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...
Cork and cotton bud painting
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Mini doughnuts
Have you ever done any baking with your toddler in the kitchen? Not too keen on the mess? Or having to clean it all up yourself and end up doing it all yourself? Baking with your little one can...
Homemade bread in a bag
Making bread in a bag is going to become your new favourite family activity! Little kids and big kids alike will love making their own loaf of bread. Summer is a great time to spend some time in the...
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...
Veggie Lasagne
Spending quality time with your children can be a challenge with the demands us parents face every day, so cooking with your children is a great way to spend some time with them away from school...
Easy homemade watermelon ice-cream
Out of ideas for children summer snacks? Try this easy and delicious homemade watermelon ice-cream. It is perfect for those hot summer's days and they are lots of fun for the children to make! Only...
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...
Sugar biscuits
We have a simple and delicious sugar biscuit recipe that we love in our house! It’s perfect for school holidays and the kids love to roll and cut their dough. The recipe halves very easily, so it is...
7 Learning opportunities using Otees
I love accidental learning, an activity that I didn’t go out of my way to plan, so its super easy, and it turns out to be a bountiful learning experience for my little ones. Here are some fun...
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...
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...
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...
Vegetable gardens: fun, messy and productive!!
Having 2 boys I learnt early on that getting dirty= FUN & HAPPINESS!! They loved jumping in muddy puddles and driving their trucks in the dirt and playing in the sand- the messier it was the...
Funky noodles
Do it yourself handy crafts, an easy way to entertain your little one’s at home. Sometimes we forget how easy it is to use everyday things we have in the house for crafts. Today we decided that...
Pictionary with Marie Biscuits
I have always loved simple things in life, and when something simple ends up having a lot of depth to it – well that is even better!!!! Here is a simple way to do some baking with your children – it...
DIY road trip toy for a one year old
I love road trips. I love long road trips that take you on holiday to a place far away from reality – the road trip is the opening chapter to your time away, and the beginning of a (usually)...