Create A Giant Painting Outside
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.
Sensory play
Cardboard Box Boats: Olympic Canoes
To celebrate the Olympics we have made some cardboard box boats. They are a brilliant way to play with your small world toys.
Magic Jelly Playdough
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 a brilliant post about how to make magic play dough – it looked perfect – low-cost and great fun. The recipe came from a wonderful site Come Together Kids I … Read more
Fairy Homemade Play dough
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?
Fairy Garden Discovery Bottle
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 falling snow. Then the finished globe looked so pretty we decided to put a fairy inside. We used plastic cups which contain fruit as they have a really secure lid. … Read more
Heart Shaped Snow Sculpture
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 be a good idea to bring some snow inside to play with a little bit more, as the children were too cold to go outside again. Here’s our Heart shaped … Read more
Inside Snow Play
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 we’re going to play with it later. I’m sure they’re going to think I’ve finally lost my mind completely. However I think it’s a genius idea and I wish I … Read more
