Sep 29 Kids in the Kitchen - Part Two

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.

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.

Nov 28

Nov 28 Mini Garden

Sarah Clarkson

craft, family, food, games, motor skills, outdoor play, pre-schoolers, sensory, toddlers, vegetables

Do you remember sprouting carrot tops as a child? Delight in the wonders of vegetables!! See what you can get growing in your little mini garden and you may be suprised to discover just how much life is still left in boring old vegetable scraps.