In this post Kylie of Octavia & Vicky shares a fabulously fun and festive sensory activity for those who don’t mind things getting a little messy! It’s Edible Glitter Finger Paint! We love a bit of messy play around here, any excuse to get stuck into some squishy, squelchy, ooey, gooey stuff. While we love […]
Activities for Toddlers: Rocks and a Box
In this post regular contributor, Kylie Gardner of Octavia & Vicky, shares a simple invitation to play activity perfect for toddlers. When I think “what are we going to play today?” I always keep in mind the activites that my children are most interested in. That’s my early childhood training kicking in, but also just […]
Easy Dinner Recipe: Sausage & Rice Bake
Every Monday I get a sense of dread in my bones as I realise I need to plan the meals for the week. Again. Do these little people really need to be fed Every Single Day? Really?!! I actually love cooking (and I love eating!) but finding food that my little people will gobble up […]
Stamp & Spell Literacy Play
This post is by regular contributor Kylie Gardner of Octavia & Vicky. While we were on holiday recently my four year old daughter, Pebble, watched her Great Nana, Nana and cousin play Scrabble. It made me think about the neglected Scrabble box sitting in our cupboard at home and how we could use the letter […]
Family Dinner: Creamy Risoni with Pumpkin & Sweet Potato
This post is by Kylie Gardner of Octavia and Vicky. This may be embarrassing to admit, but I find so much triumph and joy out in finding a family dinner which I actually enjoy eating too. I am very bored with meat and veg, can’t stand the sight of tuna mornay (my four year old […]
