The Imaginative Child

Literacy Spot #4: Playing School

January 24, 2011
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Did you ever play school as a child?  Pretending to be the teacher in front of your ‘class’ of siblings, cousins or soft toy friends?  If you have a child starting preschool or kindergarten in the next few weeks, you might like to set up a pretend ‘classroom’ for their dramatic play.  This type of [...]

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DIY Kids: Dress Up Wardrobe

December 13, 2010
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This project has been on my to do list since forever, well actually, since some time in February after I gave Immy a collection of dress ups for her birthday. The dress ups previously lived in an ‘always-very-messy’ basket but now they have a new home which makes it a whole lot easier to get [...]

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Homemade Fun: Making Little Play Scenes

November 29, 2010
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Do you remember making a diorama in primary school? A miniature replica of a place or scene or event, painstakingly glued together, usually the night before the project was due! Dioramas can be a fun and easy way to make miniature play spaces too. We used them quite a bit when I was working in [...]

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We Play: You Should Too!

November 8, 2010
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Immy has shown a renewed interest in her dress ups over the past few days, it is funny how children go through cycles of interest with their toys. This morning she would pull out a dress up item, put it on and then give me a clue so I could guess what she was dressed [...]

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Let’s Celebrate SPRING: An Outdoor Play Invitation

October 21, 2010
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A Spring inspired outdoor invitation to play… bright pots of flowers… … and gardening utensils… … makes for a playful sandpit-side nursery. Or florist. Or home garden. Perfect for Spring time, whichever way you play. Related Posts Strewing An Invitation to Play An Invitation to Play: Adventures with Goldilocks Is Your Teacher a Pirate? The [...]

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Let’s Celebrate SPRING: The Beginnings of a Nature Table

October 21, 2010
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Crafty Mamas, have you ever started out with an idea for a creative project and part way through wondered, “Why on earth am I doing this?” Or is that just me?? Probably. Anyway, this project certainly had more than one why am I doing this again moments. I have long been fascinated with the idea [...]

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Homemade Fun: Gumnut Gnomes

August 13, 2010

The gumnuts we collected at the park have been transformed…into a family of gnomes. Perfect for Immy, who loves imaginative play, and simple to make with a little wool, felt and paint pens. The small nuts make perfect tea cups for our gnomes too And if you haven’t checked out We Play yet this week [...]

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Kids Art: Reflections on Painting

July 5, 2010

I feel we have been in a bit of a rut with our painting lately. Immy loves painting with acrylics or watercolours (well, our version with food colouring) and cotton buds at her easel. This process also typically involves also painting her hands (and her arms if they are uncovered) at some stage. While I [...]

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