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Fine Motor Fun With Play Dough Letter and Numbers

by playinspiredmumupdated on December 19, 2019November 12, 201821 Comments on Fine Motor Fun With Play Dough Letter and Numbers

Learning letters and numbers doesn’t have to be all text books and flash cards. Your child certainly doesn’t need a pencil in hand to begin to build up skills that …

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Story Tray – Dear Zoo

by playinspiredmumupdated on December 19, 2019September 21, 2018Leave a Comment on Story Tray – Dear Zoo

“I wrote to the zoo and they sent me a…” This mornings story was aimed towards Miss 18m. She has been enjoying all things animals so I thought a visit …

Fine Motor Activity

Squishy Discovery Bags of Fine Motor Fun!

by playinspiredmumupdated on April 6, 2020September 6, 2018Leave a Comment on Squishy Discovery Bags of Fine Motor Fun!

Scanning and searching for patterns, symbols and objects are known as a great pre-reading exercises. While I feel Miss 18m is well and truly not ready to pick up a …

  • 🧊 🐧 Arctic Exploration 🐧🧊 Coloured oats, polystyrene and some arctic figurines have transformed our #kmartplaytray into an Arctic wonderland ❄️ Inspired by the scenes from our book, the girls enjoyed setting up different icy settings and exploring their wild characters 🐋 #playinspiredmum #playscene #arctic #arcticsmallworld #smallworld #arcticanimals #bookishplay #playtray #colouredoats #pantryplayideas #sensoryplayideas #sensoryplay #winterplay #biosphere #science #habitats #playtolearn #playmatters #socialskills #playathome #learningathome #playbasedlearning #learningthroughplay #activitiesforkids #activitiesfortoddlers #easyplayideas #easyplay
  • 💐👌 Fine Motor Sensory Sketti Flowers 💐 👌 After a discussion about shapes and colours Miss 3 worked at decorating our bare flower with pieces of coloured, cooked spaghetti! That was until she told me she all of a sudden needed to learn about the coronavirus 🤷‍♀️😂 A moment of weakness on my behalf then allowed her to freelance draw with the sharpies and I’m so glad she did! She was telling the most amazing reasonings for all her little characters features, from whiskers to fingers! Last photo of the prime suspect in the case of the missing leftover pasta 😅 🐶 #playinspiredmum #shapes #colours #cookedpasta #pantryplayideas #toddlerart #finemotorskills #fiddlyfinemotor #playingathome #rainydays #sensoryplay #sensoryplayideas #sensoryplaytime #learningathome #learningnisfun #colourrecognition #colourmatching #shaperecognition #earlyyears #earlyyearseducation #preserviceteacher #makingmemories #perthmums #perthtoddler
  • 🔍 I Spy Meets Guess Who 🔎 Miss 3 & Miss 6 have been loving these new ‘I Spy’ activity sheets! There favourite way to use them has been to chose an item, and then ask each other questions to eliminate the options before revealing the mystery chosen one 🙌 How would you use yours? There are 14 designs to choose from or grab the lot! Search ‘I Spy’ under printables via link in bio 🙌 #playinspiredmum #learningthroughplay #comprehension #comprehensionskills #playmatters #buildingvocabulary #cognitivedevelopment #playtolearn #printables #educationalprintables #learningathome #toddleractivities #toddlermomlife #toddlerhomeschool #preliteracy #preliteracyscanning #toddlerplayideas #learningathomeisfun #diyboardgames
  • Happy days are when you discover a snack that is as natural as it claims to be! Time has not been on my side lately but I can still give the kids #snacks that are packed with veg and grains! Miss 3 gives these #Veggierings from #naturalchipco a huge thumbs up and this Mumma can relax a little knowing they are free of additives and other ingredients with long names that need researching to determine what they are 😅 Winning with these #naturalchip 🙌 We love the cheese variety. Give them a go and let us know what you and your family think too 😁 #ad
  • 🐙🐠 Rock Pool Jelly Rescue 🐠🐙 Miss 3 had so many questions about the wonder that is a rock pool during this little activity. Teamed up with this amazing book & squishy jelly, this filled our morning nicely. Learn how we make our jelly rescues by tapping the link in bio and searching ‘jelly rescue’ 🌊💙 #rockpool #learningthroughplay #ocean #octopus #sensoryplay #playmatters #learningathome #messyplay #jellyrescue #sensoryplayideas #toddleractivity #toddlerplayidea #playideas #playtolearn #oceantheme #oceanplay #finemotorskills #vocabularybuilder #toddlerhomeschool #homeschooltoddler #screenfreekids #autumnmornings #sensorybin #sensoryplayidea #sensoryactivity #jellyplay #smallworldplay #kmartplaytray #printables
