Drawing and Sorting 2D Shapes Activity
I am a big fan of learning centres in classrooms! They are a great place for children to explore, investigate, take risks and consolidate …
Beginning Letter Sounds Matching Mats
LOOK at the picture, SAY the word and HEAR the beginning sound!
The printable Beginning Letter Sounds Matching Mats are a great visual resource and activity to support the awareness of letter sound relationships.
It helps children connect the beginning sound in a word and the letter that makes that sound.
Christmas Hide and Seek Activity Mats
Kids love to play Hide and Seek!
These Christmas Hide and Seek Activity Mats are perfect for children to play at Christmas time.
Children will love to search for the different Christmas pictures hidden amongst other Christmas pictures, cover them with counters and record the total found in the grid.
Counting Collections Numbers 1-20 Activity
Counting collections provides valuable opportunities for children to practice their oral counting and to develop efficient counting strategies. The Truck Theme Counting Numbers 1-20 …
Truck Theme Counting Numbers 1-20 Mats
Printable Truck Theme Counting Numbers 1-20 Activity Mats are a maths activity where students learn to count small collections 1-20 and make connections between the symbols and quantities.
The Counting Numbers 1-20 Activity Mats provide hands-on play opportunities and are perfect for small group, independent and learning centre activities.
Children count small collections and stack them to next to the matching number on the bright colourful Truck Theme Mats.
No cutting required…print and play!
Christmas Spin and Cover Game Mats
Spin, find and cover…
Children will love to Spin & Cover with this super fun Christmas game!
The Christmas Spin and Build or Cover Game Mats are perfect for distinguishing differences between objects, matching objects and fine motor skills through hands-on play opportunities.
Print and play!
Christmas Spin and Build Game Mats
Kids love to play Games!
Spin, find and build… Children will love to spin & build with this super fun Christmas game!
The Christmas Spin and Build or Cover Game Mats are perfect for classifying and matching objects and fine motor skills through hands-on play opportunities.
There are 18 bright and colourful game mats that are varied for different skills level.
The Printable Christmas Spin and Build is a fun game for children to play this festive season. ,
Print and play!
Counting and Subitising Activity Game Mats
Print and play the Counting and Subitising Dice Activity Dot Mats to support children’s early maths skills such as counting, subitising and addition.
The Printable Counting and Subitising Pack encourages hands-on activities using tactile objects such as dice, number spinners, tokens and pompoms.
So simple to make! Bright and colourful pictures to play with!
Early Years Fine Motor Colour Activities
I am a big fan of learning centres in classrooms! They are great places for children to explore, investigate, take risks and consolidate previous …
Colour Matching Activities Pack
The Printable Colour Matching Activities Pack is perfect for classifying and matching coloured objects, developing colour recognition and fine motor skills through hands-on play opportunities.
The Colour Matching Activities Pack includes 3 different fun sort and match activities that can be adapted and extended for numerous learning opportunities.
Print and play!
Phoneme Manipulation Activity Word Building
A neat little folder containing moveable alphabet letter tiles is a great way to promote early reading and spelling skills. The folder is designed …
Letters and Sounds Learning Centre
Create an inviting space for children to play, learn and practice their knowledge of letters and sounds by setting up a Letters and Sounds …
Simple Volume and Capacity Measurement Activity
Exploring volume and capacity through hands-on activities will help children develop an awareness of these measurement concepts. Volume and capacity are properties of …
Alphabet Picture and Letter Cards for Matching Activities
The Printable Alphabet Picture and Letter Cards are great for matching activities and consolidating letter -sound knowledge.
It is a great hands-on activity using tactile alphabet letters and objects that begin with each letter of the alphabet and matching them to the picture and letter cards.
So simple to make! Bright and colourful! Cute Alphabet Letter Characters!
Moveable Alphabet Word Building Folder Kit
Create your very own Moveable Alphabet Word Building Folder for children to build and manipulate words. This printable kit comes with everything you need to create a Moveable Alphabet Folder for children to use to practice and build confidence with their reading and spelling skills.
The Moveable Alphabet Folder is a fun and hands-on opportunity for children to apply their letters and sounds knowledge to build and manipulate phonemes in words. It supports their phonemic and phonological awareness.
