Our Guest Blogger, Sally Brown, brings to life the joy of the ubiquitous cardboard box
All tagged preschool
Reading...but not
Whether it’s a 20 second glance or 20 minutes listening to a pile of stories, time spent with a book is never wasted.
Loose-parts play
Using loose-parts such as beads, gum nuts, stones and buttons is a great way to bring life to your child’s play time and allows them to turn simple, every day times into absolutely anything they can imagine!
Christmas themes in nature play
There are many reasons to include nature in your Christmas festivities - here are 4 easy, Christmas-themed nature activities to get you started!
Shadow drawing
Shadows are a fascinating thing to explore, and can open up many opportunities for learning. Here are two activities that combine shadows and art.
Cutting with Scissors
Cutting with scissors is an important life-skill. Here’s a summary of the stages your child will pass through as they learn to master a pair of scissors.
Circuit breakers
Staying at home more than usual at the moment can be both a positive and negative, depending on the day! Here is a couple of things I find act as a reset, or ‘circuit breaker’ as I like to call it, for the days you need to reset the mood and find the joy.
Sink or float
This play-based activity combines a very simple science experiment and water-play for a fun and engaging learning with your little ones!
Activities that will blow you away!
3 activities to help you and your child embrace and learn more about windy weather.
Why read?
Why do we read to children long before they can read themselves?
The day the libraries closed
Some online books and story resources for pre and primary age children
3 of our favourite Books
Books were an important part of my childhood and they’re an important part of my life now. I’ve read to my girls (age 4 and 10) every day since they were a couple of months old so they could experience the joy of reading from a young age. I thought I’d begin my time as a blogger for Little Bluebirds by sharing a few books my girls and I have loved.