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Meal Plan Monday with Hello Fresh!

by playinspiredmumupdated on December 19, 2019May 21, 2018Leave a Comment on Meal Plan Monday with Hello Fresh!

In the early hours of this morning Miss 14 months was unsettled. Once she was settled and I was tucked back up in bed. I stumbled for my phone and …

Meal Plan Inspiration

Meal Plan Monday!

by playinspiredmumupdated on December 19, 2019May 14, 2018Leave a Comment on Meal Plan Monday!

It’s that day of the week when we open the fridge and create all sorts of dishes using the odd leftovers from the previous week. Welcome to Meal Plan Monday! …

  • 💦 Taste Safe Mud Play 💦 Emotions were at every extreme after an amazing play with friends. We went from explosive tears to giggles and laughter within a few minutes by adding some of our taste safe mud and bubbles into the day! Messy play is always a good calm down activity for our family. This chocolate scented mud was meant for their toy animals. The girls ended up costing it on themselves, having a great time and realigning the mood for the afternoon 🙌 Would you like the recipe? Comment below or search ‘mud’ in the search bar via link in bio 🙏 #playinspiredmum #playbasedlearning #fun #mooddiffuser #findingourcalm #emotionregulation #sensoryplay #tastesafe #pantryplayideas #sensoryplayideas #mudandbubbles #schleich #tastesafesensoryplay #tastesafeplay #toddlerplayidea #toddleractivities #funwithkids #messyplay #messyplayideas #perthmum #aussiemumbloggers #aussiemumblogger #familytime #makingmemories
  • 🌋 Floor is Lava Number Hunt 🌋 Roll the dice, add them together and retrieve the numbers! Catch: FLOOR IS LAVA! 🔥 The girls were bursting with energy even after a three hour play shared between three local playgrounds this morning. So rather than try and have them stay still to do an activity, we channeled the energy into some fun with Math! They have been playing for a solid hour already, changing and evolving the rules as they go. As they ran out of numbers, they used the remaining ones to build sums that total the original number they were looking for! I got the washing out away... and dinner prepped! 🙌 What’s a favourite activity for burning energy indoors at your place? #playinspiredmum #funwithmath #activeindoors #activeactivities #playinside #mathswithkids #numberrecognition #numberrecognitionactivity #numberactivities #addition #floorislava #balance #wholebodyplay #preschoolactivities #preschool #kindyplay #kindyactivities #preserviceteacher #learningthroughplay #playbasedlearning #playtolearn #engagingwholebodymuscles #movetolearn #movetolearntogrow #perthmums #aussiemumbloggers #bloggermum #playmum #playathome #learningathome
  • 🌈 🌳 Rainbow Tree House 🌳🌈 The beauty of #openendedtoys is how the play continues to evolve. Our first goal here was to build an ants nest. I had planned on exploring these little mini beasts in more detail until..... Miss 4 turned our ant nest into a tree house playground with her Rainbow Leaves from @littleearthtoys 💓 She was so excited to discover the leaves could slip and slide down the ball run! I have a feeling this is just the beginning of joining these two together to play 🥰 What’s your children’s favourite open ended toy? Little Earth Toys DC: PLAYINSPIREDMUM10 😘 #brandrep #gifted #playinspiredmum #magnetictiles #woodentoys #ballrun #learningthroughplay #playbasedlearning #playbasedlearningforallabilities #playbasededucation #magnetictilescreations #magnetictilesaustralia #ilovewoodentoys #woodentoysaustralia #meaningfulplay #mumsinbusinessaustralia #toddlerplayideas #toddleractivities #toddlerplay #toddlerfun #everydayplay
  • 🐢 🦋 Stamps and Nude Playdough🦋🐢 We received a lovely parcel filled with craft supplies sent over from our Nanny, who lives interstate. As soon as I saw these little treasures I just had to team them up with some playdough. With no further boundaries, the girls were asked to just create. Miss 7 rolled hers out before using the little decals as stamps. Miss 4 copied her sisters lead. Twenty minutes late, I was called over to be told the most wonderful stories of turtle swimming amongst sea weed and magical butterfly’s flying through falling snowflakes. What would you use these little wooden decals for? #playbasedlearning #playdough #playdoughfun #playdoughplayactivities #playdoughactivities #homemadeplaydough #storytelling #imaginativeplay #creativeplayideas #creativeplayideasforkids #learning #learningthroughplay #learningeveryday #learningisfun #finemotorskills #finemotoractivity #finemotorplay #finemotoractivities #perthmums #aussiemumbloggers