Handwriting Alphabet Tracing Flipbook (New Version)
The Printable Handwriting Flipbook is an updated version of the Alphabet Tracing Mats. The purpose of this product is to assist children to trace the letters to help with the learning process and correct letter formation.
When laminated the Handwriting Tracing Mats become a reusable dry erase sheet that you can write on them with a whiteboard marker and then simply wipe off with a tissue, cloth or magic erasers.
How to Set Up a Role Play Flower Shop?
A Pretend Play Flower Shop is an opportunity for children to take on the role as a florist or customer and play creatively while …
Printable Measurement Capacity Activity Mats
The Measurement Capacity Mats are a bright, colourful and fun printable activity to engage students to compare and measure (non-standard) the capacity of different size jars.
There are two types of activity mats, Fill the Jars and Count how many? and Compare Quantities (Full, Half Full and Empty).
No prep printable measuring capacity mats! Print and laminate for a reusable activity.
Printable Measuring Length Activity Mats
The Measuring Length Activity Mats provide a hands-on opportunity for children to indirectly measure a range of pictures and write their answers on a record sheet. Includes 6 recording mats and 16 pictures to measure. All six recording sheets are different. Laminate the measurement recording sheets and pictures for a re-usable teaching resource.
Measurement Length Activity – The Really Big Dinosaur
This measurement lesson was inspired by the story The Really Really Big Dinosaur by Richard Byrne. It really got my Pre-primary (4-5 year olds) …
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Balancing Felt Balls – Fine Motor Fun
I am always looking for playful and inviting ways for kids to develop their fine motor and hand-eye coordination skills using fun resources. These felt …
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 …
Printable Dot-to-Dot Shapes Charts
The Dot-to-Dot Shapes Charts are a re-usable printable that can be used part of learning centres, small group activities or independently to learn how to draw several two-dimensional shapes.
Includes 15 shapes, circle, square, rectangle, triangle, oval, heart, star, crescent (and moon), rhombus (and kite), semi-circle, pentagon, hexagon, heptagon, octagon and trapezoid.
Fine Motor Work Station or Centre Activity
Creating patterns, swirls, squiggles and zig-zags with buttons, children will have so much fun playing with this fine motor work station or learning centre …
Bugs and Bottle Tops
Bugs and Bottle Tops is a simple and fun activity for kids to play with. It is a great opportunity for children to develop …
Creative Sand Art Activity
Creative Sand Art Activity was inspired by reading the story Magic Beach by Alison Lester (affiliate link). This activity is open-ended and great for multi-age …
Printable Measurement Activity Mats (STANDARD PRINT)
The Printable Measurement Activity Mats (STANDARD PRINT) are a great addition to any early childhood or junior primary learning environment. The mats provide a hands-on activities opportunity for children to compare objects directly by placing one against the other. Children can play and measure with play dough, leaves, sticks, straws, string and so much more!
Printable Measurement Activity Mats (CURSIVE PRINT)
The Printable Measurement Activity Mats (CURSIVE PRINT) are a great addition to any early childhood or junior primary learning environment. The mats provide a hands-on activities opportunity for children to compare objects directly by placing one against the other. Children can play and measure with play dough, leaves, sticks, straws, string and so much more!
DIY Chalkboard Branch Circles
I am always looking for fun ways to encourage and motivate children in developing their fine motor and writing skills. I made these DIY …
Printable CVC Words Bundle Activity Pack
The Printable CVC Words Bundle Activity Pack includes 8 different CVC word activities that are developmental. There are photos, instructions and suggested ideas included in the pack. Over 100 pages of colourful, bright and inviting cards ready for printing, laminating to create a re-useable teaching resource.
