Sensory Exploration with Sand
Funnels, tubes, sifts, bottles, scoopers, spoons, bottle tops and SAND! The perfect sensory play recipe for kids with endless fun and exploration. There are …
Funnels, tubes, sifts, bottles, scoopers, spoons, bottle tops and SAND! The perfect sensory play recipe for kids with endless fun and exploration. There are …
Cardboard boxes would have to be my most favourite ‘toy’ for children to play with as they are an open-ended material. They inspire creativity …
Painting with Balloon is a great activity for kids to explore creatively and imaginatively as they create freely using simple props in an open-ended …
Here is a super easy and fun New Year’s Day Celebration activity – Creating Fireworks with Paint! Using some of the left over cardboard …
Fireworks Celebration Play Dough Activity is a super fun, colourful, sparkly and textured play dough. The addition of tinsel to the recipe was to …
Looking for a super easy Christmas or Festive painting activity for the kids to do? Finger Painting Festive Lights is really simple to set …
Pool Noodles are so much fun to play with! When they are cut up into smaller portions they make a great learning tool and …
Children will have so much fun with the variety of activities included in the Ultimate Christmas Printable Activity Pack. There are 100 pages with …
Painting on the easel provides an opportunity for children to be creative and incorporate art into theme based programs. Painting Clouds on the Easel …
Colour Match Cars Painting is super fun activity that involves creating wheel patterns from cars with paint while matching and learning about colours. Children …
Learning about and recognising basic shapes is so much more fun and motivating when it is hands-on. Children need the opportunity to create and …
F is for Feather Fish Painting is an activity is an activity that was inspired by the story Hooray for Fish by Lucy Cousins. …
The kids are going to love this!!! Homemade Rubbery Goop is perfect for sensory play opportunities as it is safe and non-toxic using basic …
Squishy bags are perfect for sensory play without the mess. They are cheap and easy to make and your child will enjoy manipulating and …
Dinosaur Fossils are so much fun to make and are a great addition for any dinosaur theme learning experience. They are made using salt …
Water Play with Eye Droppers is a colourful and fun activity that encourages development of the pincer grasp. The pincer grasp enables a child …
Bubble Wrapped Blocks Painting Activity is a great painting activity that is suitable for differing ages. All children can create and play with the …
Today’s post is to provide you with some play ideas, activities and crafts that have been group into categories by age. The different categories below …
I have always loved watching little chubby fingers squishing and squashing play dough. I am not really sure what it is that I adore …
This Edible Play Dough Recipe for Babies, is a great ‘first time’ play dough for babies and toddlers. It is super easy to make, …
LEGO® DUPLO® is one of these toys that will grow with your child/ren, be utilised in a number of play opportunities, it is durable, …
Homemade Edible Finger Paint is perfect for babies aged 6-18 months , toddlers and children who are more likely to place paint covered fingers …
In early childhood education Finger Painting is often the very first painting experience children will encounter. As simple as it may be putting paint …
Dot Painting Name Activity is a fun and simple way to introduce your child to recognising their name and the letters that make up …
This Science Learning Tray Activity is a bit of fun for children to explore Bi-Carbonate Soda (baking soda) and Coloured Vinegar. The reaction between these …
Threading Pipe Cleaners with Straws involves threading smaller length straws onto longer length pipe cleaners. It is a great fine motor activity that is …
Using an easel covered with sticky contact is a wonderful creative tool and canvas that will entice kids to play creatively and imaginatively. Setting …
Shape Toss is a fun way to introduce and play with shapes. It also gets children up and active while learning about shapes and …
Flower Printing: Today I was about to put some old flowers from a vase into the bin as they were no longer looking their …
Come play and learn with the colour ORANGE, we have lots of activities and play ideas! As part of our Learning Colours Series here on …
What will happen if we placed sultanas into a glass of soda water? Watch and be amazed!!! Dancing Sultanas is a super easy and …
Create an opportunity for your child to take on the role as a pizza chef and play creatively as they pretend make different pizzas …
Information about Our Play Dough Toolbox A Play Dough Toolbox is a box filled with play dough props and materials that are stored together …
Today I am very excited to share a guest post with you, Kylie from Octavia and Vicky. Be sure to visit her fabulous blog …
An activity that siblings of various ages can all do together at the same time! Recently after going through some our craft supplies I …
How to make Puffy Paint? There is something magical about Puffy Paint and it is a must try for any child or toddler to …
Ice World is a sensory activity for toddlers and pre-school children that involves playing with ice, water and sea theme props. Older children will still …
