All in dinner

Aug 19

Aug 19 Messy Eaters

adventure, babies, breakfast, creativity, dinner, family, food, fruit, games, Kitchen adventures, motor skills, outdoor play, play, pre-schoolers, senses, sensory, toddlers, vegetables

When it comes to feeding time - there are so many reasons to embrace the mess!

Dec 22

Dec 22 Festive Food can be healthy!

Sarah Clarkson

Christmas time is often a time for “indulging” and overeating, but festive, celebratory food can be healthy, colourful and fun too!

Sep 29

Sep 29 Kids in the Kitchen - Part Two

Sarah Clarkson

adventure, cooking, creativity, dinner, family, Fine motor skills, food, fun, fruit, Kitchen adventures, motor skills, pre-schoolers, Science, senses, toddlers, vegetables

Some more inspiration for cooking with the young people in your life.

Jul 31

Jul 31 Kids in the Kitchen - Part One

Sarah Clarkson

adventure, babies, breakfast, creativity, dinner, family, Fine motor skills, food, fun, Kitchen adventures, motor skills, play, pre-schoolers, Science, toddlers, vegetables, cooking

Cooking with kids. Does this make you think “giant mess” or “a whole lot of fun”? Part One is to inspire you to get prepared and bravely include your child/ren in kitchen adventures.

Aug 6

Aug 6 Making a mess

Sarah Clarkson

art, babies, breakfast, creativity, dinner, family, food, fun, games, Kitchen adventures, mud play, nature, outdoor play, painting, party, play, pre-schoolers, sensory, toddlers, vegetables

Whether it be indoors or outdoors, with food, mud or paint…creating space for you and your children to make a mess can be a fun, dynamic and satisfying way to spend time…lockdown or not.

May 30

May 30 A nice cup of tea

Sarah Clarkson

babies, breakfast, dinner, food, fun, games, Kitchen adventures, mud play, nature, outdoor play, party, play, pre-schoolers, Science, toddlers, water play, family

Sometimes all you need is a nice cup of tea. Whether it’s a real cup, brewed with herbs picked fresh from your garden, or a muddy concoction from your child’s play, a cup of tea can help bring a moment of peace to a busy day.

Mar 19

Mar 19 Busy little hands

Sarah Clarkson

art, Autumn, babies, colour, creativity, dinner, family, Easter, food, fruit, fun, games, Kitchen adventures, motor skills, nature, outdoor play, play, pre-schoolers, senses, sensory, toddlers, vegetables, water play

How we can create appealing opportunities for busy little hands to touch, grab, poke, pour, twist and squeeze.

Apr 23

Apr 23 Rainbows in the Kitchen

Sarah Clarkson

art, Autumn, babies, breakfast, construction, craft, dinner, finger play, family, food, fruit, games, literacy, sensory, vegetables, toddlers, Kitchen adventures

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.

Feb 21

Feb 21 Little Scientists

Sarah Clarkson

art, babies, construction, dinner, family, food, motor skills, mud play, outdoor play, pre-schoolers, sensory, toddlers, vegetables, Science

Inside babies and children there is an overwhelming desire to play, to experience and to make sense of themselves and their world. They’re all little scientists!

Dec 18

Dec 18 "Good Enough" meals

Sarah Clarkson

babies, breakfast, dinner, family, food, fruit, games, motor skills, outdoor play, toddlers, vegetables

Do you ever feel like you “should” be making a “proper” dinner every night? If you have the time and energy every day for this, then that is wonderful, but if you want to cheat a little on preparation time, but not on food quality then read on. I’ll give you some tips to create a nutritionally-balanced, easy-to-prepare meal. It just takes a good balance of a little bit of this and that.