Basic Shapes Work Station or Centre Activity
This basic shapes activity provides children with the opportunity to explore and create with shapes. The activity involves placing coloured gems along the lines …
Cardboard Box Creativity
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 Balloons
Painting with Balloons is a great activity for kids to explore creatively and imaginatively as they create freely using simple props in an open-ended …
Fireworks Theme Maths
Fireworks Theme Maths – to keep within our celebration and fireworks theme, I have set up a couple of number and measurement activities to …
Painting Fireworks
Painting Fireworks is a super easy and fun New Year’s Day Celebration activity – Creating Fireworks with Paint! Using some of the left over …
Sparkly Fireworks Sensory Tub
Sparkly Fireworks Sensory Tub is a simple sensory fireworks play idea, following on from our Fireworks Play Dough activity. It is a great celebration …
Fireworks Celebration Play Dough Activity
Fireworks Celebration Play Dough Activity is a super fun, colourful, sparkly and textured play dough. The addition of tinsel to the recipe was to …
Finger Painting Festive Lights
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 Noodle Activities Fine Motor Fun
Pool Noodle Activities Fine Motor are so much fun to play with! When they are cut up into smaller portions they make a great …
Sorting Coloured Buttons
Sorting Coloured Buttons is an easy activity to set up which promotes colour recognition, measurement and classifying skills. These colourful buttons are so inviting …
Printable Dot to Dot Alphabet Letter Charts
Printable Dot to Dot Alphabet Letter Charts Here are a fun way to learn how to write letters – the correct way! The Dot-to-Dot Alphabet …
Homemade Eye Spy Sensory Bag – Keeping Kids Occupied in the Car
Homemade Eye Spy Sensory Bag are the ideal quiet activity to keep little hands busy and entertained in the car, appointments, shopping and other …
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Dot-to-Dot Alphabet Letter Charts
The Dot-to-Dot Alphabet Letter Charts (lowercase A-Z) are a re-usable printable that can be used part of learning centres, small group activities or independently to learn the correct formation of writing alphabet letters.
Ocean Theme Transient Art Activity
Ocean Theme Transient Art Activity is an opportunity for children to explore, manipulate and create freely their ideas using an empty frame to and an …
Paper Plate Umbrella Craft
The Paper Plate Umbrella Craft was a creative activity inspired by the story Ella’s Umbrellas by Jennifer Lloyd (affiliate link) and other activities we …
Free Printable Number Match Counting Wheel
Free Printable Number Match Counting Wheel – Children will have so much fun counting out loud and matching numbered pegs in this Number Match …
Green Sandy Play Dough Shape Monsters
Green Sandy Play Dough Shape Monsters – Play Dough is such a fun learning tool to play with and explore new concepts. It also …
The Ultimate Christmas Printable Activity Pack
Children will have so much fun with the variety of activities included in the Ultimate Christmas Printable Activity Pack. There are 100 pages with …
The Ultimate Christmas Printable Activity Pack
The Ultimate Christmas Printable Activities Pack includes a huge range of reusable templates, games, and tactile activities that will entertain children at Christmas time. It is a great addition to any early childhood environment or numeracy and literacy program.
Painting Clouds on the Easel
Painting on the easel provides an opportunity for children to be creative and incorporate art into theme based programs. Painting Clouds on the Easel …
Minion Play Dough Fun
The Minion Play Dough Fun activity was inspired by the Minions in the movie Despicable Me. Over the recent school holidays, we had a …
Counting Raindrops Printable Maths Games and Activities (Standard Print)
Counting Raindrops Printable Maths Games and Activities (STANDARD) are a great addition to any early childhood environment and numeracy program.
Counting Raindrops Printable Maths Games and Activities (Cursive Print)
Counting Raindrops Printable Maths Games and Activities (CURSIVE) are a great addition to any early childhood environment and numeracy program. Kids love games and learn so many important skills through playing them.
