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Pine Cone Bird Feeders
Art & Craft | Fine Motor Skills | Play Ideas | Sensory Play

Pine Cone Bird Feeders

ByPlay Inspired Mum April 10, 2020October 30, 2021

Heading into winter, we are well aware that food can become more scarce for our native birds. After collecting a surplus of pine cones, it only made sense for us to create a way to help out our feathered friends by creating some Pine Cone Bird Feeders! Pine Cone Bird Feeders We love using nature…

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Nature Snipping with Your Toddler
Fine Motor Skills | Play Ideas

Nature Snipping with Your Toddler

Byplayinspiredmum March 1, 2019October 22, 2021

Watching our little ones growing up is such a rewarding experience. They discover through experiences, practise new skills and love to learn. Growing up is so much fun! In saying that…. why do they need to grow up so fast!? Nature Snipping with Your Toddler Miss 23 months was watching her sister cut up some…

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Play Ideas for Nature Hoarding Toddlers
Fine Motor Skills | Play Ideas

Play Ideas for Nature Hoarding Toddlers

Byplayinspiredmum December 9, 2018October 22, 2021

Both of my girls have been, well still are, nature hoarders. They will find, pick up and cherish rocks and gumnuts. Along with these they will also collect leaves, sticks, bits of mulch, snail shells, snails themselves and all sorts! My car, pram and handbag are never free of some type of organic matter of…

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DIY Safe to Travel Small Worlds
Art & Craft | Fine Motor Skills | Play Ideas

DIY Safe to Travel Small Worlds

Byplayinspiredmum October 11, 2018October 22, 2021

Small world play is always popular at our house. All three children love exploring the sensory medium and the two older ones get lost in a story with influenced by a recent book or their own imaginations. While we LOVE small world play, it can be a bit messy at the best of times. Typically…

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Leaf Threading Play
Fine Motor Skills | Play Ideas

Leaf Threading Play

Byplayinspiredmum October 10, 2018October 22, 2021

We love playing with what Mother Nature has provided us with. I often remind myself (and the children) to be grateful for living in such a beautiful part of the world surrounded by so much nature.We had some time to pass and with Miss 4s new found interest in accessorising herself I thought we would…

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Nature and Nude Playdough
Fine Motor Skills

Nature and Nude Playdough

Byplayinspiredmum September 24, 2018December 19, 2019

Scrolling through social media, I often get caught up in the hype of elaborate activities and play ideas for the kids. While they are still on the cards, today I thought we would bring our play down a notch and ground ourselves with some simplicity. I love offering different experiences for my children and following…

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Colour Sorting a Rainbow
Fine Motor Skills | Play Ideas

Colour Sorting a Rainbow

Byplayinspiredmum September 23, 2018October 22, 2021

Children are attracted to bright colours. When you think about it, it’s the brightly coloured fruits that are often the sweetest, most ripe and packed with nutrition. While I love natural tones of our environment, these bright colours have been really fun to work with! After colouring our Rainbow Nuts the other day, we have…

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How to Make Playdough
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How to Make Playdough

Byplayinspiredmum September 22, 2018October 30, 2022

Create sculptures, press the dough into shapes, letters, and numbers, run toy cars over the play dough to see the tire prints, roll it out to make snakes, bake it to make beads, hide dinosaurs in it pretending they are fossils, press flowers into it to make potion stones, build landscapes that have never seen…

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Going Nuts Over Rainbows!
Exploring Math | Fine Motor Skills

Going Nuts Over Rainbows!

Byplayinspiredmum September 18, 2018December 19, 2019

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…

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Creative Dinosaur Play Dough Stomp!
Fine Motor Skills

Creative Dinosaur Play Dough Stomp!

Byplayinspiredmum September 17, 2018December 19, 2019

Dinosaurs and kids pretty much go hand in hand. I haven’t met many who aren’t keen to start roaring and stomping their feet while showing off a toothy grin. After laminating these dinosaur printables, I thought what better way to introduce them to the kids than by having them create a lovely home for our…

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