  • 🌷 Flower Counting 🌷 We created a fun little garden to practise reciting and sequencing numbers! Popsticks, patty cases and some scrap paper were transformed into 10 little flowers which Miss 3 planted in her egg carton garden bed 🌷🌷🌷 We started off with some silly counting, numbers all muddled. Then we replanted them in sequence from 1-10 🙌 #mathsmadefun #learningthroughplay #playbasedlearning #recycleandplay #eggcartoncraft #papercraftideas #toddlerhomeschool #homeschooltoddler #playathomemom #playathomeideas #counting #sequencing #playmatters #playtolearn #kindyactivities #preschoolactivities #preschoolathome #toddlerplayideas #playathomemummy #playmum #mumblogger #kmartplaytray #playinspiredmum #playideas #sensoryplay #sensorykids
  • 🌟 🍎 Challenge Your Kids with #BravoAppleBuild !! 🍎 🌟 Join Miss 3 and me by also signing up to this free play challenge by @BravoApples! There are great prizes to be won by building with @bravoapples and toothpicks! Weekly prizes = 3 x $100 vouchers per week Major prizes = 2 x 32GB iPads & $750 cash! Not only is this a great way to entertain kids of all ages, they will also be practising and developing lots of important life skills 🍎 Fine Motor Skills 🍎 Crossing the Midline 🍎 Bilateral Coordination 🍎 Problem Solving 🍎 Logical Thinking 🍎 Sequencing Events 🍎 Hand Eye Coordination 🍎 Cognitive Development We can’t wait to see what next weeks challenge is it to see what your family creates! To get more info & to join, visit tktrev.com/BravoApples 🙌 #LikeNoOther #ad
  • 🍂 👑 Autumn Crowns 👑🍂 With so many colours falling from the trees, we had a great time threading and decorating our paper plate crowns with leaves 🍁 We then stacked rocks as high as we could and had a bark and nut race. It’s amazing the fun that can be had while having a stroll down the park 💛🧡❤️🤎 #autumn #weloveautumnplay #autumnvibes🍁 #natureplay #paperplatecrafts #paperplates #craftwithkids #threading #natureplayideas #playmatters #playtolearn #creative_little_hands #learningthroughplay #autumnafternoon #coloursofnature #toddlerplayideas #toddlersplayathome #toddlerlife #preschoolactivities #preschoolactivitiesathome #weekendplay #natureplayactivities #meaningfulplay #playandlearn #playandlearning #loveoutdoors #unpluggedchildhood
  • 🧚‍♂️ Fairy Wand 🧚‍♂️ This is a perfect example of a crafting fail 😅 Making fairy wands got Miss 3 very excited but when it came to wrapping her stick with the assorted strings, tapes and ribbons, she was happier to delegate the responsibilities to yours truly 😆 So while Miss 3 enjoyed her book, looking up from the pages only to pass her judgments and make requests, I made her a fairy wand 🌟 I think I will be keeping this activity on the back burner until she is a bit older. I’m sure her sister would love it - might suggest it to Miss 6 this weekend 😅 #playfail #fairywands #naturewands #sensoryplay #tactileplay #bilateralcoordination #creativeplay #finemotorskills #playtolearn #playmatters #preschoolplay #preschoolactivities #playandlearn #kidscraft101 #kidsactivities #fairyplay #imaginativeplay
  • 🍎 🖍 Prepositions Busy Book Inserts 🖍🍎 Such a fun way to teach directional instructions! This pack includes: 14 single sided pages to print at home ✅ 10 preposition (up/down, left/right/middle, in/out etc) template pages ✅ 4 pages of cut outs inc. instructions Check out the link on our resources page in bio 🙌 #playinspiredmum #prepositionalphrases #occupationaltherapy #speechtherapy #busybook #toddlerbusybook #toddleractivities #preschoolactivities #printathome #learningathome #toddlerhomeschool #playathomemummy #learningresources #educational
  • 🦔 🍂 Autumn Leaf Echidna 🍂🦔 Miss 3 loved collecting the leaves to create these super cute Aussie icons! This activity opened up lots of talk about different Autumn colours and textures between the different leaves 🍁 #playinspiredmum #autumn #autumnleaves #autumncrafts #autumncraftsforkids #craftsforkids #echidna #paperplatecrafts #sensoryplay #sensoryplayideas #toddleractivities #natureplay #natureplayideas
