At First Steps in Nature we just love to create a Muddy Cake in celebration of a birthday…or just because the day is fun and the mud inspires us. But this activity is about a whole lot more than just fun, muddy play…
All in Autumn
Rug up baby, Let’s go!
Getting yourself outside in the colder months, maybe a hot drink at the cafe, a park crawl or meeting friends.
The Sounds of Autumn
Autumn is full of magic music moments! Take your little ones out and explore the sounds of nature.
Mushrooms!
Creating a little bit of wonder and magic with toadstools
Bird stations
Making a station in the yard for the birds to collect materials from for nest building
Turning over a new leaf
Let Autumn inspire you with some more crafty ideas.
Singing With the Autumn Leaves
A selection of songs to add to your autumn days
Treasures & crowns
The gifts of Autumn can inspire some unique seasonal creativity.
Heavy work
Have you heard of “heavy work”? Let me tell what it is and how you can incorporate it into the daily life of your little ones.
Busy little hands
How we can create appealing opportunities for busy little hands to touch, grab, poke, pour, twist and squeeze.
Why wind is wonderful
Helping children to understand why the wind is useful, can help it seem less scary and uncomfortable. Here are 3 amazing ways that the wind helps nature, and us!
Collect & create
Going for a stroll? Bring home some treasures, and use them to ignite some creative fun.
Rainbows in the Kitchen
With so many people stuck at home in Australia joining the Rainbow Trail, what a great opportunity to join in by bringing the rainbow inside too.
Announcing Autumn
Autumn is here! Don’t let it pass you by.