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Learning about numbers and number formation using tin foil

July 31, 2017 by Kate Leave a Comment

Learning about numbers and number formation using tin foil is a wonderful fun activity for kids. It’s hard to believe, but all you need is tin foil! It’s amazingly simple and lots of fun. Possum (aged 5 years) is very good at reading and we have focused quite a lot of learning letters and phonic […]

Filed Under: 3 - 5 years, 5 - 10 years, activities for preschoolers, activities for toddlers, Fine Motor, Numeracy Tagged With: fine motor, maths, tin foil

simple lemon slice kids can help make

Simple lemon slice recipe

August 11, 2015 by Kate 12 Comments

Here is a classic and very simple lemons slice recipe is hard to go by. It’s easy because it’s no-bake, uses very few ingredients and is simply delicious to eat.  I’ll admit, I find it hard to go past a good lemon slice. Its delightful tang and biscuity base is my little slice of heaven.  […]

Filed Under: 3 - 5 years, 5 - 10 years, Cook, Gift Idea, Party, Recipes Tagged With: cooking, homemade, maths, measuring, recipe

Nuts, bolts and washers are fun for kids to play with. Great for developing fine motor skills too.

Playing with nuts, bolts and washers

July 29, 2015 by Kate 5 Comments

Your children will love playing with nuts, bolts and washers. Sure they aren’t something you’d first think to offer your child to play with but they really are fun and great for developing fine motor skills and other important mathematical concepts.  One of Possum’s (aged 3.5 years) favourite places to visit is our local hardware […]

Filed Under: 5 - 10 years, activities for children, busy bag, Fine Motor, Numeracy, Play Tagged With: activity, fine motor, maths, preschooler

Counting activity for kids using pompoms

Simple counting activity for children

May 21, 2015 by Kate 30 Comments

Here is a fun and simple counting activity for children. It’s very easy to set up at home or in the classroom, can be designed to suit individual needs and will help children build and consolidate their understanding of identifying numbers and how it’s represented using pompoms.  Numbers are everywhere and it isn’t until your 3.5 […]

Filed Under: 3 - 5 years, 5 - 10 years, Fine Motor, Numeracy Tagged With: counting, fine motor, maths, numbers, numeracy

Yarn wrapped shapes for learning

Yarn wrapped shapes

February 4, 2015 by Kate 4 Comments

Children will develop a greater understanding of basic shapes and their features with this fun and simple wrapping activity. Yarn wrapped shapes will also help children develop their fine motor skills.  I love when learning activities are educational, simple and fun. Possum (aged 3 years) likes talking about commonly found shapes and has a developing understanding of […]

Filed Under: 5 - 10 years, Fine Motor, Numeracy Tagged With: colours, maths, shapes

sticker matching with kids

Sticker Matching Activity

October 1, 2014 by Kate 14 Comments

Here is a fun sticker matching activity for kids. It’s great to do with children who are beginning to recognise similarities and differences and making connections between objects and pictures. It’s wonderfully easy to set up too! Possum (almost 3 years) has quite an obsession with stickers! Are your children the same? It’s an obsession […]

Filed Under: 1 - 3 years, 3 - 5 years, Fine Motor, Numeracy, Uncategorized Tagged With: fine motor, matching, maths

Guess the objects covered in tin foil

Guess the Objects covered in Tin Foil

February 24, 2014 by Kate 10 Comments

 Children love simple guessing games and so here is a quick and easy one for you to play with your toddler. All they are required to do is guess the object covered in tin foil. Object Permanence It’s quite incredible what children learn from objects that are out of their direct view. You may have heard me […]

Filed Under: 0 - 12 months, 1 - 3 years Tagged With: maths, shape, toddler

Sorting sizes - toddler activity

Sorting between big and small

February 22, 2014 by Kate 13 Comments

Toddlers love being given simple little roles of responsibility and it gives them a great sense of achievement when they complete a given task. That is why I thought I’d tap into that and have Possum (2.2 years) engage in a simple activity that would have her sorting between big and small objects. Great activity to […]

Filed Under: 1 - 3 years, featured, Fine Motor, Uncategorized Tagged With: maths, sorting, toddler

Easter Puzzles for kids

March 15, 2013 by Kate 2 Comments

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 […]

Filed Under: 1 - 3 years, 3 - 5 years, 5 - 10 years, Making Tagged With: easter, maths, puzzles

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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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