Noah loves to draw, but he also loves to watch TV. Recently I’ve noticed his TV hours have been creeping up, directly correlating with how overwhelmed I’ve been feeling. Now there is nothing wrong with a bit of TV, and I am not ashamed to admit that sometimes the downtime it affords me and my […]
Experimenting with Things that Smell.
“I want to do sperimenting” Noah said one afternoon. “You want to do what??” I asked, not understanding his unusual four year old pronunciation. “Sperimenting, like we did the other day… sperimenting with the dwoppers!” Ooooh… he means experimenting, like when we played with some eye droppers and coloured water a while back I love […]
Glow Stick Play Dough
I had half an hour free, and I needed to do something to connect with my four year old. I’ve been putting some effort into connecting with my three big kids while they were home over the holidays and while Noah loves having them around, I knew he’s missed out on the one on one […]
Eye Dropper Activity Tray
Eye droppers are fabulous tools for kids. They work the small muscles in their hands, which they need to develop for writing, plus you can do so many fun things with them! My ten year old helped me set up a surprise for her little brother and together we created this fun eye dropper activity […]
Printmaking For Kids using Recycled Containers
This easy recycled container printmaking activity is a great process art activity for kids of all ages. Kids will love experimenting with all the different prints the containers can make. while the creating some gorgeous art. This container printmaking for kids would make a fun Earth Day activity. You can talk about all the different […]
How to Set Up Great Block Play at Home
Block play offers children so many great opportunities for holistic learning and creative play for children of all ages and it’s easier than you think to set up great block play at home! With an inexpensive set of wooden blocks, and other toys and items you probably already have at home you can set up […]
Easy Contact Paper Mandalas
Make these simple, yet stunning, contact paper mandala suncatchers with your kids and fill your home or classroom with gorgeous vibrant colours and patterns. All you’ll need is some sticky backed contact paper, some tissue paper and our free printable mandala template. I have a bit of ‘thing’ for mandalas. I love the symmetry of […]
Finger Painting With Added Extras!
Finger painting is all about squishing, smoooshing, sliding, squelching, wiggling, and slipping around in paint. It’s more sensory experience that art actvity, and it is all about the process, the doing, and not much about the finished product. We LOVE to finger paint at our house. We love to get our hands all slippery with […]
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