A witch’s brew, or a wizard’s enchanted concoction! These magic potion ideas for kids will keep them busy outside in the garden for hours! Combine sensory play, with experimentation, and lots of imagination with this fun magic potion activity for kids. When my kids were little they spent hours outside making perfumes and poisons. Now […]
Three Quick and Easy Drawing Activities
I hear it in the tone of their voices. Things are about to go to hell in a handbasket and I really don’t have the energy to deal with fighting kids this afternoon. I don’t have the energy to deal with anything, but I still need make dinner and hang the washing so before things […]
Play Plates – quick and easy imaginative play.
Imaginative play is so much fun, and it can engage kids for long periods of time which makes it awesome for parents too! But sometimes you just don’t have the time or the energy to set up a big, elaborate, imaginative play scene. You just need something quick, easy, and portable. These fun ‘play plates‘ […]
My House Drawing Prompt – free printable
Sometimes you just need a little inspiration, a little prompt, just to get you started. “What will your house look like?” “Who will live in it?” “What colour will you paint it?” A few open questions and this fun My House drawing prompt and the creativity started flowing. We had so much fun with this […]
Absorption Painting – An Easy Process Art Activity
Sometimes the best creativity happens when you least expect it. This absorption painting activity happened by accident, when we’d finished another activity and had some liquid watercolors left over. I went to get some more paper to use up the last of the paint, but when I came back my boys had grabbed the paper […]
Leaf Faces – An easy, low-mess, nature craft
The weather has changed. The early mornings are cold and the grass is soaked in dew. A sunny day no longer means sunscreen and hats and swimming pools. The grass in the park is littered with acorns and the leaves are changing colour. I can’t pretend it is summer any longer, autumn is here. The […]
Easy Sponge Printing For Kids
Little hands need nice large, easy to hold, art tools, and these homemade peg and sponge painters tick all those boxes, plus they are loads of fun to print and paint with! This easy sponge painting activity uses cut up kitchen or bath sponges and pegs for a fun process art activity that is perfect […]
Object Tracing – An easy drawing activity for all ages
A group of kids, all different ages, all looking for something to do. It’s not always easy to find one activity that suits a variety of ages, and keeps everyone interested and happy, but this object tracing drawing activity really hit the spot for this group of kids. I had 6 kids ranging in age […]
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