Get a bit creative with an ink pad and recycling tetra paks, along with amazing art you might even make some wrapping paper.
All in painting
A messy, fun and easy painting activity
Making a beautiful mess with this easy flower printing activity
Mushrooms!
Creating a little bit of wonder and magic with toadstools
Bubble rapt
Explore some cheap & easy printing fun with throwaway materials.
Fishy friends
The simplest shapes can make a great canvas for kids’ creativity.
Easy invisible ink
Make magic with some simple kitchen ingredients.
Texta Juice
Lovely watercolour paint made from old expired textas? Magic!
A jolly brolly painting idea
Try this bright idea to celebrate the soggy season
Colour mix tricks
If the thought of painting with kids leaves you frazzled, learn how to steer a very basic colour wheel.
Arty chit-chatting
Kid’s art is magic. Use it as a starting point for some interesting chats.
Squish it
Bring some colour into your child’s day, with paintings that start with a simple blob!
Developing Fine Motor Skills Through Play
The following blog discusses how play and music can help develop a child’s fine motor skills.
Making a mess
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.
Painting Rocks
A simple activity to play in your own backyard, with whatever you have on hand!
Hunting for bugs
Stuck at home? You could go on an outside, bug-hunting adventure!
Outdoor Muddy Play Essentials - PART TWO
Here are 3 more ideas for outdoor play equipment that can be cheap, useful, fun and can be played with over and over and over again.
A blob & a box
Think outside the box… and let the kids get creative inside one!
Cloud Appreciation
Need to give your mind a rest? take a moment to look up and watch the clouds go by…
Getting salty
Brrrr, cold fingers? Warm them up with this creative activity.
No paintbrush? No problem!
Getting creative doesn’t have to be complicated. Let the kids paint using everyday things around them.