Making these muddy seed balls is a great way to get ready for Spring
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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.
Heavy work
Have you heard of “heavy work”? Let me tell what it is and how you can incorporate it into the daily life of your little ones.
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.
Small Joys - Shapes in Nature
What shapes can your family find on an outdoor discovery adventure?
Sensory development through play!
Play that celebrates the senses is a fun way for children to learn about themselves and the world around them.
Small joys - Puddle splashing
Today’s small joy—-puddles! Jump in and you’ll discover that there are endless ways to enjoy a small pool of water…
Cloud Appreciation
Need to give your mind a rest? take a moment to look up and watch the clouds go by…
Rainbows in the Kitchen
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.
"Good Enough" meals
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.
Mini Garden
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.
Rainbow Rice
Making and playing with Rainbow Rice is a fantastic activity for the whole family!
Fluffy fun in a can
Soapy, silky, smooth and satisfying. Is shaving cream the perfect sensory play ingredient?
Which "R" are we up to with our rubbish?
The time has come to face up to troubling waste issues in our communities and around the world. There is rubbish everywhere and it’s all a bit of a mess! Which “R” words should we listen to? What can we do as individuals with our rubbish?
Going Outside in Winter
Winter isn’t all gloom and dreariness. Here are 3 ideas to inspire you to get outside and have some fun in Winter, regardless of the rain or the cold.
Autumn leaves are falling
There are so many games to play with whirling, twirling, falling leaves. Here are five ideas to inspire you to take the kids outside and join the fun.
Healthy Parties - Part One: Hosting
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!
Mud, glorious mud!
Children just love the feeling of mud, but glorious mud is not just for them…get your own hands dirty too and discover the thrill of getting muddy.