“The sandpit is boring!” My six year old did have a point. Our sandpit had been neglected for a while and even though I’d pulled all the weeds out and dug over the sand, it still wasn’t very enticing. I suggested a few ideas… “Let’s bring out some animals? Find some old containers and spoons? […]
Play Outside All Year Round – Don’t Make Excuses!
This post is sponsored by GSK Australia as part of the Hay Fever Help education campaign. Playing outside improves behaviour, reduces stress and anxiety, offers lots of opportunities for learning and development in all areas, and lots of opportunity for healthy physical activity. We all know that playing outside is good for kids, and it’s […]
Make a Flying Rocket!
Boy it’s been windy here these past few weeks. We’ve had clear, bright, sunny autumn days, but the wind has been crazy! Wild windy days always make my kids crazy too. They can’t seem to sit still and when they go outside into the blustery weather they run around like a pack of nutbags and […]
Go Outside! Easy ideas for outside play.
This post is sponsored by Three Sun Possums “The sun is shining, spring is here! Ok kids, off you go, outside!” Sometimes my kids are out the door before I have even finished the sentence, but sometimes they need a little coaxing. I’m a bit like that too. Sometimes I need a little push to […]
Acorn Season – Why Collecting Stuff is Good for Kids
It’s acorn season. We live in an area where huge old oak trees are everywhere, stretching their ancient branches heavy with acorns and covered in luminous green leaves almost down to the ground. Getting out of the car at ballet, or walking across the park almost requires a helmet as nuts drop randomly on the […]
Planting Seeds in the Garden – Kid Friendly Food Gardening.
Spring is in full force around here. There are now just as many warm days as there are cold ones and the nights are a little less freezing than usual. It’s time to start planting things in the garden! A few weeks back we planted seeds in newspaper pots and the ones that are going […]
How to Make Plastic Bottle Sand Scoops.
It’s cold here right now. Yesterday morning it was -2 degrees C in my kitchen (which is possibly because one wall and the ceiling are still made of blue tarps). I think I was a hibernating animal in my past life, because when it is dark and dreary outside I just want to shut all […]
Ten Things to do with Sticks – Guest Post from Squiggle Mum
Squiggle Mum and I share a mutual love of sticks (among other things!) and Cath has written this fabulous guest post all about them! Used carefully, sticks can be a valuable (and free) natural play resource for kids. A simple stick is full of potential and has endless possibilities for play. In our backyard we […]