  • 🐣 Easter Egg Ball Run 🐣 @learnandgrow_toys are hosting an amazing Easter Build Competition! Miss 4 and I loved creating this Easter Egg inspired ball run using our rainbow Learn and Grow Ball Run Extension Pack 🌈🐰 We have our fingers and toes crossed for this one! 🤞 Good luck everyone- and happy Easter weekend! #learnandgroweaster #magnetictiles #magnetictilescreations #magnetictilesaustralia #openendestoys #playtime #easteregg #ballrun #easteractivity #sensoryplayideas #playtimefun #learningthroughplay #learningeveryday #besttoyever #learnandgrow #learnandplay
  • 🟣🔴Simple Sensory Play 🔴🟣 Different textured fabrics make for engaging, simple sensory exploration! Mr 6 months loved exploring the different textiles; how they felt, sounded and looked. We raided our dress up box to find these. Scarves are great to use too! #learningthroughplay #learningathome #learningisfun #learnthroughplay #sensoryplay #sensoryplayideas #sensoryactivity #sensorylearning #sensoryplaytime #sensoryfun #babyplay #babyplayideas #playwithbaby #tummytimefun #tummytimeactivities
  • 🐣 🌽 Fluffy Chick and Corn Sensory Jar 🌽 🐣 We made a little shaker sensory jar using some tiny chicks and dried corn kernels! Mr 6 months was fascinated by the sound of the kernels! This has probably been his favourite one yet; either that or he is becoming more aware of how he can have an impact on his environment. Read more about this by searching cause and effect on the blog! Anyone else hit the half year mark this week? Time really is just flying by 💓 #playinspiredmum #babysensory #babyplayideas #sensoryplayideas #sensoryjar #sensoryplay #babyplay #diybabytoys #babyplayhacks #pantryplayideas #causeandeffect #babydevelopment #learningthroughplay #playbasedlearning #tummytime #playwithbaby #tummytimefun #tummytimeactivities
  • 🌈 Ball Run Fun 🌈 This has to be our longest ‘favourite’ toy that we have had - ever! I find the kids play with a certain toy for a week or so before moving onto something else. Our magnetic tiles have been a solid, play every day toy for over a year now 🙌 What’s your families favourite toy atm? #playinspiredmum #toys #openendedtoys #ballrun #magnetictile #learnandgrowtoys #magnetictiles #magnetictilescreations #magnetictilesaustralia #playbasedlearning #learningthroughplay #playideas #playideasforkids #playideasfortoddler #playroom #playroomvibes
  • 🌈 Rainbow Tubes & Cups with Sensory Rice 🌈 After a long night up with baby, I reached for a trusted favourite activity: scooping and pouring. My kids love this activity- they have done for years. When they were younger it was all about just simply pouring the rice into a vessel. As they have got older, their play has grown too. This instance, with our gorgeous @littleearthtoys Rainbow Cups and Tubes, this scooping and pouring activity transformed our play space into a cafe. I enjoyed lots of coffee and cakes. Sooo many cakes! With chocolate and sprinkles! Then I was also entertained with a bit of music as Miss 4 began exploring the sounds that the different depth cups make when filled with rice and shaken. Good food and a show! 😉 Little Earth Toys have kindly given me a discount code to share ‘PLAYINSPIREDMUM10’ 🙏 So many beautiful wooden resources from a mummy owned and run small business! Please check them out 🥰 #gifted #brandrep #supportsmallbusiness #ilovewoodentoys #woodentoysaustralia #sensoryplay #scoopingandpouring #sensoryplayidea #calmdownactivity #roleplay #pretendplay #educationalactivity #openendedtoys #playtolearn #learningthroughplay #learningathomeactivity #playmatters #playbasedlearning #learningeveryday #learningresources #playtime #playinspiredmum #everydaytoddlerplay #playislearning