Z is for Zip It Zipper Board
The Z is for Zip It Zipper Board is perfect for any early children classroom or home environment where children can access the board …
Big and Small Measurement Sort
Big and Small Measurement Sort involves sorting big and small umbrellas (cupcake cases/patty pans) is a simple activity to introduce children to early measurement …
List of Simple and Fun Name Activities
List of Simple and Fun Name Activities – Learning to read your name is one of the first words your child will learn to …
V is for Vegetables Letter V Activity
V is for Vegetables Letter V Activity was inspired by the book Vegetables in a Van and Oliver’s Vegetables by Vivian French. It is …
Fine Motor Fun Feeding the Birds
Fine Motor Fun Feeding the Birds – Fine motor skills are the foundation children need before they are able to learn handwriting, in order …
Paper Plate Cloud Craft
We have been doing lots of activities that have been inspired from reading the book Little Cloud by Eric Carle. Miss 5 was keen …
Colour Match Cars Painting
Colour Match Cars Painting is super fun activity that involves creating wheel patterns from cars with paint while matching and learning about colours. Children …
R is for Ribbons Letter R Activity
R is for Ribbons Letter R Activity is an activity that involves children cutting up small pieces of ribbon and gluing them onto the …
Hands On Learning Shapes Activities
Hands On Learning Shapes Activities – Learning about and recognising basic shapes is so much more fun and motivating when it is hands-on. Children …
Create a Number Line 1 to 20
Create a Number Line 1 to 20 is a fun hands-on number awareness activity that involves recognising and organising numerals 1 to 20. It …
Printable Dot to Dot Number Rhyme Charts
The Printable Dot-to dot Number Rhyme Charts are a fun way to learn how to write numbers – the correct way! The Dot-to dot …
F is for Feather Fish Painting
F is for Feather Fish Painting is an activity is an activity that was inspired by the story Hooray for Fish by Lucy Cousins. …
Dot-to-Dot Number Rhyme Charts (Standard Print)
Children will love the fun Number Characters! Dot-to-Dot Number Rhyme Charts Standard Print.
Count, follow and join the numbered dots to form the number. Sing the number rhymes to guide you through what strokes to make when forming the correct number shape.
Dot-to-Dot Number Rhyme Charts (Cursive Print)
Children will love the fun Number Characters! Dot-to-Dot Number Rhyme Charts Cursive Print (numbers 0-9).
Count, follow and join the numbered dots to form the number. Sing the number rhymes to guide you through what strokes to make when forming the correct number shape.
Homemade Rubbery Goop Recipe
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 …
Primary Colours Squishy Bag Experiment
Primary Colours Squishy Bag Experiment is a wonderful sensory experience for children to see how colours mix and form other colours. Children use their …
Build a City Counting and Subitising Game
Build a City Counting and Subitising Game will be an instant hit with your little mathematicians. It is a super fun game where children …
Growing Watercress Shapes
Growing Watercress Shapes is such as cute activity to do. It is perfect for bringing a little bit of science fun into classrooms, day-cares, …
Alphabet Letters Tracing Mats Cursive Print
Full set A-Z Alphabet Letters Tracing Mats CURSIVE print in Fun Rainbow Theme.
Plus receive a Free Follow the Line Printable with this downloadable product!
Just print and laminate these Tracing Mats for a re-usable resource children can learn and play with.
Number & Letters Tracing Mats Standard Print
Full set of Number & Alphabet Letters Tracing Mats STANDARD print in Fun Rainbow Theme.
Plus receive a Free Follow the Line Printable with this downloadable product!
Just print and laminate these Tracing Mats for a re-usable resource children can learn and play with.
Alphabet Letters Tracing Mats Standard Print
Full Set A-Z Alphabet Letters Tracing Mats STANDARD print in Fun Rainbow Theme
Plus receive a Free Follow the Line Printable with this downloadable product!
Just print and laminate these Tracing Mats for a re-usable resource children can learn and play with.
Number Tracing Mats
Full set of Number Tracing Mats in Fun Rainbow Theme
Plus receive a Free Follow the Line Printable with this downloadable product!
Just print and laminate these Tracing Mats for a re-usable resource children can learn and play with.
Zig Zag Zebra Play Dough
The Zig Zag Zebra Play Dough Activity with free printable play dough mats was inspired by the book Zed the Zebra by An Vrombaut. …
4 Maths Activities for Getting Ready for School
Maths Activities for Getting Ready for School- Giving children a solid foundation in early maths literacy is important to their future academic success. Engaging …
Number Sort with 10 Frames
Number Sort with 10 Frames is a fun, hands on activity to play and learn with numbers. It sets a challenge of searching for specific numbers …
Q is for Quilt Letter Q Activity
Q is for Quilt Letter Q Activity is an activity that was inspired by the book The Quilt by Ann Jonas. It is a …
Rice and Ice Sensory Activity
Rice and Ice Sensory Activity is a fun activity that provides an opportunity to play with rhyming words, explore scientific concepts and learn about primary …
Bucket of Colourful Spaghetti Worms Sensory Play
Bucket of Colourful Spaghetti Worms Sensory Play – Sensory fun and messy play at its best! A bucket filled with coloured spaghetti worms with …
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The Rainbow Fish Play Dough Activity
The Rainbow Fish Play Dough Activity was inspired by the book The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister (affiliate link). This book is certainly one …
Pre-Writing Activities with Squishy Bags
Pre-Writing Activities with Squishy Bags is a great way to target writing skills without using paper and pencils. It is providing a fun and …
Cloud Theme Sensory Bin
Cloud Theme Sensory Bin is another activity that is part of our cloud series. The sensory bin is made up of cotton wool balls, …
How to make Squishy Sensory Bags?
