Fun for Everyone

Sensory Play – Icy Fun!

January 4, 2012

A little forward thinking and some treasures frozen into blocks of ice makes a run of super hot days a LOT more bearable.

I remember the day we visited the girls’ kinder for the first time, just to see what it was like. They had a shop set up in the home corner area and immediately my just turned four year old girls made a beeline for it and stayed playing shop for the whole time we were [...]

Easy Art for Kids – Easy to find, Easy to Glue, Collage Materials

December 6, 2011

“I want to sick something! Mum can I glue something? You know, stick stuff? You know, like with glue?” It makes me smile the way he talks. From a 2 year old who didn’t even say ‘Mama’ to a four year old who who talks like a geeky teenager. How can I say no to [...]

2011 Christmas Printable Series – Christmas Letter Writing Set.

November 28, 2011

free printable christmas letter writing set

My girls don’t like Santa. They never have, and I’m beginning to think they never will. These days, at a very grown up eight years of age, they can keep themselves together when they walk past a giant blow up Santa in a shop, but no amount of lollies can bribe them to get any [...]

Easy Art for Kids – Corn Flour Paste Recipe

October 25, 2011

We usually use a glue stick for collage as they are quick and easy to get out and pack up, don’t need a brush and easy for small hands to manage. But for some collage materials you need something with a bit more sticking power, that’s when we make corn flour paste. Corn Flour Paste [...]

Things I Know…

October 14, 2011

I know that my kids have been itching to play in this huge puddle since it stopped raining earlier this week. I know that getting dirty is lots of fun. I know that we don’t need a swimming pool I know that if her career as a zoo keeper doesn’t work out, [...]

Playing With Sticks

August 16, 2011

I can hear the voice in my head, yelling across the play ground; “Put the stick down! It’s not safe, you’ll poke someone’s eye out! Put it down!” If the voice didn’t belong to me it was someone I was working with or another parent. A small child waving a stick around seems to make [...]

Easy Art for Kids – Circle Printing

August 2, 2011

We went on a hunt, looking for round things to print with. We found lots of different round things, some worked well for printing, other’s not so well! Here are some round things that worked great to make prints with! A cup Cut up cardboard tube Bottle caps Marker lid The bottom of a gum [...]

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Wordless Wednesday – Printable Christmas Cheer
December 14, 2011

We are in need of a little brightness around here, and some Christmas decorations that Noah can’t pull down and destroy… Click on any of the above images to download an A4 (letter sized) printable poster to add some Christmas cheer. Or shrink them down and print them onto cards and share the joy. Check [...]

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2011 Christmas Printable Series – Print and Fold Gift Boxes.
December 12, 2011

I think I am done with my Christmas shopping…. hopefully… maybe. We still have a few hand made gifts to finish off but I don’t think I need to go near another shopping centre (well except for food) till after Christmas. So now that the gift are all organised I need to wrap them. This [...]

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2011 Christmas Printable Series – Jar Labels and a Strawberry Jam Recipe.
December 5, 2011

Lots of rain + some sunshine = bucket loads of strawberries! Over the past few weeks we have had strawberries coming out of our ears. We have made muffins, and smoothies and cupcakes, and pie and we’ve eaten so many fresh strawberries I am actually kinda over them (I never thought that would happen), but [...]

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