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 […]
7 DIY Dollhouses for Pretend Play
My girls love imaginative play and over time we have managed to accumulate all manner of figurines in our toy collection – Schleich animals, dinosaurs and fairies, Sylvanian creatures, Lalaloopsies and Disney fairies to name just a few (I mean they LOVE imaginative play!) Of course, these characters all need somewhere to live and while […]
Printable Three Little Pigs Storytelling Puppets
Oh, we have been having fun this week with these Three Little Pigs storytelling props! There has been much huffing and puffing! And wonderful story making and sharing. I love puppets and storytelling props for their potential for wonderfully engaged literacy learning, imaginative play and social development, and these props are available as a free […]
7 Book Inspired Small World Play Ideas
My girls both love imaginative play and presenting a small world as an invitation to play is guaranteed to engage them for hours. And creating a small world based on a fabulous picture book has the added bonus of encouraging their use of lots of wonderful language and comprehension skills as they are inspired to […]
15 Simple-to-Make Book Inspired Costume Ideas
While parents all across Australia despair of Book Week and the inevitable Book Week Parade costume, I secretly sort of look forward to it 😉 Mind you, despite the exciting, creative ideas that I suggest all Immy ever wants to be is some form of fairy or princess *sigh* Most. Disappointed. Mother. Ever! So instead […]
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