Here are 5 Easy Sensory Activities when you have a rainy day, or would like to do something different with your Toddler. I have used ‘’ingredients’’ that will be easily found around the house and...
5 Easy sensory activities to do at home
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How to Make Homemade Slime
A great activity for kids, homemade slime offers many benefits. It is an excellent tactile activity, providing kids with lots of stimulation. It also teaches kids the basics of following recipes,...
Homemade instruments
What is more fun than making music together as a family? Making the instruments! You can make so many instruments just by walking through the house and gathering items which make potentially good...
Salt dough ornaments
I have always enjoyed making these with my kids, and now that my daughter is 7 and reading, I found it top be such a wonderful experience with her! Vivienne could read out and measure the...
Creative play: Tower building made simple!
During our creative play week at Clamber Club we incorporated a very cool idea which is easy enough for you to let your little ones experiment with at home. Not only does it encourage a child’s...
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 help...
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...
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 more than 2...
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 over...
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 are really easy...
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...
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 this week I saw a picture of a...
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 years worth of use...
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 we have the opportunity to...
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 & a day that I kind off pat myself...
Craft games to improve kids’ motor skills
Developing motor skills is a crucial part of a childhood. When you’re young, you don’t have the same control over your hands as you do now, which makes tasks such as holding a pencil for long...
7 Holiday messy play ideas
Holidays are the perfect time to break out the messy play ideas for the children! Sensory messy play, along with art and crafts messy play, is so engaging and fun! Let's talk about sensory play,...
Easter funtivities!
With Easter fast approaching, I've been scouring Pinterest for Easter-type activities to keep my three girls (aged 5, 3 and 1) busy and to get them in the mood for this important holiday in our...