Multi-sensory experiences can help deepen a child’s learning experience. Let’s use and orange as an example – If you see the orange it is one thing, if hear it’s name, it adds increased value to the...
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
Having fun while washing the dogs
One thing is for sure that when my husband mentions he needs to wash the dogs, both my children jump for joy and get into helper mode. First things first, they get on their swimming costumes,...
Water Gun Painting
One of the wonderful things about being a child is that life is full of simple pleasures and painting, is one of them. Right from creating their masterpiece to being able to show it off once it’s...
35 Activities to do With Your Baby….
I sometimes cannot help chuckling to myself… I’m always convinced that after 9 weeks of term, the moms would be happy for the holiday break that is fast approaching. But more times than not, there...
Potatoes Aren’t Only For Eating
Children love painting at the best of times. It is such an amazing creative outlet that seems to bring their imaginations alive and I have a wonderful collection of my children’s paintings that I...
Creative Sensory Sand Art
Those of you who know me or who have been following the blog will know that I absolutely loathe sand! Fortunately, not all sand is created equal and I think I have found a way that allows my little...
Messy Spaghetti Painting
I love using food as sensory items for my children. There is something that completely amazes them about doing something with food other than eating and it is just such a joy to watch. I had been...
Fizzy, foamy vinegar eruptions
I always find it so amazing how you can create something that is so much fun from household ingredients that are so boring! Take bicarbonate of soda (also known as baking soda) and vinegar for...
Sensory Play with Foamy Sand
Sensory play is wonderful for small children and has numerous benefits including an improvement in motor skills and language development as well as helping them learn more about their environment....
Sensory play with Snow Sand
It is no secret that I hate sand. No, hate is not too strong a word in this case; in fact it might not be strong enough. I would choose the countryside over the sea side any day and the thought of...