How to make Squishy Sensory Bags?- Squishy bags are perfect for sensory play without the mess. They are cheap and easy to make and …
T is for Tiger Tea Party Story Retell
T is for Tiger Tea Party Story Retell activity involves bringing the story alive through sensory play. We created a sensory tub using various …
Exploring Mixing Primary Colours Activity
Exploring Mixing Primary Colours Activity – Colours are everywhere and it is a wonderful experience for children to see how colours mix and form …
Printable Number Play Dough Mats
Printable Number Play Dough Mats with tens frames are playful, bright, and colourful with happy friendly number characters. They are so inviting, children will love …
Printable Alphabet Play Dough Mats
Printable Alphabet Play Dough Mats are playful, bright, and colourful with happy friendly alphabet characters. They are so inviting, children will love to get …
Measuring Height Activity for Kids
This post is sponsored by Hippo Blue Measuring Height Activity for Kids – In the early years it is important to expose children to …
Alphabet Play Dough Mats Cursive Print
Lowercase A-Z Alphabet Play Dough Mats CURSIVE Print – Fun Alphabet Characters theme.
Just print and laminate these Play Dough Mats for a re-usable resource children can learn and play with.
Alphabet Play Dough Mats Standard Print
Lowercase A-Z Alphabet Play Dough Mats STANDARD Print – Fun Alphabet Characters theme
Just print and laminate these Play Dough Mats for a re-usable resource children can learn and play with.
Number & Alphabet Play Dough Mats Cursive Print
Full set of Number & Alphabet Play Dough Mats in CURSIVE Print – Fun Alphabet and Number Characters Theme
Just print and laminate these Play Dough Mats for a re-usable resource children can learn and play with.
Number & Alphabet Play Dough Mats Standard Print
Full set of Number & Alphabet Play Dough Mats in STANDARD Print – Fun Alphabet and Number Characters theme
Just print and laminate these Play Dough Mats for a re-usable resource children can learn and play with.
Early Years Throwing Skills Game
This Early Years Throwing Skills Game is our homemade version much like the game Ring Toss or Quoits but using homemade paper rings as the rope and …
Number Play Dough Mats Standard Print
Number Play Dough Mats STANDARD Print with Tens Frame – Fun Number Characters theme.
Just print and laminate these Play Dough Mats for a re-usable resource children can learn and play with.
Number Play Dough Mats Cursive Print
Number Play Dough Mats CURSIVE PRINT with Tens Frame – Fun Number Characters theme.
Just print and laminate these Play Dough Mats for a re-usable resource children can learn and play with.
Digging for Dinosaur Fossils Sensory Bin
Digging For Dinosaur Fossils Sensory Bin: I previously shared an activity here on How to make Dinosaur Fossils? This is how we played with …
How to make Sand Foam?
How to make Sand Foam? Sand Foam is perfect for sensory exploration. It is made up using only two ingredients, sand and shaving cream. …
Threading Activity for Kids
Threading Activity for Kids: When setting up this threading activity for kids, my goal was to make it bright and inviting using different materials. …
Cloud in a Jar Experiment
Cloud in a Jar Experiment is an extension activity from our C is Cotton Cloud Collage. Both activities have been inspired by the book Little …
How to make Dinosaur Fossils?