  • 🌽 🟢 Peas & Corn Sensory Bag 🟢🌽 When I saw this idea on @wunderkindstoys grid, we just had to give it a go too! Frozen peas and corn with a splash of water in a zip lock bag- mr loved it! This one is right up there with his bag of shaving foam! While it was a bit cold to start off with, he persisted with busy hands exploring. The dribbling was next level which is always a sign of concentration 😉 With his strength growing each day, we kept this little activity on his Rudie Nudie Play Mat which has a super absorbent layer backed up with a waterproof one. If the bag was to leak, no wet carpet 🙌 Link on our resource page to save 10% - we love ours, using it every single day both at home and out and about 😉😉 We will definitely repeat this one! Thank you for the inspiration @wunderkindstoys 🥰🙏 #babysensory #sensorybag #babysensoryideas #playideasforbaby #playideas #babyplaymat #learningthroughplay #playbasedlearning #meaningfulplayideas #perthmumblogger #playideasfortoddler #playwithbaby #babyplayhacks #diybabytoys
  • 🪞 Mirror Play 🪞 I have been meaning to add mirrors to baby’s play space but haven’t made it to the shop to get some acrylic ones yet. A quick re arrangement of his little floor area and we added the mirrors we usually keep on the small world table. Mr almost 6 months loved watching the ‘baby’ starting back at him! It was so cute watching his look away and then back again, when he would flash a huge smile 😃 Do you have a little one who loves mirrors too? #playinspiredmum #playtolearn #learningthroughplay #babyplay #babyplayspace #playtime #playwithbaby #playingwithbaby #playwithmirrors #mirrorplay #babyactivities #babyactivity #babyactivitiesathome #playathome #tummytime #tummytimeactivities #tummytimefun
  • How to make baby’s day: add water 💦 I’m so glad we tried this activity over again. The first time we presented Mr with a cookie tray and water, he burst into tears. This is our third time and he loves it more and more as time goes on. What something your little one didn’t like the first time but then had a change of heart subsequently? And yes, water play on carpet because we are totally safe with our Rudie Nudie Waterproof Play Mat! It is seriously amazing at holding so much liquid! Link on our resource page in bio to save 10% off your order 😉 #babyplay #babywaterplay #waterplay #messyplay #sensoryplay #causeandeffect #witchinghour #babyactivities #activitiesforbabies #playideasforbaby #learningthroughplay #tummytime #tummytimefun #tummytimeactivities #playmat #waterproofplaymat #playmatters #playthedayaway #stayathomemum #earlylearning #earlyyearseducation #playinspiredmum
  • 🥕 Upper & Lower Case Carrot Matching🥕 Today’s phonic fun was had with these super cute printable carrots! We listed phonetically matching words while matching the upper case tops and lower case bottoms. I was expecting to complete this over the afternoon, taking breaks after a five minutes or so however Miss 4 was really driven to do each letter. She explored the different sounds, starting with ‘nonsense’ words until working her way to ‘real’ words. This is just one of the new release Easter printables for 2021. Find details on our resource page in bio 🐰 #playinspiredmum #learningtoread #phonicsfun #phonicsforkids #funwithphonics #preschoolactivities #preliteracyskills #letterrecognition #easyplaywithletters #easyplayideas #learningthroughplay #learningathome #kindy #funwithlearning #funwithletters #earlylearning #teacherprintables #preserviceteacher #preserviceteachersofinstagram #teacherresources #easterprintables #mummyblogger #aussiemum
  • 🐚 🌈 House for a Sea Pixie 🌈 🐚 Inspired by Sandy the Sea Pixie in one of our favourite authors books, we built and decorated some sand castle homes. Shirley Barber is definitely one of our favourite authors- especially when it comes to anything magical. The stories are so beautifully written, full of rich text and imagination. The illustrations are always just as enchanting! I gave Miss 4 some freshly made plain play dough, and little platter of jewelled buttons, clear gems and sea shells to decorate a home she would like if she were a sea pixie. She built a lovely little cave home and decorated it proudly. I had to tend to her brother while she was playing and when I came back, she told me she had made a sea garden for her ‘rainbow pixies’. Her six @littleearthtoys Rainbow Leaves had taken the role of being her pixies and they were having a picnic waiting for a mermaid. Open ended loose parts and wooden toys for the win! If you love these Rainbow Leaves from @littleearthtoys , please have a look at the rest of the range! The minis are on our wish list along with the coins. Feel welcome to use our discount code PLAYINSPIREDMUM10 💜 #gifted #brandrep #openendedtoys #shirleybarber #bookishplayideas #playbasedlearning #bookishplay #littleearthtoys #loosepartsplay #playtolearn #smallworld #imaginativeplay #finemotorplay #homemadeplaydough #playdough #playdoughplayactivities #playdoughfun #storytelling #mummyblogger #woodentoys #ilovewoodentoys
