Yesterday afternoon we headed off to the park for a walk and a play (and to chase some ducks!) Whilst we were there Immy found a large stick and picked it up. I said, “That’s a big stick,” but I should have known better as it wasn’t a stick, it was a …. …vacuum cleaner! […]
Easy Percussion for Kids: The Plate Dance for Toddlers & Preschoolers
Each week we attend Wiggly Woo – a fun music and dance class for 1-5 year olds. Last term Immy’s favourite dance was the ‘plate dance.’ It’s a wonderfully, simple idea – all of the children and adults are each given two plastic plates to use as cymbal-like percussion instruments as the Can Can music […]
Gardening With Kids: How Does Your Garden Grow?
Immy loves our vegetable garden. I am not sure if I can actually call it a vegetable ‘garden’ as it is really vegetables planted in between the plants in the regular garden and in a few large pots. We are currently renting a home and so this is how our garden grows. I have previously […]
Edible Fingerpaint Recipe for Toddlers
Given that the weather has become rather less desirable for outings we decided to have a day on our staycation. One activity I have been meaning to try was the edible fingerpaint featured in The Lost Art Of Childhood by Sarah Bryden-Brown (see recipe below). As an early childhood teacher I am very embarrassed to […]
Things to Do This Weekend: Visit a Local Market
One of our favourite things to do on the weekend is visit local markets – whether they be a grower’s or farmer’s market, a craft market or one of the permanent markets in Fremantle. Markets are wondrous places for children to visit – offering so many new sights and sounds, smells and tastes – this […]