How to make Dinosaur Fossils? Dinosaur Fossils are so much fun to make and are a great addition for any dinosaur theme learning experience. …
Subitising Printable Dice Game
Number Dice Game is a printable game that is played much like Bingo. It is a fun activity for encouraging early maths skills using …
Water Play with Eye Droppers
Water Play with Eye Droppers is a colourful and fun activity that encourages development of the pincer grasp. The pincer grasp enables a child …
Sorting Shapes in our Sensory Bin
Sorting Shapes in our Sensory Bin is a fun activity for children to learn about shapes, colours while developing their fine motor skills. This …
Alphabet Ice and Shaving Cream
Alphabet Ice and Shaving Cream is a fun-filled, messy sensory play activity that children can explore their senses and learn about alphabet letters in …
Bubble Wrapped Blocks Painting Activity
Bubble Wrapped Blocks Painting Activity is a great painting activity that is suitable for differing ages. All children can create and play with the …
Play Dough Flower Pots
Play Dough Flower Pots and making a potted garden with play dough is a fun way for children to play creatively and imaginatively. Children …
Colour Changing Milk Experiment
Watch the magic happen with this Colour Changing Milk Experiment by mixing milk, food colouring and dish soap. The kids will want to do …
Fine Motor Skills – Sorting by Colour
Fine Motor Skills – Sorting by Colour activity encourages the development of fine motor skills and provides children with the opportunity to learn and …
Sensory Bottle Top ‘Bubble’ Soup
Recently we shared here on Learning 4 Kids a Bottle Top Soup Game and Miss 4 absolutely loved it. We extended the sensory play …
Lunch Box Ideas – Honey Muesli Biscuits Recipe
These Honey Muesli Biscuits are so simple to make and are perfect as a small treat for the kid’s lunch boxes, afterschool snack, picnics, …
Paper Plate Autumn Craft
These Paper Plate Autumn Craft look so gorgeous sitting up on a window as the light filters through. They are such as simple craft …
Bottle Top Soup Game
Scoop and catch fun! Bottle Top Soup Game is a fun sensory activity using simple items found around the home. Kids love to play …
Buttons and Pop Sticks
Buttons and Pop (Popsicle) Sticks is an invitation to play opportunity for children to explore and experiment freely with the basic items provided. Children …
Making Patterns and Sorting Colours
A basket filled with a range of different coloured fake flowers can open the opportunity to learn in so many ways. Children can explore …
Alphabet Hide & Seek Tray
Looking for Alphabet letters hiding amongst the scattered buttons is a great way for kids to play and learn with alphabet letters. Children will …
Lunch Box Ideas – Choc Chip Muffin Bites
Something that I absolutely love doing, is cooking with the kids…..and they love it too! There is something special about sharing the cooking experience together …
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Activity Ideas Using Pegs
Kids love pegs, they are bright, colourful and attract the interest of children. Pegs are perfect for play ideas, activities and crafts! They are …
Digging for Worms Sensory Play
The kids are going to love this!! Digging for Spaghetti Worms in Dirt is a simple sensory activity that only takes a few moments …
Play Ideas, Activities and Crafts – Play by Age
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 …
Printable Homemade Threading Boards
As I headed home and was sitting on the plane (10 and ½ hours), it got me thinking about what kinds of things would …
Fine Motor Busy Bag Activity
This Fine Motor Busy Bag involves matching colours by placing the peg on the matching coloured sponge square. I was nearly going to call …
Small World Desert Play
There is just so much to learn and discover about deserts, the climate, plant life, animal life and much more. To explore the desert …
Make your own Underwater Zoo Aquarium
Creating your own Underwater Zoo provides an opportunity to play and learn imaginatively. It is also a sensory activity that encourages creativity, oral language …
Summer Theme Play Dough
I absolutely adore the vibrant and bright colours of this jelly play dough. It is perfect for a Summer Theme Play Dough Invitation to …
Advent Calendar Count Down Bags
As the weeks and days draw closer until our trip to Dubai, my stomach churns with excitement and I also have the anticipation of …
Edible Play Dough Recipe for Babies
This Edible Play Dough Recipe for Babies, is a great ‘first time’ play dough for babies and toddlers. It is super easy to make, …
Spring Garden Sticky Easel
We have been talking about seasons a lot in our house, particularly as the weather begins to warm up and the sun rising earlier …
Simple Aeroplane Craft
