Indoor Fun

More Things To Do Instead Of Turning On The TV (and it’s Printable!)

April 10, 2012
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It is school holidays here in Australia and I thought that it might be the perfect time to revisit a range of easy, playful alternatives for those moments when you feel the TV has been on more than you intended, which I am sure happens to most of us at times. Incorporating the ideas from [...]

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Making Body Shapes (with Printable Body Shape Cards)

February 13, 2012

One simple movement game that the children used to love when I was teaching was making body shapes. Immy loves it too and I think it is a great game because it is easy to play both inside and outside. In it’s simplest form, to play body shapes I would ask the children to use [...]

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One activity, four ways: Tape It Up!

January 31, 2012
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One activity, four ways will be a new, regular feature on Childhood 101. I am often asked how to modify an activity idea or resource for children who are younger or older than Immy, or how to involve children of different ages in an activity. One activity, four ways will take one idea (or resource) [...]

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Literacy Spot #47: Restaurants, Cafes and Sandwich Bars!

November 21, 2011
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Setting up an imaginative play restaurant, cafe or sandwich bar is a wonderful way to engage children with all forms of literacy – speaking, listening, (pre-) reading and (pre-) writing. Plus it is easy to do at home or at preschool!  In fact, this sandwich shop is the latest invitation to play that I have [...]

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Puppet Fun: Making and Playing With Puppets

November 8, 2011

I am taking a little time offline this week to spend with family and to try and kick the final symptoms of my recent illness.  Fortunately, I have some great blogging friends who have offered to help me out with a series of fabulous guest posts. I hope you all enjoy this playful post by [...]

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Fine Motor Activities for Preschoolers: Threading

October 25, 2011
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Immy loves threading and when I shared last week on the Childhood 101 Facebook page that Immy was threading, one friend asked where I had sourced the supplies we were using. Often before we begin, Immy and I have a ‘threading hunt!’ Looking for items from around our home that are suitable for threading (Immy [...]

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A Play Scene All of Her Own

September 23, 2011
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Immy was quietly busy in her playroom earlier this week and I peeked in to discover her creating her very own play scene – a fairy garden.  She had laid out a green scarf (we keep a box of coloured scarves in the playroom) and was collecting and arranging all sort of bits and bobs [...]

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Our Dino World Play Scene

September 17, 2011
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Immy is currently very interested in dinosaurs so I thought that creating a play scene together would provide a fun space for her to re-enact much of the information that she has been gathering through the exploration of her interest. When I suggested the idea to her, Immy’s first request was that the play scene [...]

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