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Creating an Undercover, Outdoor Space for Winter (or Summer) Play

June 7, 2013

Now that AJ is on the move it is more important than ever that she has time to potter outdoor each day. Unfortunately, the weather is cooling rapidly and I am not much of a Winter person, in fact I seem to be lacking in some essential gene that finds the cold and rain enticing. [...]

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Helping Children Manage BIG Emotions (Printable)

June 6, 2013

Those who have been following our recent book club reading of Siblings Without Rivalry might recall that in my first reflection on the book I mentioned making a poster for our playroom which would serve as a reminder to both myself and Immy (and when she is bigger, AJ as well) of ways of dealing [...]

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Art Projects for Kids: Recycled Bottle Koinobori

June 5, 2013

We are having lots of fun creating thanks to a set of coloured Sharpie pens. As well as the recycled bottle lanterns I shared over at Go Explore Nature last week, Immy and I recently tackled another recycled bottle project with our Sharpies – making our own version of a Japanese koinobori wind sock. To [...]

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Travel Tips for a Family Road Trip

June 4, 2013

This post is by regular contributor, Ali Wright of At Home With Ali. We do a fair bit of car travel with our 5 and 2.5 year olds to visit grandparents who live some distance away. To keep us all happy on these longer trips we have devised a range of fun things to enjoy [...]

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DIY Kids: Make Your Own Travel Peekaboo Game

June 3, 2013

This post was first published in July, 2010. We are heading away for a few days, in search of warmer pastures and I thought I would take the opportunity to share this simple, travel-handy Peekaboo Game which I quickly whipped up to help keep Immy busy whilst we are travelling. I don’t know about you [...]

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DIY Soap Crayons – Made By Kids

May 30, 2013

For something a little different, today the Childhood 101 contributors are playing a game of online tag! It’s lots of fun and a great way to discover new blogs and fun ideas. Kylie of Octavia and Vicky is here sharing a fabulous creative project, making your very own soap crayons, while I am over at [...]

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Creative Play for Babies & Toddlers: Sticky Art

May 29, 2013

This simple creative play activity is so much fun for babies who are sitting or standing and younger toddlers. As I share in my new book, Time to Create, the process of doing in play or creative activities is so much more important for young children than the end result, and this activity provided AJ [...]

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An Ordinary Mum on an Extraordinary Day

May 28, 2013

I am amazed at how often the extraordinary seems to happen on my most ordinary of days. Like the day I found out that I would be going to Singapore as Childhood 101 had been selected as one of five finalists for Nuffnang’s Best Parenting Blog Award, or the moment I found out Art Not [...]

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