These cardboard roll aeroplanes are so simple to make and the kids will continue to play with long after the creating part. This activity …
Balancing Marbles with Lego Duplo
Balancing Marbles on LEGO® DUPLO® helps children develop fundamental skills such as fine motor control, hand & eye coordination, patience and concentration. This is …
Insect Prints in Play Dough
Insect Prints in Play Dough is a fun sensory and fine motor activity that children will enjoy making different patterns and fossil-like prints in play …
Many Ways to Play with Lego Duplo
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, …
Letter I Activity – Melting Insects in Ice
Melting Insects in Ice is fun activity to introduce children and pre-schoolers to the letter I. It is such a fun opportunity to talk …
Mixed Beans & Peas Sensory Tub
Sensory tubs are such great teaching tools and when I was recently cleaning out our pantry, I found a couple of mixed soup packets …
Letter P Activity – Painting with Pompoms
Painting with Pompoms is a fun activity for kids and toddlers to explore colours and experiment with a new paint tool. It is so …
Play Dough Dinosaur Printing
Play Dough Dinosaur Printing: “Stomp Chomp, Big Roars, Here Come the Dinosaurs!” I absolutely love the name of this book by Kaye Umansky and …
Lavender Play Dough Wooden Tool Set
Lavender Scented Play Dough and Wooden Tool Set is a great activity for kids to explore creatively and imaginatively as they create freely using …
Space Theme Play Dough Activity
This Space Theme Play Dough Activity opens the window of opportunity for learning and play in so many ways. It provides an invitation for …
Number Peg Board Printable
Number Pegs Boards Free Printable is an activity to help children recognise numbers in a fun, engaging and hands-on learning opportunity. My children and …
Play Ideas for Cloud Dough
There are numerous sensory play ideas and activities for playing with cloud dough and I look forward to sharing more here on Learning 4 …
How to make Cloud Dough Recipe
Cloud Dough which can sometimes be called Moon Sand is a homemade mixture used for sensory play experiences. The consistency of Cloud Dough can be …
Catch and Scoop Fine Motor Activity
Catch and Scoop is a fun and engaging activity that encourages fine motor development and scissor skills. This activity is great for sensory exploration …
Number Line Counting
Number Line Counting is a maths activity that involves children sorting numbers along the number line. It is a great way for children to …
Light Table Activities
Light Tables or Light Panels are a fabulous learning tool that enhance sensory play opportunities. The activities and learning experiences are endless and encourage …
Coconut Play Dough & Wooden Buttons
Coconut Play Dough and Wooden Buttons is a great activity for kids to explore their creativity and imagination as they create freely using simple props …
Alphabet Activities – Letter ‘B’ Activities
Bb is for Buttons, Brown Bear, Blue, and Bubble wrap! The aim of these activities is to expose children to the letter Bb, identify …
Number Activity – Sorting Number Stickers
Sorting Number Stickers is a number recognition activity that involves sorting and matching numbers. Miss 3 absolutely loved doing this activity. She loves stickers …
Learning to Count Activity
Books are a wonderful way of exploring and learning about a new concept. It provides as an introduction and also an extension of the …
Shaving Cream Activity Tray
Messy, sensory play at its best! Shaving cream is great for sensory exploration and provides endless opportunities for children to play and discover. You …
Counting Activity – Dominoes Cookies
Learning to count with Dominoes Cookies is a fabulous, fun and motivating activity for kids. So much learning happens when we cook with our …
Make a Play Dough Teddy Bear
Make a Play Dough Teddy Bear is an inviting activity for kids to explore their imagination and experiment with the tools provided and make …
Name Activity – Dot Painting
Dot Painting Name Activity is a fun and simple way to introduce your child to recognising their name and the letters that make up …
Alphabet Sort
Alphabet Sort is a simple, fun and engaging hands-on literacy activity children can play to help them learn and recognise letters. Learning the letter …
Alphabet Activities – Letter ‘A’ Activities
Alphabet Activities – Letter A Activities The aim of these activities is to expose children to the letter Aa, identify what the letter Aa …
Sticky Easel – Match Sticks & Pompoms
Using an easel covered with sticky contact is a wonderful creative tool and canvas that will entice kids to play creatively and imaginatively. Setting …
Cardboard Rolls Painting Ideas
Cardboard rolls are great for activities and crafts. Since Christmas I have collected a number of cardboard rolls left over from wrapping paper. It …
Colour Activity – Coloured Ice Boats
