It’s surprising how many of the most well loved toys in our home are simple, wooden toys. With two girls who love imaginative play, I guess that is a given but most of the toys I have included on this list have been purchased once and played with thousands of times over the course of […]
24 Fabulous Pretend Play Food Sets
Pretend play has been a constant in our house for more than five years now. My girls have both loved imaginative play as toddlers and preschoolers. A big part of this has been kitchen/home corner play and one of my favourite sources of pretend play food is Etsy. I just love the unique, handmade play […]
Insect Small World: A Preschool Invitation to Play
When a collection of carefully chosen loose parts, toys and materials is presented in an inviting way, a young child’s interest will instantly be sparked! This is what we call an invitation to play. My preschooler will often ask me, “Mum what did you put out for me today?” and a play dough based invitation […]
12 Magical Book Series for Kids Who Love Rainbow Magic
Immy was a big fan or the Rainbow Magic book series for many years but I am secretly relieved to say that she has totally moved on. While their magical stories of friendship are somewhat captivating for 5-8 year olds, I found them somewhat repetitive and formulaic, more than a little shallow and excessively sparkly. […]
15 Fun Star Wars Games for Kids
If you are looking for Star Wars inspired toys and games that are a little bit different then what you’ll see in the regular stores then Etsy is well worth a look! Here are 15 fun ideas that we LOVE to get you started. (show from top left) Star Wars Peg Doll Set | Pegster […]
Fairy Tale Charades Printable
Given the popularity of our printable Christmas charades cards I thought it was time to create a new set – to be enjoyed by my family and yours, and what could be more fun, especially when playing charades with young children, than playing Fairy Tale Charades! This printable set contains 36 fairy tale character cards […]
15 Un-Princess Picture Books for Princess Lovers
Now both of my girls embrace all things princesses-y but I like to ensure that they have a BIG dose of modern day princess mixed in with the Disney-fied version. So today I am sharing a collection of books that feature sassy, sparkling, smart, kind and brave girls, most of whom just happen to be […]
Star Wars Shadow Puppets
This post is sponsored by Duracell. Hands up if you have a Star Wars fan in your home? We do and he has been waiting for the day to share his love with our kids! I mean, that really is one of the joys of parenting isn’t it– sharing those passions and joys that were […]
DIY Wooden Peg Gnomes for Imaginative Play
We met our first wooden peg doll gnomes (three of!) many Christmases ago and it was love at first sight. Immy loved playing with them so much that it was only a matter of time before we began adding more little gnomes to our collection but instead of buying them we had a go at […]
9 Ways to Encourage a Child’s Creativity
I love watching and listening to children as they come up with fresh ideas or create something new. When the project is right, their passion, enthusiasm and motivation for the task is exciting to observe. Children have great ideas and activities that develop the skills associated with creativity and inventiveness don’t have to be overly […]
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