible for parents to give a simple and loving baby massage and incorporate it into daily routine. Massage is relaxing and research has revealed that routine touch and massage is critical to a baby’s growth and development, communication and learning. In this post I am going to share with you some simple and […]

Filed Under: 0 - 12 months, activities for babies, Parenting, Review, Sensory Play, Sponsored Post Tagged With: baby play, establishing connection, parenting, product review, relaxation

Using feet in spaghetti play for sensory learning

Playing with rainbow coloured spaghetti

October 12, 2015 by Kate 11 Comments

Playing with rainbow coloured spaghetti is a very simple play idea that children of all ages enjoy. The cool, colourful stringy strands are almost irresistible, even to adults. By simply cooking and colouring spaghetti children are treated to a wonderful sensory experience that is hard to compare to any other and it’s amazing the different […]

Filed Under: 0 - 12 months, 1 - 3 years, 3 - 5 years, activities for babies, activities for toddlers, Messy Play, Sensory Play Tagged With: colours, multi-aged activity

delicious simple bread recipe

Simple, no yeast bread recipe for kids to make

October 5, 2015 by Kate 9 Comments

Who doesn’t love the taste of warm homemade bread? Well this is a simple, no yeast bread recipe for kids to make easily and have fun moulding the dough into funny and creative characters. This bread recipe is delicious when served with jam and butter and makes a great afternoon snack.  As you’ve seen from […]

Filed Under: 3 - 5 years, 5 - 10 years, Cook, Fine Motor, Making Tagged With: cooking

How to make a prince or princess pipe cleaner crown that children will love wearing.

How to make a pipe cleaner crown

September 30, 2015 by Kate 5 Comments

Here is the simple instructions on how to make a pipe cleaner crown. They are so lovely and whimsical, your child is sure to love making and wearing one of these. They are also a lovely costume accessory for when your child is in the mood for some imaginative play.  A teacher friend of mine recently […]

Filed Under: 3 - 5 years, 5 - 10 years, Art & Craft, Craft, Fine Motor, Making

Pumpkin seeds in a jar. Delicious snack idea over Halloween.

How to roast pumpkin seeds for a crunchy snack

September 26, 2015 by Kate 1 Comment

Are you giving your children the same snacks day after day? Well, if you’re looking to offer them something a little different, and within keeping of Halloween that’s fast approaching, I encourage you to read on and learn how to roast pumpkin seeds for a crunchy snack idea.  Pumpkin would have to be one of my favourite fruits! […]

Filed Under: 3 - 5 years, 5 - 10 years, activities for preschoolers, activities for toddlers, Cook, Fine Motor, Halloween, Recipes Tagged With: cooking, fine motor, Halloween, recipe, sensory

Sequined cd spinners. craft for toddlers or preschoolers

Sequined CD spinner

September 14, 2015 by Kate Leave a Comment

These beautiful sequinned CD spinners is such a wonderful and simple craft for toddlers or preschoolers to make. Your child will only need a few bits to make them and once finished, they absolutely glimmer in the sunlight and spin when hung from wire.    Are CDs still used these days? It’s hard to keep […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: colours, fine motor, recyled materials

Science changing flowers absorbing water

Science experiment with colour changing flowers

September 7, 2015 by Kate 29 Comments

This will have your children observing a simple science experiment with colour changing flowers! It is easy to set up and is a great lesson, especially for preschoolers. It helps children learn about how plants absorb water through its stem to nourish the head of the flower.  This is such a classic science activity that your […]

Filed Under: 1 - 3 years, 3 - 5 years, 5 - 10 years, activities for preschoolers, activities for toddlers, Science, Spring Tagged With: colours, observational skills, predicting, preschooler, recording information, science, spring

How to make a gods eye craft for kids

How to make a God’s eye

September 2, 2015 by Kate 6 Comments

Here is a fun craft that some of the older children might enjoy doing. It’s called a God’s eye and it simply uses sticks and colourful yarn. Learning how to make a god’s eye is easy and you’ll soon find yourself making more than one as you can be as creative as you like with the style […]

Filed Under: 5 - 10 years, Art & Craft, Craft, Fine Motor Tagged With: camping, colours, group activity, independent activity, sticks, yarn

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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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