  • 🍚 Baby’s First Sensory Rice Play 🍚 Miss 4 had been playing with a rice sensory tray (I’ll share that one later). When Miss 7 came home from school, she saw the tray and asked if Mr 22 weeks could play with the rice. With very close supervision, it was so lovely to watch him explore this new sensation, the new sounds and share the experience with his sister. He was mesmerised! It’s exciting to think of all the fun he will have in the future with this super versatile play medium 🥰 What’s your little ones favourite thing to do with rice in their play? #sensoryplay #babyplay #babyplayideas #babyplaytime #learningthroughplay #meaningfulplayideas #sensoryrice #sensorybin #playideasforbaby #playinspiredmum #playtime #playtolearn #siblings #perthmum #mummyblogger #aussiemumbloggers #playathome
  • 🥕 🥒 Happy Snacks 🥒🥕 My crew love having fun with food! Having the pieces bite size and fun makes for more success when they would rather be playing. I found these @vegiedelights Beetroot Bites down in the freezer section at Coles and had to give them ago. They were a hit! So yummy with a lovely sweetness from the beetroot, these #plantbased #vegan balls are so versatile! Throw them in with a salad, pop them into a wrap or have them join your favourite veg sticks with some yummy dip! Delish, soy free, gluten free, an excellent source of fibre and a source of protein, B12, iron and zinc! Now to sneak a couple in myself 😋 #ad
  • ⭐️ Paper Plate Baby Gym ⭐️ Another perfect example of things that can be repurposed on your baby gym! A paper plate, cut in half and taped to his frame, Mr 23 weeks was enchanted! He was actually able to pull the tape loose which was a great reward for his efforts! #playtimewithbaby #babygym #grasping #handeyecoordination #babyplayideas #babyplayhacks #paperplateplay #perthmum #playbasedlearning #playideasforkids #playideas #mummyblogger #babyplaytime
  • 🌈 Loose Parts Play 🌈 Our Miss 7 isn’t feeling well so she stayed home from school today. Feeling disappointed that she couldn’t go, we set up this rainbow with @littleearthtoys to make her feel better. Being inspired by her spelling words of the week, she acted out a freelanced story. Using her words in context, Miss 7 told a story about some fairy folk who were searching for their own paintbrushes to create their own coloured strokes 🎨 There is nothing like the colours of the rainbow to help lift a glum mood to higher spirits 🌈💜 Little Earth Toys Discount Code: PLAYINSPIREDMUM10 🙌 #brandrep #gifted #playinspiredmum #loosepartsplay #rainbow #learningthroughplay #playbasedlearning #connetixtiles #littleearthtoys #coloursoftherainbow #woodentoys #woodentoysaustralia #openendedtoys #playtolearn #developingliteracy #learning #creativeplay #sickdays #rainbows
  • 🐝 Handwriting Practice 🐝 With her sister busy with her homework and blog, Miss 4 was feeling a bit lost. She wanted a ‘working responsibility’ too. So we set up her own ‘homework’ to do. Pulling out her A to Z activity book I printed off for her, she chose the letter Bb. We have been chipping away through the activities for a while now. Each letter has a formation sheet with phonetically matching illustration, an activity and then handwriting practice sheet. Grab the details via our resource page in bio! #playinspiration #kindy #learningtowrite #handwritingpractice #withpracticecomesprogress #learningathome #handwriting #learningresources #printathome #earlychildhoodeducation
  • 🎨 Painting with Baby 🎨 Little man completed his first painting! Some paint blobs on some paper in a zip lock bag, taped to the carpet and we were good to go! Tummy time and sensory play all in one! The tape didn’t hold to well so he did need the extra support from me holding his masterpiece in place for him. He enjoyed squishing and squeezing the plastic and paint. This was a little project that we revisited during the day. He loved it! His sisters loved the idea too. So much so, they made each one for themselves 🥰 #paintingwithbaby #babyplayidea #tummytime #tummytimehack #playideasforbaby #babysensory #sensorytime #sensoryplay #messfree #messfreepainting #playathome #finemotorskills #grossmotorskills #babyplayideas #babyplaytime #babyplay #babyactivities #babyactivity
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