Egg-citing Scoop & Transfer: Water Play Fun for Toddlers
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Egg-citing Scoop & Transfer: Water Play Fun for Toddlers

Reuse those plastic eggs left over from easter to cream this scoop and transfer egg water play activity for your toddler. Plastic fillable eggs are brilliant for play all year round. Teamed up with some kitchen essentials, and a bit of water and you can have this seemingly simple activity set up in minutes. I…

Enchanted Silhouettes: a Guide to Magic Writing Cloth Fun
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Enchanted Silhouettes: a Guide to Magic Writing Cloth Fun

Strengthen fine motor skills using just water with this easy set up magic writing cloth silhouettes activity. Looking at these images, I can understand the *gasp* that may be leaving your lips however please, chill and breathe. Yes, it looks like there is black ‘paint’ happening… and indoors however it really isn’t! The black is…

Mastering the Art of Chocolate Play Dough: a Simple Guide
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Mastering the Art of Chocolate Play Dough: a Simple Guide

A stormy day meant play time was primarily indoors and what better way to celebrate the muddy puddles outside than with some deliciously scented chocolate play dough! We have made brown play dough time and time again for many activities. Our gingerbread play dough is perfect for Christmas and doubled beautifully as a muddy track…

Thrifty Threading: Wooden Tubes and Paper Towel Holders
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Thrifty Threading: Wooden Tubes and Paper Towel Holders

Encourage your baby to learn through play with this fun DIY threading with wooden tubes activity. Use common household items to transform a humble wooden tube into a game that your baby will want to do over and over again. Each grasp will be strengthening their hands. Each mistake will be a neural connection made,…

Pie O’clock: Mixing Time-telling Apple Pies
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Pie O’clock: Mixing Time-telling Apple Pies

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…

Bubbling over with Fun: a Bubble Pouring Station Guide
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Bubbling over with Fun: a Bubble Pouring Station Guide

If you are searching for an activity to regulate moods, entertain, encourage development and make some memories, look no further than a bubble pouring station. The classic pouring station will always have its place in the top activities to do with toddlers. In saying that, this is better. Bubbles are better. Adding bubbles to our…

Phonics Fun with Bean Bag Toss: a Preschooler’s Guide
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Phonics Fun with Bean Bag Toss: a Preschooler’s Guide

Make learning sounds fun with a phonic bean bag toss. What kid doesn’t like throwing bean bags about? This learning activity is a collaboration between tossing beanbags and smashing down phonics – literally. Along with the sounds, your child will also be practising a multitude of other skills. All with the throw of a bean…

Fun with Mini Popsticks: an Egg Carton Posting Game for Toddlers
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Fun with Mini Popsticks: an Egg Carton Posting Game for Toddlers

Toddlers love posting so why not introduce them to this simple DIY mini popstick posting egg carton activity. If you have a toddler, Im sure you have come to discover for placing things inside others. This is a developmental milestone that begins when they are just 6 months old. Posting activities allow them to explore…

Galactic Explorers: Space Themed Flour Sensory Bin
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Galactic Explorers: Space Themed Flour Sensory Bin

Explore outer space with your toddler using this simple space themed flour sensory bin. This toddler activity can be set up in literally seconds and is priming with learning opportunities for your little space explorer. This article discusses benefits of sensory play, how to make this sensory bin taste safe and little tips to make…