Turn learning how to tell the time into a fun baking activity with time telling apple pies. A Slice of Learning: Time Telling Apple Pies I’ve always believed that the kitchen serves as one of the best classrooms. What better lesson than combining the art of baking apple pies with the fundamental skill of telling…
Find the best magnetic tiles for your family with this comprehensive guide. Learn about the benefits that magnetic tiles are going to bring to your child’s play. These tiles are not cheap however by carefully examining the distinguishing features, you are about to make an investment that is going to make a return every time…
In this blog post, we dive into an exciting and educational apple-sorting activity designed to captivate the mind of your toddler. Through hands-on engagement, children not only enjoy themselves but also cultivate essential cognitive skills. The art of sorting apples goes beyond mere play – it’s a valuable learning experience that lays the foundation for…
Team up your fresh homemade play dough with a kitchen staple to create a potato masher play dough smash activity for your toddler. The humble second draw down in your kitchen is a treasure trove for tools that can be repurposed for play dough fun. Today, we are celebrating our beloved potato masher to have…
Welcome to our blog post on ice cream shop dramatic play! Dramatic play is an essential part of childhood development. It provides children with opportunities to explore their imaginations, enhance their social skills, and engage in creative role-playing. In this post, we’ll delve into the exciting world of setting up a simple ice cream shop…
Introduce your toddler to numbers with this magnetic numbers on cookie sheet counting activity. Magnetic numbers on a cookie sheet can be a fun and interactive way to teach and practice counting with your toddler. Not only does this activity expose them to rote counting and the written number or symbol that represents the number,…
Learn about the benefits of exploring dinosaur footprints in play dough with your toddler. Exploring dinosaur footprints in play dough can be a fun and educational activity for toddlers. It is a quick and easy activity to fill in that 20 minutes before school pick up as proven just yesterday. Here is how making dinosaur…
In this article, you will learn how to build a magnetic tile pulley system. This is a simple (and fabulous) way to bring some physics and STEM into your child’s play. We were inspired by Mr 2s current favourite book featuring a crane with its long boom. Using magnetic tiles and some household materials, we…
Alright folks, get ready to go on a wild adventure through the world of natural loose parts play! Today, we’re going to explore 101 totally awesome Natural Loose Parts that you can use to create all sorts of fun and imaginative play scenarios. 101 Natural Loose Parts But before we dive in, let’s talk about…
A shredded paper sensory bin is perfect for messy play! We are huge fans of bugs at our house. There aren’t often many days between a little six-legged friend joining us in play. The girls will often care for them in their little bug box before being re-released back into the garden. Today, we kept…
A DIY ball run is a great way to entertain your little ones. Hands up if you have some toilet rolls lurking around the house somewhere *raises hand*. Our house certainly presents the opportunity for a DIY toilet roll play idea pretty regularly! This play hack is so simple to set up and can put…
Pots, pans and baking trays have long been known to be favourite play things for baby. Are you looking for a quick and easy baby play idea? Tape rescues are a great multi sensory play experience that offers so many opportunities for learning through play. This time we have teamed up our trusty tape with…
Have fun learning about mass and weight with this easy homemade balance scale! Compare different items, seeing how they relate to each other in regards to size, mass, and weight with this simple DIY paper plate balance scale. Homemade Balance Scale DIY for Toddlers and Preschoolers What is the difference between weight and mass What…
Learning how to count is such an important math skill. We use numbers in some way or form every day. Putting our well rehearsed numbers into context will help deepen our children’s understanding of their value. To do this, Miss 4 and I created our very own little game. How to Play To play the…
Pom Poms are such a versatile little item. They are great for sensory play, crafts, counting, colour recognition, teaching spatial awareness, sorting activities and so much more! Today I thought we needed to get back to basics and ground ourselves with some simple play. Miss 19 months hasn’t been feeling very well with a nasty…
One thing I am trying to instil in my children is gratitude. Gratitude for what we have and what we have access too. Yes, it’s nice to dream, have goals and most definitely important to work hard towards reaching their ambitions but I also feel it is paramount to be grateful for what we have…
When entering the world of measurements, it can all be a bit daunting. There are grams, cups, tablespoons, litres, centimetres, kilos and millilitres just to mention a few! Then there are questions such as how tall are you? How much does your pumpkin weigh? How much water is in your cup? So how can we…
Learning the true value of a number is so very important. This vital skill will give a solid foundation for other life lessons stemming to understanding money, fractions, time and distance to just think of a few. When Letter Basics released their new Watermelon Counting Game, I had it downloaded, printed, cut out and laminated…
