Answer: Many, many hours of fun! This roll of masking tape has been providing literally hours of fun on and off for the past week. Immy has raided our ‘useful box’ and made interesting sculptures;Healed injured friends;Dressed all manner of ‘people’ in the latest fashion for any occasion;Created all sorts of random, interesting but beautiful […]
Words in the World
This post is by Catherine Oehlman of Squigglemum. Text isn’t limited to books. Environmental print is everywhere. It’s probably in every room in your home, it’s all over the place at the shops, it’s on street signs and billboards and buildings and more. If you want to give your kids a head start in reading […]
Learning to Listen
Today I welcome Christine Gora of Kids Music Toys with a guest post about the importance of children learning to listen. There is so much emphasis today on the visual. Young children are bombarded with visual stimuli through television and DVD. While all of this visual entertainment may have its place and provide parents with […]
Homemade Medieval Princess Hat Tutorial
This felt, medieval style princess hat is simple to make and can be machine or hand sewn. You will need: Large sheet of paper for pattern Scissors Thread Felt Fusible (iron on) webbing Decorative trim Polytulle Sewing machine or needle for hand sewing To make: 1. Pattern making: Determine how tall you wish the hat […]
21+ Eggs-cellent Books About Eggs! Fiction and Non-Fiction Picture Books
nWith Easter rapidly approaching, there is no better time to learn all about eggs! Today I wanted to share more than a dozen of our favourite books about eggs for you to enjoy with the children in your life – whether you are in the classroom or at home. The list includes both fiction and […]
10 Easy Water Play Ideas
Most kids love playing with water. In summertime we have outdoor water play outside pretty much everyday. A few inches of water in a shallow bin or tub, or in a small paddle pool, plastic containers to fill and pour from and a wooden spoon or two, and my little water nymphs are as happy […]
How to Make a Butterfly Mask For Kids
Some time ago we went to a birthday party and in the party bag we took home a cardboard butterfly mask which Immy loves. Being cardboard however, it wasn’t long in the hands of a toddler before it looked somewhat worse for wear! I decided to use the cardboard version as the template to make […]
The Preschool Balancing Act
My two play related posts from last week, Why Do We Keep Ignoring This Message? and Playful Learning, sparked many interesting comments from readers (please note, in this post I use the word ‘preschool’ to encompass all prior-to-school age learning programs which may also be called kindergarten, pre-primary, prep, transition or may form some part […]
The Last of the Puppet Madness
I promise! Some beautiful ideas from the wider blogosphere…Why not make a crow puppet just like this one from Ordinary Life Magic. This idea could easily be adapted to other types of birds- why not create a whole aviary?Or some hand stamped popstick puppets aka Red Bird Crafts.What child wouldn’t love these little stone dolls […]
Exploring More in Nature’s Playground: At the Beach
This morning dawned sunny (but cool). As we started our morning routine of breakfasting and getting dressed, I was thinking about what we should go out and do. I wanted to take Immy out but not to our local playground of rubber and metal as my head is full of this idea of the natural […]
