
Apple Boats
Last weekend we made apple boats. The setting was beautiful as it was at a stately home in the heart of the UK countryside. It
Last weekend we made apple boats. The setting was beautiful as it was at a stately home in the heart of the UK countryside. It
We have been making Halloween crafts and cooking activities for kids for many years. These crafts and delicious treats are rounded up here. Halloween crafts
Children in the UK don’t generally give their friends gifts for Valentine’s Day. Last year the twins were obsessed with slime and they wanted to
Understand the Many Ways a Sensory Processing Disorder May Affect Your Child’s Daily Life
How to make and use colour theory slime for learning how to mix colours.
My children love any sort of sensory play. They get so much out of playing with different materials. I just knew they would love to
Life is pretty stressful some days, whether you are five or thirty-five. Sometimes you just need a bit of help to concentrate or relax. These
At the start of the Summer, we were asked if we wanted to take part in a competition to build our LEGO® dream house by Ocean
There is something about Autumn which I find really inspiring. I suppose it is the combination of long walks, beautiful autumnal colours and colder evening
The twins start school in September. It doesn’t seem very long away and so I’m trying to prepare them with some fun activities. I thought
The twins are totally addicted to watching Youtube videos of people making play dough dresses for their dolls. Last week they enjoyed playing with some princess
I think with this homemade play doh princess activity I’ve found the Holy Grail of kids activities. What we are all searching for is something
Despite only having seen Disney’s Frozen once, it has had a huge impact on the girls. Not a day goes by when they don’t sing
I’d decided to make some St Patrick’s Day play dough for the girls as I thought the colours would be really lovely. We had some
Of course, you’d expect wine to be in a wine rack wouldn’t you? Or if it’s a house with a lot of young children
All the fun Winter activities for kids I am seeing on Pinterest and Facebook are making me yearn for snow. I know once it’s here
The Winter Olympics are nearly upon us and it seemed like a good time to do some Winter sports. Of course, not everyone has the
I like to use play dough with the girls for counting and learning their numbers. The twins are three and are really interested in using
I love play dough as a learning resource. I wanted to make something Halloween themed to continue our theme of learning numbers and 5 little
Featured Posts 25 Pumpkin activities for kids. Pumpkin Craft and Name Activity from Fantastic Fun and learning Pumpkin Crafts from Blog Me Mom Pumpkin Treat Holder from Buggy
A fun round up of pirate activities for kids to celebrate Talk Like a Pirate Day.
What else would you make a sponge cake out of but an actual sponge? Well if you want a pretend cake that is.
Activities based around the picture book Alice the Fairy by David Shannon
Homemade play dough for Easter – a great gift instead of chocolate.
An easy counting activity with Spring flowers made from play dough.
Easter is coming and I have been hunting around, as I always do at this time of year for a gift to give that is
Do you want to make a snowman for Christmas? This post will tell you how. After all one of the most popular images on a
A super spooky sensory bin for young children and toddlers to play with. Perfect for Halloween.
A Halloween Discovery Bottle – or rather a snow globe with leaves for Halloween. A lovely sensory toy for toddlers and young children
Outdoor play with leaves and pumpkins. Lovely to do at this time of year.
Oooh look – I’m popping up all over the place. This time on B-Inspired Mama with my pumpkin play dough. We loved making these.
If you love space activities then make sure you visit the World Space Week Blog Hop.
I am starting to slowly pack away the toys in the garden and leave everything tidy. the children will still have the play house and
Yesterday we made a rather tasty looking Pavlova. Disappointingly it wasn’t a real one, but was actually made entirely from play dough. Molly thought it
Check out this delicious pavlova surprise……
…..but what is the surprise?
If you hate mess look away! If you’re one of those people who get palpitations at the sight of a toddler with a paintbrush then this activity isn’t for you.
To celebrate the Olympics we have made some cardboard box boats. They are a brilliant way to play with your small world toys.
As part of Molly’s magic themed 5th birthday party I wanted to give the children something magic for their party bags. On pinterest I pinned
Is homemade play dough better? Here is our first experiment with the soft stuff. Some lovely sparkly fairy play dough, perfect for making fairies and fairy cakes. But will we go back to the bought stuff?
This week we made a fairy garden as a discovery bottle. It started off life as a Spring style snow globe with blossom instead of
At the weekend we had a really good amount of snow to play with, but the forecast said it wouldn’t last. I thought it would
This morning my daughter has run into school, full of excitement to tell her teacher that we have lots of snow in the freezer and