Aug 6 Making a mess

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.

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.

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.

Oct 16

Oct 16 Rainbow Rice

Sarah Clarkson

art, craft, family, finger play, games, motor skills, outdoor play, party, pre-schoolers, rhymes, sensory, song, toddlers

Making and playing with Rainbow Rice is a fantastic activity for the whole family!

Sep 13

Sep 13 Dinner for Breakfast?

Sarah Clarkson

babies, family, food, fruit, games, motor skills, pre-schoolers, toddlers, vegetables, dinner, breakfast

Who makes the rules around what is eaten for “breakfast”, “lunch” and “dinner” at your house? Is it time to challenge those rules?

Apr 17

Apr 17 Healthy Parties - Part Two: Attending

Sarah Clarkson

babies, family, food, fruit, games, party, vegetables, toddlers

Read on for some tips on how to manage (not control) young children’s food intake at parties.

Mar 26

Mar 26 Healthy Parties - Part One: Hosting

Sarah Clarkson

art, babies, craft, family, food, fruit, outdoor play, pre-schoolers, toddlers, vegetables, party

Here are 3 top tips for serving healthy food at a party, while still keeping everyone happy and sending them home with no sore tummies nor crazy tantrums later in the day!