A play gym is a piece of equipment that every baby needs. Play gyms are incredible not only for entertaining baby, but for stimulating their visual, auditory, and tactile senses, as well as working...
Keep your Play Gym Interesting
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TOYS and PLAY from babies to pre-schoolers!
Children love toys, and the correct toys can help in our children’s development. Toys can help build creativity, imagination, gross motor, and fine motor skills and of course, can provide limitless...
Making your own obstacle course at home
Helping children stay physically active is essential to promoting healthy habits that last a lifetime. The aim is to keep the activities fun so young children can figure it out on their own. Outdoor...
Learning Series – Body Art
There are so many fun ways to teach body awareness. Children learn about their bodies through movement, touch and the visual and auditory senses. This game is all about naming body parts and getting...
Spray painting fun!
Let’s get creative! Not only is this activity wonderful for explorative creative play, it also strengthens little fingers for fine motor development.
Getting active with movement dice
This is a fantastic, stimulating, fun and educational activity that you can do this holiday with your children. To download the movement dice click on this link to our google drive account -...
Rainy Day Activities for All Ages
Beat the boredom with our list of rainy day activities that cater to kids of all ages. Keeping small kids entertained when it’s raining outside is no small feat. When you have kids of varying ages,...
3 Ways to Encourage Imagination at All Stages
Activities that encourage imagination play a vital role in childhood development at all stages. From birth, children are constantly learning about the world. While senses such as touch, smell,...
Gross motor play during the Covid-19 pandemic
“From early on, movement is associated with better cognitive outcome, and gross motor activity has an impact on learning as well as fine motor function,” says Nicole Hilburn, Peadiatric...
Messy play – Wibble wobble
We have some cool ideas to keep your little one’s fingers busy with wibbly wobbly jello this summer! Benefits of sensory play: Sensory play enhances learning through hands-on activities! Sensory...
Simple activities to keep the kids busy this summer
Sometimes we try too hard to keep our kids busy, with arranged play dates, visits to the zoo and the restaurant with the play area and jungle gym. However, sometimes all they need is quality time...
10 Fun bean bag activities
Bean Bags are a FUN and inexpensive prop that can be used for many different activities to develop gross motor skills, body awareness and sensory play. Sew about 10 bean bags together in different...
Baby and me home work out
After having a baby, you realize that there is not much time for yourself let alone time to get to the gym to try get and get your the pre-baby body back or to just get some good endorphins flowing....
How to improve your child’s core strength
“Core strength” has been a buzz word in the health industry the last few years, but its importance cannot be undermined especially in children. The core muscles consist of the abdominal, hip and...
Colourful Fun with Sensory Rice
We all love buying and receiving new toys for our babies. But have your ever noticed how the wrapping paper, box or plastic is usually far more entertaining than the contents themselves? I’m not...
20 Things to do before you’re 10!
Creating bucket lists should not be just for adults. Children love doing activities and working through lists so combined combine these and make a bucket list. This will give your child a sense of...
DIY heavy ball and a light balls
Playing with different weight and textured balls is a fun way to teach the mathematical concept of heavy and light and to stimulate the sense of touch. Why not make your own! What you will need: 2...
Obstacle course adventures
Obstacle courses are great fun for kids and can keep them occupied for hours, especially if you make them part of the planning and preparations. They absolutely love being involved in this...