Rainbow playdough ice-cream shoppe!
Nothing beats good old-fashioned playdough for small-child entertainment value. Just for a change, I thought I’d mix things up a bit and make multi-coloured playdough so we could create our very own “ice-cream shoppe.” First we made the dough… Then we split it into four balls and added a few drops of food colouring to… Read more
Fun with marbles #2 – Marble painting!
This is an easy art activity that the kids absolutely loved, and it doesn’t require much setting up. First step: cut the back off two large cereal boxes, as shown. The open end will need to be taped up – I used an off-cut of cardboard to fill it in. You will also need some… Read more
Fun with marbles #1: Home-made marble run
For my next few posts, I thought I’d choose one common item that most people have lying around their homes, and then show two different ways to use it for a kids’ craft or activity. The first item I’ve chosen is the humble marble. When I was a kid, I was completely obsessed with marble… Read more
Parrot paintings with watercolour and feathers
Sometimes all the inspiration you need for a craft activity can come from browsing the aisles of the local cheap-shop. I found these cheery rainbow-coloured feathers for a dollar a packet, and I’ve been looking forward to finding some way to use them. Hmmm…. thinking….. thinking. Feathers…. birds… collage… Aha! Why don’t we do a… Read more
Nursery dreams
So lately I’ve had nurseries on the brain. We won’t be doing anything special with our current nursery before our next baby arrives – for starters because the 2-year-old is still in it, and secondly because we could well be looking at moving house before the arrival of our latest little surprise package. But I… Read more
Pet rocks
What little boy doesn’t love playing with rocks? So…. we decided to make our own pet rock family. First we painted the rocks and left them to dry. Then we collected some bits and pieces to decorate them with – googly eyes, buttons and coloured wool. The boys painted on PVA-style hobby glue for the… Read more
ANZAC Day baking
It’s ANZAC Day today in Australia – the day we remember the troops of the Australia New Zealand Army Corp who lost their lives at Gallipoli in World War I. To help mark the event, we thought we’d bake some traditional Anzac biscuits (or cookies, for American readers.) We found this simple recipe at www.bestrecipes.com.au,… Read more
Indoor “Sandpit” – sensory play with rice
Toddlers love playing with texture – especially in new or unexpected forms. This idea was so easy to set up. I used an under-bed storage box and bought rice in bulk (7kg worth, which cost about $10). Then it was just a matter of raiding the house for fun utensils and toys to play with…. Read more
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