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Simple cut and paste collage art activity for toddlers and preschoolers

April 24, 2018 by Kate 1 Comment

Try this simple cut and paste collage art activity for toddlers and preschoolers. It’s wonderfully open-ended and it helps develop basic skills in using scissors and more.    Just because an activity is simple to set up doesn’t mean it isn’t fun and educational for children. There should be no shame. These types of activities […]

Filed Under: 1 - 3 years, 3 - 5 years, activities for preschoolers, activities for toddlers, Art, Fine Motor Tagged With: art, collage, loose parts, preschooler, scissors, toddler

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Contact paper hole punch art for kids

March 17, 2018 by Kate 3 Comments

If you’re looking for an activity or piece of art that is fun to create with your toddler or preschooler then give this a go. It’s contact paper hole punch art for kids! It was a huge hit at our house.  Contact paper hole punch art for kids So after looking at lots of awesome […]

Filed Under: 3 - 5 years, 5 - 10 years, activities for preschoolers, Fine Motor Tagged With: art, colours, fine motor, hole punch, paper

Paper plate poppy craft for kids to make for veterans or remembrance day

11 simple Poppy Crafts for Kids

November 6, 2014 by Kate 5 Comments

Remembrance Day or ANZAC Day  is a memorial day  It’s a day that recognises all the members of the armed force who died in a line of duty since World War 1. The blood red poppies are a significant symbol of this day as they were the first flower to grow from the battle fields and […]

Filed Under: 1 - 3 years, 3 - 5 years, 5 - 10 years, Art & Craft, Craft, Special Events Tagged With: Anzac Day, art, craft, Remembrance Day, special events

finger painting with edible and shiny 2 ingredient paint

Homemade edible finger paint recipe

September 15, 2014 by Kate 14 Comments

Here is a homemade edible finger paint recipe using 2 ingredients. Your children will love the silky sheen this paint leaves behind and the fact that it’s edible adds to the fun of finger painting with it.  My little Possum (aged 2.5 years) loves to paint and spreading lots of colour over a blank page makes her day. This […]

Filed Under: 1 - 3 years, 3 - 5 years, 5 - 10 years, Art, Art & Craft, Messy Play, Paint, Uncategorized Tagged With: activity, art, colours, fine motor, homemade, paint, painting, recipe, sensory

Paper cupcake flower craft for kids to make for spring

Cupcake paper flowers

September 12, 2014 by Kate 29 Comments

Cupcake paper flowers is a simple craft for kids and is great way to teach them about Spring and the many changes we can experience in a season.  The Spring season would have to be one of my favourite times of the year. I just love watching the buds of growth start to appear in the garden and […]

Filed Under: 1 - 3 years, 3 - 5 years, 5 - 10 years, Art & Craft, Spring Tagged With: art, craft, cutting, paper, seasons, spring

Toddler activity decorating fans for Chinese New Year.

Decorating Fans for Chinese New Year

January 23, 2014 by Kate 6 Comments

Craft activity for kids in decorating fans for Chinese New Year. Chinese New Year is an important Chinese holiday the begins on January 31st and runs over many days. I’m sad to say that I’ve never experienced the traditional Chinese New Year celebrations, although it is on my list of things to do. Splashes of […]

Filed Under: 1 - 3 years, 3 - 5 years, 5 - 10 years, Art, Celebrate, Paint, Uncategorized Tagged With: 2014, art, chinese new year, fans

Painting with Kitchen Scrubbers

August 14, 2013 by Kate 10 Comments

    I was visiting my local Daiso store where everything you see is $2.80. You can imagine how strangely thrilled I was to see a pack including three kitchen cleaners, which included a sponge, soap-free scourer and bristle brush for next to nothing in price.   Sure, some people would use these in the […]

Filed Under: 0 - 12 months, 1 - 3 years, 3 - 5 years, 5 - 10 years, Art, Art & Craft, Paint, Play, Sensory Play Tagged With: art, paint, painting, toddler

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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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