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how to make superhero cuffs using toilet rolls and paper.

How to make Superhero cuffs using toilet roll tubes

September 13, 2016 by Kate 18 Comments

If you could have any super power, what would it be? Lots of children love superheroes, especially Batman and Superman, and so in this post I’m going to share how to make superhero cuffs using toilet roll tubes and coloured paper. This is a great activity for boys an girls and I love that children […]

Filed Under: 3 - 5 years, 5 - 10 years, activities for children, activities for preschoolers, activities for toddlers, Art & Craft, Craft, Making, Pretend Play, Uncategorized Tagged With: pretend play, superhero

Nature wands to make for outdoor play with children

Nature wands for outdoor play

May 30, 2016 by Kate 24 Comments

Okay, seriously, these nature wands for outdoor play are so adorable. They are also so simple and fun to for children to make. They can make them from anything they find in their own backyard and it is an activity that really can be done at any time of the year. What a wonderful way to have children […]

Filed Under: 3 - 5 years, 5 - 10 years, activities for preschoolers, Autumn / Fall, Spring Tagged With: Autumn, imaginary play, nature, outdoor, pretend play, spring, summer

collection of chinese fortune cookies for chinese new year

Chinese fortune cookies with notes of encouragement for kids

February 6, 2016 by Kate 5 Comments

Using cupcake liners you can make these adorable Chinese Fortune Cookies with notes of encouragement for kids. They are fun to make and children will love being inspired by the little messages inside that warm the heart. I’ve included free printable notes you can cut out and use with prewritten or space for you to […]

Filed Under: 5 - 10 years, Art & Craft, Celebrate, Fine Motor, Making Tagged With: chinese new year, fine motor, pretend play, social skills

Simple Book Week Costumes for kids to wear to school

Simple book week costume ideas

August 17, 2014 by Kate 3 Comments

Every year since 1945, Australians have enjoyed celebrating Australian authors and their books. A nation wide book week is typically part of a preschool or primary school calendar and special events are organised to help inspire children to read and love books. One common approach schools take to celebrate national book week is to have children dress us […]

Filed Under: 1 - 3 years, 3 - 5 years, 5 - 10 years, Making, Parenting Tagged With: pretend play

ordering, sorting and grouping magnets game

DIY magnets using puzzle pieces

July 9, 2014 by Kate 4 Comments

Take Possum (2.5 years) to someones house and if there are magnets on a fridge she is there like lightening. She loves them so much, as I’m sure many toddlers of her age do. Given this, I thought that I should try and make some for her to play with at home. This puzzle above is […]

Filed Under: 1 - 3 years, 3 - 5 years, 5 - 10 years, Craft Tagged With: make, pretend play, recycle, toddlers

Dragonflies

Dragonfly craft for kids

June 27, 2014 by Kate 11 Comments

There is something so wonderful about dragonflies, something magical and interesting. Possum (2.5 years) was interested to learn more about them when we came across a poster, which illustrated a dragonfly, amongst other things. So to tap into her curiosity I decided to make a simple dragonfly craft for kids, which also turned in to […]

Filed Under: 1 - 3 years, 3 - 5 years, 5 - 10 years, Art, Art & Craft, Craft, Fine Motor, Play Tagged With: craft, fine motor, making, painting, preschool, pretend play

Fairy princess no sew castle for kids

DIY no sew princess castle

June 16, 2014 by Kate 17 Comments

Possum absolutely loves all forms of pretend play and one of her absolute favourite roles is being a princess. This will always see her grabbing a fluffy dress, tiara and her pair of pink sparkly shoes that seem to refuse to stay on. I always try hard as her parent to encourage and engage in her love of […]

Filed Under: 1 - 3 years, 3 - 5 years, 5 - 10 years, Pretend Play, Uncategorized Tagged With: DIY, giveaway, imaginative play, play, pretend play, sponsored post

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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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