It’s hard to believe that another year is drawing to a close and 2014 is steam rolling around so quickly.  Where does the time go? Possum is another year older and certainly much wiser and I take the time to reflect on what has been a terrific year of learning together on Laughing Kids […]

    Here is a simple Santa craft that school aged children would be capable of making themselves. It’s a decoration that can be made to sit on a mantle or even of top of a Christmas tree!     Materials Plastic Cup Paste Cotton Balls Red Felt (rectangular shape) Stapler or sticky tape Black pen […]

As a mum and a teacher to young children I love activities that require children to match and make connections for learning. Matching type activities allows children to check and confirm what they believe to be correct and feel supported at the same time.  Here are a few great matching activities I noticed linked up this week. Check […]

‘Share It Saturday’ presents a collection of nature activities for kids!   Getting children involved in their natural world can often be overlooked and somewhat forgotten. The good news is there are so many wonderful ways we can get children engaging their environment and use it to assist with building creativity and developing other important […]

It was very difficult deciding which links to include in this weeks ‘Share It Saturday’ post. Thank you to each and every one of you who contributed. It highlights what incredible talent you all have. Hopefully you will be featured very soon. _____________________ With little people in mind, I decided to focus on activities that […]

Let’s face it, who could really resist not smooshing their hand into a pile of shaving cream? The sprinkles on top just add to the temptation.  When I asked my mum if we could use her glass table I just accidentally (on purpose) forgot to mention we were going to get my niece and nephew […]

LETS WRITE IN SAND!!!!  Here is a great list of ways your child can have fun and learn by using sand at the beach.  Developing skills in letter and number formation, building on thinking and creativity skills and sensory awareness is just some of the learning that can be achieved.    There is just so much I love […]

  I love a simple idea that is easy to set up, fun for children and education.    Let me tell you more…   It’s Educational  It teaches children (especially babies or young toddlers) about cause and effect.  So to explain, if I drop a pompom into the top of this tube it suddenly appears […]

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 […]

Play is such an important part of life.  It gives us an excuse to enjoy ourselves, experiment and build on what we already know. I recently wrote a massive list of what ‘play’ meant to me and I took up  three A3 sheets of dot points!  The truth is that play is so many things […]

This is a very basic idea that you can do with babies that is also educational. It is simply a cupcake tray with a few small and interesting items.  I have included items such as –  * baby socks * teething rings * blocks The good news is that babies are not very fussy when […]

  These fruity ice cubes are a brilliant idea,  especially when you’re experiencing warm weather like we are here in Australia.        I simply cut small pieces of fruit and placed them into an ice cube tray and filled them with water.  I found that some of the fruit floated to the top […]

Create a cute little surprise for someone special this Christmas by giving them some Christmas Toast.      Simply mix a few drops of food colouring in a teaspoon of milk and create your message.  Obviously your only limited to your creative mind with this one.    You can toast the bread as normal and […]

It wouldn’t be unheard of to hear me screaming in a panic ‘Possum, stop! Don’t eat that dead fly!”. The truth is that to anyone over the age of about 5 years old understands the sheer thought of eating a dead fly wouldn’t be highly appealing. Mainly because we already know much (or enough) about dead […]

Children need to experience a range of sensations and sticky surfaces are no exception.    _____________________________________________________   Here is Possum ready to accept the large loop of sticky tape.    It was fun watching her transfer the tape from one hand to the other.      Just be sure they don’t eat this one.    […]