Fine motor skills are what we early childhood educators talk about when we mean all the small muscle, refined movements of the hands. It also relates to thinks like eye-hand-coordination and is an essential pre-writing skill to develop and practice. While fine motor skills are important, they are also really easy to practice and develop, […]
Simple Salt Play
The house is unnaturally quiet except for his little voice. “I do it?” “I help you mum?” “I want pick up…. Mum, PICK UP!” You see Noah has very rarely been at home on his own. There were a few hours here or there last year when Morgan was at kinder, but we tended to […]
Activities, Ideas and Suggestions for Living with Toddlers
I was invited to join ABC radio’s Baby Talk show to talk about toddlers, and it was so much fun! When we talk about toddlers we are usually talking about children who are between the ages of 1 and 3. During the toddler years children are learning to walk, talk and to explore the world […]
Imaginative Play: Bugs in a Box
Do you want to set up a cool imaginative play scene that’s a little messy, maybe a little wet, but you don’t have anything to put it in? All you need is a cardboard box and a garbage bag. For the Halloween disco at school, Izzy went as ‘bug girl’ with lots of plastic insects […]
Just Play
I was recently asked how I get my kids to ‘just play’. “How do I get them to play independently, on their own, without wanting me to join in all the time?” I don’t think there is an easy answer for this. I don’t know any special activity or trick to getting kids to play […]
What To Do When You’re Almost Two.
The girls are at school and the big boy is at kinder, that just leaves the smallest at home. Noey is not used to being at home on his own. He’s used to having one, or three big kids to follow around. He’s used to having all his older siblings arguing over who he loves […]
How to Make a Box Tunnel
This simple box tunnel is easy to make and lots of fun to play with! The next time you have a large box you need to make this easy box tunnel for your kids. One bonus of never ending renovations is that there is a never ending supply of big boxes! We’ve had quite a […]
Sensory Play – Keep it Simple with Ice Blocks
There is nothing better than a bit of water play on a hot day, or even on a cold one. Water play is one of those activities that offers opportunity for learning in all developmental areas. It’s soothing, engaging and just plain fun, yet sometimes it seems like too much work and too much mess, […]
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