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Sensory play is important for children as it stimulates their sense of touch, taste, smell, sight and hearing. Children who engage in sensory activities, such as those shown below, learn through exploration, investigation and creativity.
old rose petals for sensory play and use in fairy mud

Fairy Mud for outdoor and sensory play

September 23, 2016 by Kate 9 Comments

Your child will love to be independent while making this natural fairy mud using what is found in nature and from around their own garden. Children can become leaders of their own play and develop important skills as this is perfect fairy mud for outdoor and sensory play.  Fairies are so very popular in our house. We repeatedly […]

Filed Under: 3 - 5 years, activities for preschoolers, activities for toddlers, Messy Play, Play, Sensory Play, Spring Tagged With: fairy, mud, natural, outdoor, sensory

Do you want to build a frozen snowman with kids. Here is how to do it.

How to build a snowman with kids

August 18, 2016 by Kate 16 Comments

Do you want to build a snowman? *joke* Well Frozen aside, in this post I share with you how to build a snowman with kids. Playing in snow is lots of fun and provides a fabulous sensory experience for all those who are privileged enough to be able to enjoy it and so getting children to […]

Filed Under: 0 - 12 months, 1 - 3 years, 3 - 5 years, 5 - 10 years, activities for children, activities for preschoolers, activities for toddlers, Outdoor Activity, Sensory Play Tagged With: family, outdoors, snow

ABSs and 123 ebook by Laughing Kids Learn

ABCs and 123 ebook

July 8, 2016 by Kate Leave a Comment

It is with great excitement that I announce the released of my latest downloadable ebook, which I have contributed to with a group of other wonderful play based bloggers. It’s called ABCs and 123s. This fabulous resource for parents, teachers, grandparents and carers is packed full of over 40 tried and tested play activities that  your children will love and […]

Filed Under: 3 - 5 years, 5 - 10 years, activities for children, activities for preschoolers, activities for toddlers, Art & Craft, Craft, ebook, Literacy, Numeracy, Parenting, Sensory Play, Video Tagged With: ebook, literacy, numeracy

sticky ball

Sticky ball activity for babies and toddlers

June 27, 2016 by Kate 9 Comments

The first five years of a child’s life is absolutely critical to their development, however, sometimes it can be difficult finding ways to engage and entertain young children in educational play based activities. Well let me share with you a fabulous sticky ball activity for babies and toddlers. It’s great for sensory development and problem solving […]

Filed Under: 0 - 12 months, 1 - 3 years, 3 - 5 years, activities for babies, activities for toddlers, Sensory Play Tagged With: babies, baby play, ball, masking tape, sensory, sticky, two materials

friendship fairies

How to make a small world mobile fairy garden for indoor and outdoor use

June 20, 2016 by Kate 89 Comments

Sometimes the weather changes and changes often, in which case I thought I’d show you how to make a small world mobile fairy garden for indoor and outdoor use. Children just love fairy gardens because there are no rules to constructing them, they ignite creativity and are so great for imaginative play. Fairy gardens are also wonderfully open-ended […]

Filed Under: 3 - 5 years, 5 - 10 years, activities for preschoolers, Outdoor Activity, Play, Sensory Play, Sponsored Post

making an Autumn or Fall sensory bin

Exploring and learning about nature in Autumn

May 13, 2016 by Kate 3 Comments

Children love a good treasure hunt and exploring and learning about nature in Autumn. It is a wonderful season for discovering and a great way to have your child connect to their natural environment and recognise the significant changes that can come about from one season to the next. We made a wonderful sensory bin full […]

Filed Under: 1 - 3 years, 3 - 5 years, 5 - 10 years, activities for babies, activities for preschoolers, activities for toddlers, Autumn / Fall, Natural Materials, Outdoor Activity, Sensory Play Tagged With: all ages, Autumn, Fall, natural materials, outdoors, sensory bin

sensory oil bag for baby play

Simple sensory bag using glitter and baby oil

April 10, 2016 by Kate 14 Comments

Children learn so much from using their senses and so offering them a sensory bag, which acts like a big blob of water, is a great way for them to learn how to track movement with their eyes and develop a greater understanding of texture. This simple sensory bag using glitter and baby oil is also […]

Filed Under: 1 - 3 years, activities for babies, activities for preschoolers, Play, Sensory Play

How to make rainbow oats for sensory play

February 18, 2016 by Kate 3 Comments

I thought you might be interested to learn how to make rainbow oats for sensory play. Of course the texture of oats is very different from your typical sensory bin, which can include rice or beans. So if you have some stale oats at the back of the kitchen pantry, colour them and get your kids […]

Filed Under: 1 - 3 years, 3 - 5 years, Sensory Play Tagged With: food colouring, sensory play

Digging for pipe cleaner worms. Fun activity in pretend mud.

Digging for worms

November 4, 2015 by Kate 14 Comments

Children seem almost programmed to love digging and seeking out interesting things in the ground. I remember as a child I would love digging for worms from the garden. Whilst getting hands dirty outdoors is lots of fun, this is a cute little indoor activity that will tap into your child’s imagination and help them […]

Filed Under: 3 - 5 years, 5 - 10 years, activities for preschoolers, activities for toddlers, Fine Motor, Sensory Play, Sponsored Post Tagged With: beads, patterns, pipe cleaners, rice

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

Ice blocks for sensory play

Frozen LEGO

August 31, 2015 by Kate 5 Comments

Children love LEGO and there are always endless ways to play with it. For a bit of fun I decided to think outside the box and turn a few simple pieces and make it frozen LEGO. Such a wonderful sensory activity for children of all ages and they will come up with lots of great ways […]

Filed Under: 3 - 5 years, activities for children, activities for preschoolers, activities for toddlers, Sensory Play Tagged With: ebook, ice play, LEGO, sensory

Baby looking inside discovery box

Baby play idea using a tissue discovery box

August 27, 2015 by Kate 2 Comments

Very simple baby play activity that turns a simple tissue box into a learning discovery box. Your baby will be occupied and have great fun playing and pulling out and exploring all the wonderful treasures that have been hidden inside. It’s a game that they can play over and over again!  Poor Possum (aged 3 […]

Filed Under: 0 - 12 months, activities for babies, busy bag, Play, Sensory Play Tagged With: baby play, discovery, sensory, texture

Baby playing with sensory balls on tray

Sensory baby play activity using a muffin tin

July 13, 2015 by Kate 6 Comments

I know this isn’t a knew idea by any stretch, but it’s so fabulous and babies just absolutely love it. So here is a fun sensory baby play activity using a muffin tin. It is so easy to set up and will have your baby playing and exploring for a long time. Of course this […]

Filed Under: 0 - 12 months, activities for babies, Fine Motor, Play, Sensory Play Tagged With: babies, baby, explore, fine motor, laying down, learning, siblings, sitting up, tummy time

Baby play cover image

Baby play sensory activity using tin foil

June 3, 2015 by Kate 5 Comments

From the moment they are born babies begin a learning journey. This is a simple and fun baby play sensory activity using tin foil, which will help them develop awareness and build strength in large muscle groups. Obviously this activity requires strict supervision.  Little Boo is growing every day and I’m finding that she is […]

Filed Under: 0 - 12 months, activities for babies, Play, Sensory Play Tagged With: baby play, cause and effect, gross motor, listening, listening skills, muscle strength, tummy time

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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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