  • 🌈 Pom Pom Sorting 3 Ways 🌈 We left the bottom off this little sensory, fine motor bag open so we could slide different activities beneath the pom poms! Miss 3s favourite were definitely feeding the bear and matching colours on her Eye Spy worksheet 👀🥰 Love this eye spy printable? You should see the rest of the pack! Check it out by tapping the printable link on our resource page in bio and search ‘I spy’ 🙌 (or comment below and I can send you the direct link 😉) #playinspiredmum #sensorybag #pompoms #pompomactivity #finemotoractivity #handeyecoordination #coloursorting #playbasedlearning #learningathome #learningthroighplay #playmatters #recycleandplay #cardboardplayidea #funathome #activitiesfortoddlers #activitiesathome #homelearning #toddlerhomeschool #homeschooltoddler
  • 🦖 ✂️ Patty Case Dinosaurs ✂️🦖 After reading one of our favourite books, Miss 3 & I made our own dinosaurs out of patty cases! I love her dinosaurs pigeon toes 🥰 Just like the creator herself! This activity ticks loads of boxes! ✅ Imaginative play ✅ Fine motor skills ✅ Hand eye coordination ✅ Following verbal instruction ✅ Sequencing events ✅ Turn taking ✅ Sensory play #dinosaurcraft #papercraft #pattycasecraft #pattypancraft #toddlercraftideas #dinosauractivities #harryandthebucketfulofdinosaurs #bookishplay #creativeplayideas #learningathomeisfun #learningathome #finemotoractivity #finemotorskills #aussieplaymum #playinspiredmum
  • 🌾🕊 Toilet Roll Bird Treat 🕊🌾 With the evenings and mornings getting cooler, we thought we would make our pet canary, Ben, a high fat treat to give him the extra energy to stay warm. Miss 3 loved everything about this activity and we spent the time chatting about comparing this activity with other toilet roll activities we have done using paint instead. She even spent a good ten minutes afterwards secretly spying on Ben to catch a glimpse of him having a nibble 😉 #sensoryplay #tastesafeplay #tastesafesensoryplay #petsofinstagram #diybirdtoys #diybirdtreats #bilateralcoordination #finemotorskills #toddleractivities #playathome #montessoriathome #montessori #recycleandplay #recycleplay #pantryplayideas
  • 🌈 💦 Wet Chalk 💦🌈 After dipping her chalk into her bucket of water, Miss 3 loved watching the colours transform as the chalk dried on her blackboard 💗 #chalkart #experimentalplay #toddlerart #toddlerlife #blackboard #chalkboard #grossmotorskills #colourrecognition #colourplay #playwithcolours #playideas #exploringcolours
  • 🐰 🏡 Sylvanian Familes 🏡 🐰 Miss 3 and I have spent the morning setting up her Sylvanian Familes 🌈🏡 This little collection has inspired so many hours of play. Today we set up a nurses office so Miss 3 can recreate the scene of one of last weeks experiences - her flu needle 🙈 It’s amazing how much us parents can learn of our children’s comprehension by watching them act out their experiences! #playideas #sylvanianfamilies #dollshouse #roleplay #comprehension #openendedtoys #creativeplay #mummydaughtertime #toddlerplay #learningthroughplay #socialskills
  • 🐊 🏴‍☠️ Row, Row, Row Your Boat 🏴‍☠️🐊 I thought Miss 3 would be all over this however Miss 6 barely gave her a chance! Using a banana box, three gift wrapping tubes and a couple of boxes from the pantry, we made our own boat, decorated with printable accessories from the Sing and Grow Subscription for 2-3 year olds 🙌 After singing the song, acting it out with our puppets, we set to work and before long, had boarded the ship and left the dock in search of magical wonders to be found across the seas 🌊 #playinspiredmum #pretendplay #cardboardbox #funwithabox #recycleandplay #nurseryrhymes #nurseryrhymeactivities #playsubscription #creativeplayideas #homemadeboat
  • 🧼 🛁 Soap Jellies 🛁 🧼 These fun jellies have been so much fun creating! The girls love them and I have only had to ask ONCE for them to get into the tub 🙌 Tap link in bio and search ‘Soap Jellies’ to find the recipe! #playinspiredmum #bathtime #funwithtoddlers #funwithkids #soapjellies #diysoap #kidsbathroom #toddleractivities
  • 🐠 Sensory Fish Decorating 🐠 Our woolies order delivered us some beautiful green and purple netting with some of our veg last week. Teamed up with some crinkly shredded paper, aluminium foil and brightly coloured paper pieces, we decorated our fish with lots of different feeling and sounding materials. What have you got around the house that you could use? #kidscraft #sensorycraft #sensorycraftideas #sensoryplay #fish #papercraft #playinspiredmum #activitiesforkids #activitiesfortoddlers #activitiesforchildren
  • 🧼 DIY Soap Jellies for bath time fun 🧼 A little something we are working on perfecting. Almost 100% happy with them! I’ll be writing the recipe up ASAP! Would these make batch time more fun at your place? #bathtime #washingthekids #bathtoys #bathplayidea #water #play #diysoapjelly #soapjellies #sciencewithkids #playideas #comingsoon
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