Cork and cotton bud painting
This week we’ve been exploring with cotton bud painting and corks to create a colourful circus picture with dots in different ways. Cotton bud and cork painting is wonderful and a great way to [...]
Decorate your own party cups!
About 18 months ago, I was planning my son’s insect-themed 2nd birthday party. I had the insect-themed cake, the insect-themed party favours, and enough plastic insects to decorate the amazon rain forest (would now [...]
5 Fun holiday activities
After being through long holidays with bored children in the past, I decided to do some research on activities to do with them that stimulates the senses as well as keep them busy for [...]
Spray painting fun with food colouring
If you need a great activity to keep your children entertained, then this is the one! My children just loved spraying the food colouring and water mixture onto large pieces of paper (and all [...]
DIY snow globe
During the school holidays we decided to do something festive in preparation for the festive season. I decided to do my own DIY snow globes and we had so much fun making them! They [...]
Learning about shapes – make a star picture
Children love being given creative license to change a plain piece of paper into one filled with colour! There are many ways to encourage and help your child to learn about shapes. Because shapes are [...]
Textured sock snakes
Do you have odd pairs of socks lying around in the house? I always have odd socks in the ironing basket. I often think that I should just throw them in the bin, but [...]
Make your own activity board
Summer is over, and I’ll bet you are starting to think about more indoor ways to keep your energetic toddler active. How about an easy DIY project that your child will get a few [...]
Movement – Make your own cardboard box car
Children are always on the go and are looking at ways to move. They watch their parents get in to a car every day and transport them from one place to another. In a car [...]
Mothers Day fingerprint key chain
As a mother of 3 I really look forward to Mothers Day, to the little time off but the extra hugs from my little ones. The yummy big lunch we share as a family [...]