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Learning difference between colours

Learning colours with chalk and water

June 23, 2014 by Kate 2 Comments

Does your child have a favourite colour? Possum (2.5 years) absolutely loves talking about colours and engaging in any activity that involves chalk. We have done a number of colour activities to help develop her understanding of all the different colours (see below) and also made chalk, drawn with it using a rake and even […]

Filed Under: 1 - 3 years, 3 - 5 years, Outdoor Activity Tagged With: chalk, colours, preschoolers, toddlers

Fairy princess no sew castle for kids

DIY no sew princess castle

June 16, 2014 by Kate 17 Comments

Possum absolutely loves all forms of pretend play and one of her absolute favourite roles is being a princess. This will always see her grabbing a fluffy dress, tiara and her pair of pink sparkly shoes that seem to refuse to stay on. I always try hard as her parent to encourage and engage in her love of […]

Filed Under: 1 - 3 years, 3 - 5 years, 5 - 10 years, Pretend Play, Uncategorized Tagged With: DIY, giveaway, imaginative play, play, pretend play, sponsored post

Growing lettuce indoors from a stalk

How to grow lettuce indoors with kids

June 11, 2014 by Kate 21 Comments

You might remember that I recently shared how to grow a carrot top. It was such a success I couldn’t just stop there. I decided to give a lettuce stalk a go. Honestly, I can’t tell you how easy this was to grow. It seriously started to show signs of renewed life after the second or […]

Filed Under: 1 - 3 years, 3 - 5 years, 5 - 10 years, Growing, Science Tagged With: growing, indoor activity, science

Origin littleBIGideas competition

How to inspire little inventors

June 10, 2014 by Kate 5 Comments

This is a sponsored post by Origin Energy   As a teacher and a mother I’ve always been fascinated by the innovation and creativity that can come from children. Their gorgeous young minds are so free to explore and experiment and they don’t instantly feel the need to apply rules or guidelines to what they are doing. […]

Filed Under: 5 - 10 years Tagged With: competition, sponsored post

Simple velcro chain activity that children will love

Fine motor velcro chains for kids

May 27, 2014 by Kate 4 Comments

This has been an activity that has been swimming around in my head for awhile, fine motor velcro chains for kids. Such a simple idea that is great for building hand strength, fine motor skills and confidence with basic dressing requirements for toddlers and preschoolers. Recommended Age: 2.5/3 years + To be honest, my challenge and what has […]

Filed Under: 3 - 5 years, 5 - 10 years, Fine Motor, Making, Play, Sensory Play Tagged With: colours, fine motor, preschooler, toddler

Using a variety of coloured pasta and play dough

Invitation to play with pasta and playdough

May 19, 2014 by Kate 3 Comments

It has been over the last week or so that I brought you two instructional posts on how to colour pasta (the quick and easy way) and another where I shared my go-to playdough recipe. For a bit of fun I decided to combine both of these and create a wonderful invitation to play with […]

Filed Under: 1 - 3 years, 3 - 5 years, 5 - 10 years Tagged With: invitation to play, open-ended, pasta, playdough

Sorting Colours Activity from 3-5 ebook

Three to Five: Playful Preschool ebook

May 18, 2014 by Kate 18 Comments

  It is with great excitement and a lot of anticipation that I announce the launch of this outstanding preschool activity book. If you had a child who is aged around 3 – 5 then this downloadable resource book for you. Covering a wide variety of learning areas, such as math, language, science, art and play, […]

Filed Under: 3 - 5 years, Art, Craft, ebook, Numeracy, Play Tagged With: activities, ebook, preschooler, printables

quick and easy play dough recipe for kids

Play Dough recipe

May 13, 2014 by Kate 23 Comments

Don’t you love when things are just simple? I have made some really fabulous play dough recipes on this blog, such as my silky and stretchy 2 ingredient play dough and one that is deliciously strawberry scented. With those aside, I thought I’d share with you the recipe I find myself using when I just want […]

Filed Under: 1 - 3 years, 3 - 5 years, 5 - 10 years, Playdough, Recipes Tagged With: open-ended, play dough, recipe, simple

Allergy awareness stickers for kids

Allergy Awareness Week 2014

May 12, 2014 by Kate 18 Comments

Allergy Awareness Week 2014 kicks off today and so it is with great pleasure that I share this post with you and highlight a company that has been of great help to me. Does your child suffer from anaphylaxis, have a food allergy or related medical condition? Read on and be sure to enter our giveaway. […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: allergy, awareness, giveaway

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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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