Taste safe mud is a must have sensory play experience. While I am all up for a good splash about in the real deal, being able to provide a taste safe option for mouthing babies and toddlers is a good compromise for play at home. There are so many learning benefits associated with sensory play….
Montessori Mega Bundles are one of the best ways to access incredible resources for home learning. Whether you are home schooling, learning from home due to isolating or simply would like to provide your child with quality learning experiences at home, these bundles are just what you have been looking for. Montessori printables are a…
Most people are unaware of cause and effect learning. It’s a cognitive process that helps infants make sense of the world, which is why it’s so important. Our little people are going to make their mark on this world. In some form or another, their actions are going to have an effect on other people,…
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…
Personalised Christmas activities, gifts and decor are a memorable way to celebrate the festive season! Have that well thought out gift designed and created for the special children in your life. This is a sure way to make them feel extra special. These treasures will become keep sakes to keep for years to come. Best…
Years ago, when Miss 7 was just two, I dreamed of making her the perfect felt quiet book. Fast forward five years and the supplies to make the fore-mentioned homemade activity book still remains in the bag I bought them home from the craft store. This being said, Mr 7 months has a beautiful, quality…
How would your toddler react if you set them up with an activity that meant they needed to destroy something? If you think this concept will bring them joy, please keep reading! DIY Crunchy Cotton Ball Apples are so easy ( and fun) to make and watching your child find so much happiness while learning…
We love reusing resources that would otherwise end up contributing to landfills. Bottle tops are a favourite amongst other resources such as cardboard boxes, egg cartons, fruit netting, and toilet tubes. Armed with a bag of bottle tops, we built an interactive play resource that has proven useful combined with a range of activities. We…
Sensory play is has been long known to offer so many opportunities for learning and development. I have seen some folks using Kinetic Sand in their play trays however never really ventured into the ventures that it brings. That is until today. We made our own DIY Kinetic Sand. DIY Kinetic Sand While this recipe…
What is your toddlers favourite toy at the moment? Dinosaurs, bugs, cars or zoo animals? Either way, this Fine Motor Jelly Rescue is so versatile, you can combine it with so many of your child’s interests to create an engaging sensory experience! Fine Motor Jelly Rescue It wobbles and wiggles, and jiggles and shimmies. You…
DIY Rainbow soap foam is so easy to make! You probably already have all you need in your kitchen right now! Within minutes, you can create beautiful rainbow soap foam or simply a couple of shades to create an engaging sensory play activity for your toddler. There is something exciting about a tray full of…
I’m going to be completely honest here. Upon examining the cover of ‘The Last Rhino’ by Deborah Stevenson, I was excited to read about a lone rhino. Perhaps he was destined to find a friendship or embark on a journey of making rights out of wrongs in the world. Within turning a few pages, we…
Truth be told, I am a little embarrassed as to how long it has taken me to write this post! It has been sitting on the back burner for close to six months now. We have even since replicated this play activity a few times and each time I think to myself, I really do…
play resources and stores that we love! Check below for any links that I have mentioned on my Instagram and Facebook We use these personally ourselves and love them so much that we need to let you know about them! For Little Ones These resources have been a lifesaver on many occasions at our place. Whether they have…
Standing in kitchen this afternoon, I was watching the girls playing nicely but I could see that we were about to hit THAT time of day. Seams were beginning to come undone. We need a sensory small world. The dreaded witching hour… haha… an hour. Oh that’s funny… Between approximately 2pm and 6pm each afternoon…
It’s that nerve wracking time for many parents. Enrolments into Kindy have been completed. Now it’s the waiting game until the beginning of the next school year. Such a bittersweet isn’t it? Getting your child ready for kindy Getting their children ‘ready’ for their first day of formal schooling is a topic that has been…
Exploring space with your children is so interesting. It’s a great way for them to learn about the universe and how it works, and you also get some cool science experiments out of it too! Our Space themed play for the week has been a hit and we are only at day 1. One activity…
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…
Sensory play is the best! With little Miss 19m getting involved, I am always trying to keep our play medium taste safe or better yet, edible. Here is a flash back to when she was 15 month old. I had been meaning to write this one up but it got lost in the baby brain…
Getting dinner ready has become a fine art at our place. Gone are the days when cooking dinner meant just that. It now means, preparing a meal, helping with spelling, after school reading, avoiding the toys scattered across the floor, keeping the toddler out of the pantry (especially the tub that holds the rice- probably…