We’re going on a ‘Teddy’ bear hunt…….I’m not scared! We have a gorgeous book which comes with a CD that tells the story of …
Make learning your colours fun with this interactive game using pompoms and cardboard rolls! Miss 2 has been learning her colours for some time …
Here is a list of rainbow activities and learning experiences for toddlers and kids. You will find rainbow crafts, sensory play, fine motor activities and …
When I saw these fabulous homemade paint brushes on my newsfeed on Facebook shared by the Dirt Girl World fan page, I instantly wanted …
Last week we were playing and learning with the colour YELLOW through a number of activities. As part of our Learning Colours Series here …
There are so many wonderful places in the home where children can play imaginatively and creatively. Kids will create imaginary worlds to explore and …
It’s raining, it’s pouring…..and we have been stuck inside a fair bit lately with the weather. To entertain the kids and give them something …
Come play and learn with the colour BLUE, we have lots of activities! As part of our Learning Colours Series here on learning4kids, this …
This week my little Miss 22months and I have embarked on a series of activities to help her learn her colours. All activities are …
If you haven’t made Gloop yet, then this is a must for any toddler or child to try. It is super fun and super …
I truly believe that the simplest things bring the most fun! We have been making a Homemade Car Wash Tunnel for the kids using …
With Miss 5 at school full time now and Miss 4 going to kindy 2 – 3 times a week, it has opened up …
Santa 🙂 brought my girls a couple of wooden dolls beds and they were really keen to play with them, so together we set up …
This will keep the kids busy while having a bath as well as stimulating their imaginations and developing their storytelling skills. Cars, buses, trucks, …
Ice Boats Water Play: Water and ice are great for sensory play with kids as it engages children into a world of exploration and …
Cardboard tubes are a great addition for playing with play dough. The creativity and imagination is endless with this invitation to play. Play dough …
The great thing about the internet is that there many fabulous sites out there sharing so many wonderful play and craft ideas. This post …
I love nursery rhymes and there isn’t a day that goes past where we do not sing one. Sometimes we will change the words …
Since our first play experience with jelly, my kids have been asking if we could do it again. They had so much fun exploring …
Let your child’s imagination run wild as they create and explore play dough and pasta. Through moulding and manipulating play dough and pasta together is …
Not long ago I published a post on our Strawberry Theme Birthday Party, we had a sensory tub full of rice for party friends …
We have found another way of using our bottle tops – IN THE BATH! It is a simple unstructured and fun sensory play idea …
An fun activity that can last for days and all members in the family can contribute to – a giant drawing! A giant drawing …
Lost in a world of bubbles! The joy that bubbles bring to children is amazing and they will play with them for as long …
Sand is a toy! The less a toy does the more a child will learn! Sand is such a great sensory toy for kids …
How to encourage and support imaginative play with our children? Imaginative play is essentially when children are role playing and are acting out various …
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In the early years, we often hear discussions about the importance of fine motor and gross motor development in kids. Here is a great …
Paint Me is a cute and quirky activity that kids will enjoy making! I plan to use ours as keep sake to giggle at …
I am a big fan of felt! I love that it is a sensory toy, brightly coloured, hands on playing, creative and great for …
Let’s make cupcakes!! ….well these ones you cannot eat! Play dough cupcakes is a fun sensory and imaginative play activity for kids. There is …
Lately I have been trying to find fun opportunities to help develop and encourage Miss 14 month’s speaking, listening and language skills. One of …
Name Collage is a name activity is a colourful, fun and simple way to introduce you child to recognising their name and the letters …
Paper plate rainbows are a favourite craft activity of my kids. It is so simple and fun to make. We used a small paper …
Adding a little bit of this and a little bit of that to create a rainbow collage! We had so much fun searching around …
Jack in the Box is a favourite game of my kids! All you need is a box! It involves singing the well-known nursery rhyme …
Getting out the paints and exploring the colours of the rainbow. This is a large poster size painting that we stuck up on our …
Kids love birthdays, blowing out candles and cake! Why not incorporate all these wonderful things with oral language development, strengthening fine motor skills, developing numeracy …
Washing a Toy Baby – Imaginative play is essentially when children are role playing and are acting out various experiences they may have had …
We are always looking for new and fun Homemade Father’s Day Gift Ideas. For previous Father’s Days we have made a Father’s day tie, …