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DIY Gold Mine Cake

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My husband recently turned 30 years of age and we decided to have a party to celebrate!  I couldn’t resist a cake challenge. He has often spoken about the thrill he would get as a young boy when it came time for him to select a themed cake from the Australian classic Woman’s Weekly Birthday […]

DIY Strawberry Scented Play dough

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Once you’ve tried this gorgeous DIY strawberry scented play dough, you’ll make it again and again!      As a child I always loved things that smelt great. Strawberry was a favourite, I remember. Now, there are lots of great scented play dough recipes on the Internet but I decided to share with you my fabulous recipe. […]

Sorting Colours

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Here is a simple activity for your preschooler!  It will teach them to recognise, name and differentiate between colours as well as improve their fine motor skills through use of the tweezers. All you need to do this activity is –   coloured patty pans  matching coloured pompoms  tweezers To start, I firstly inverted one of the patty pans and […]

Reading Numbers

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Reading numbers can seem simple but for many children it is very difficult. Here is a tool that you can make at home using a few toilet roll tubes.    More than reading numbers, this tool can teach children to –    extend and improve their understanding of place value build skills across the four main […]

DIY Baby Play Ideas

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Here is my wonderful collection of simple DIY baby play ideas.  Sometimes we can find ourselves feeling like there is very little that babies can do, especially since they are still mastering basic skills. In actual fact there is lot we can do with babies. There little brains are absorbing their surroundings and experiences 24/7.  Here are […]

Easter Puzzles for kids

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Easter is fast approaching and so I thought I’d share a great learning activity that your kids will enjoy. Here are simple easter puzzles for kids. They are fun and educational.     To make Easter puzzles you will need  Pre-cut easter foam shapes Scissors If you’re unable to purchase them you can simply cut an egg […]

Painting with Nature

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Here is a great way to get kids painting and it doesn’t use a paint brush!Instead, I have simply used a piece of nature and created something amazing.  ____________ To begin….. Micador have some brilliant paints, which I purchased from Big W.  These ‘Itty Bitty Paint Pots’ only set me back just a few dollars! […]

The Disappearing Act

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Here is a fun way of playing with your baby and it is much like peek-a-boo, which they all know and love. I like to call it the disappearing act as they see an object appear and disappear in a container. It taps into developing their understanding of object permanence, so the object hasn’t actually […]

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