Blogging has been such an exciting adventure for me (wow, can you believe I have been doing this for 6 years now!) and along the way I have made some wonderful online friends, including NurtureStore blogger and now author, Cathy James. Cathy has just released her first book – The Garden Classroom: Hands-On Activities in […]
How to Make Paper Pinwheels
Spinning pinwheels captivate children of all ages and when Immy and I were perusing Jean of The Artful Parent’s brand new book, The Artful Year, we couldn’t help but choose making paper pinwheels as one of the first (of many!) projects we just couldn’t wait to try! These paper pinwheels are quick and easy to […]
Science for Kids: Jelly Bean Taste Test
This taste testing experiment is great fun and is particularly well suited to children aged 5 and up. Our whole family joined in and my two kids were very excited that our science experiment involved eating jelly beans!!! The experiment explores the relationship between sight and taste. Technically sight is not a part of the […]
Fun Summer Activity Ideas for Toddlers & Preschoolers
Ice blocks, sprinklers, sand and swimming –it must be summer! Today we are sharing a bunch of fun summer activity ideas to enjoy with the small people in your life – they’re perfect for toddlers and preschoolers but (just quietly!) your school aged kids are sure to want to play too! 1. Summer Sensory Bins […]
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 […]
