Tactile perception activities can help a child develop good touch perception. This, in turn, can aid in the development of good fine motor skills. These activities will help your child learn to...
Three Ingredient Party Favourite
If you have young kiddies in your house, like I have, you might also have an aspiring “Master Chef” or two in the making. Both my girls, 4 and 6, absolutely love being in the kitchen and...
Optimised Learning
The building blocks for Learning It is increasingly evident that more and more children experience difficulty coping with the demands that a day at school brings. There are a number of possibilities...
SENSORY HOOPS TO STIMULATE YOUR BABY
How does a sensory hoop help my baby? The frontal lobe in a baby’s brain is important for sensory processing. Using a sensory hoop like this helps build brain neurons as they touch different...
Auditory Perception
Auditory perception is an important part of a child’s healthy intellectual development. Listening to and processing information is a skill that is required throughout life. So, how can you help...
Taste Safe Sensory Play
Sensory play is crucial for toddlers, as it provides them with opportunities to actively use their senses as they explore their world. Sensory play is important for a toddler’s brain development....
Tips for Teaching Puzzles
Does your toddler or preschooler have some puzzles lying around that he occasionally plays with? How often do you try to sit with him and encourage him to play with them? Many parents offer puzzles...
The importance of active play in young children
Active play is such an important part of preschool children’s lives, as it builds up their self-confidence and it increases their emotional well-being, physically, socially, emotionally, and...
Citrus Sensory Necklace
Keeping our children occupied during these long unprecedented days at home calls for out-of- the-box ideas and creativity using things found lying around the house. Presenting the idea of making a...
Visual fun and games
Visual perception activities can help a child to make sense of the information that the eyes are sending to the brain. Having good visual perception skills can therefore help prepare your child for...
Learning Series – Imaginary transport play
Parents, you’re absolutely going to love this super budget-friendly activity! I am sure you have a bunch of boxes piling up from all that online shopping during lockdown and with a few recycled...
Baby Girl Clothing Hacks
I bought all these cute little outfits for my baby girl and she only wore them once! It broke my heart that I had to give them away so soon, as they were still as good as new. Then my mom came up...
Active play at home
With our new way of living in these Covid times, we often need to keep our children active, especially as we are required to stay at home and socially distance. Here are some Clamber Club...
Homemade Puffy Paint Recipe
I have three children of various ages and all my children love being creative and busy. When I came across this amazing recipe it kept my two younger children busy for hours. It was so much fun...
Learning through the Visual Sense
Understanding what we see and interpreting what we see is all part of learning. This week we look at how we learn through our eyes. Visual perception can be taught in so many ways, and if we know...
6 Foods To Boost Your Child’s Brain Health!
Let’s talk about brain health and development. There are certain “brain foods” that can help with your child’s brain development. These foods can help improve brain function, memory, and...
Learning Series: Size Matching
Seriation skills are defined as the ability to arrange objects in order by size. The development of seriation skills in young children is a step-by-step process. As children grow and develop,...
How to doodle!
I know that this is an obvious idea and probably everyone has doodled before, but sometimes we still have no idea what to doodle and even doodling can become a difficult task. What are the...