Coloured Ice Boats is a fun sensory activity for children to explore colour. As the ice melt it creates coloured water to mix and …
Floating and Sinking Science Activity
Floating and sinking is a fun science concept for children to explore. Setting up a Floating and Sinking Learning Tray will invite them to …
Neapolitan Ice Cream Play Dough Fun
Neapolitan Ice Cream Play Dough is a wonderful and fun sensory activity to arouse the imagination and creativity. The Neapolitan Ice Cream Play …
Exploring Colours with a Mirror
Exploring Colours with a Mirror is a great way for children to play and learn with colours. The mirror reflects light which imitates a …
DIY Number Puzzles
These Homemade Number Puzzles are a matching number activity that can be easily incorporated into the home or classroom environment. They are super easy …
Numbers & Counting Activity
This Numbers and Counting Activity is an opportunity for children to play and learn with numbers. The activity involves children counting out the value …
Sandy Beach Theme Play Dough
Sandy Beach Theme Play Dough added with other beach theme items is the perfect invitation to play for children as it will arouse their …
Water Beads and Ice Activities
Water Beads and Ice is an open-ended and hands-on sensory play opportunity. They are so much fun as they are about the size of …
Absorption Activity – Rainbow Roses
Placing white roses into coloured water is a great science activity to demonstrate absorption. Children will be amazed and excited to see the changes …
Make Your Own Salt Dough Rainbow
Making your own Salt Dough Rainbow is a great way of creating a homemade toy for your child to play with. Shaping the salt …
Learning Trays – Sorting Coloured Pompoms
Sorting Coloured Pompoms is fabulous hands-on fine motor learning tray. It is so simple to set up, colourful, engaging and is sure to …
Alphabet Bingo in a Bottle
Alphabet Bingo is a simple, fun and engaging hands-on literacy game children can play to help them learn and recognise letters. Learning the letter …
5 Green & Speckled Frogs Activity Ideas
5 Little Speckled Frogs or 5 Green Speckled Frogs has always been a favourite nursery rhyme of mine. The oral language and numeracy benefits …
Learning Letter Sounds – Letter ‘A’ Activity
Learning the letter sound first and then the letter name is important for reading and writing development. Here is a simple, fun and engaging hands-on …
Valentine’s Day Activities for Kids
Valentine’s Day Activities for Kids With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, I thought I would collate all the activities we have done so …
Learning About Shapes with Play Dough
Play Dough is such a fun learning tool to play with and explore new concepts. With Miss 2 learning about shapes at the moment, …
Imaginative Play Felt Pizza
Create an opportunity for your child to take on the role as a pizza chef and play creatively as they pretend make different pizzas …
Sticky Easel Play Prompt – Sorting Shapes
Using an easel covered with sticky contact is a wonderful creative tool and canvas that will entice kids to play and learn about shapes. …
Hidden Shapes in the Salt Tray
What shapes can you find in the salt tray? They are hidden under the salt; use your paint brush to sift through the salt …
Planting a Garden
Imaginative play would have to be one of my most favourite kinds of play. I love how children can freely explore an imaginary world …
Information about Easel Play Prompts
Information about Easel Play Prompts Before going into detail about what our Easel Play Prompts Series is all about, I think it is …
DIY Skittles & Games
Our Homemade DIY Skittles & Games would have to be one of the most played with toys in our house. My girls are continuously …
Jelly Play Dough Critters
Recently I shared a recipe for Jelly Play Dough; this is what we did with it! We created some funny Jelly Play Dough Critters, …
Animal Rice Art – It’s Colourful magic!
Today I feel incredibly privileged to share a guest post with you written by a lovely blogging friend of mine, Penny from Mother Natured. Be sure …
Learning Colours – PINK
So far on our colour series here on learning4kids, we have looked the colour RED, BLUE, YELLOW and GREEN. This week we have been …
DIY Bath Paint
Today I am very excited to share a guest post with you, Kylie from Octavia and Vicky. Be sure to visit her fabulous blog …
Counting & Subitising
Subitising refers to immediately knowing how many items lie within a visual scene for a small number of items. It is to have a …
How to Make Puffy Paint?
How to make Puffy Paint? There is something magical about Puffy Paint and it is a must try for any child or toddler to …
How to make a Cardboard Roll Spider?
Making these cute craft Cardboard Roll Spiders are super easy to make and a great activity for this Halloween. They are also a great …
Sorting Colours with Cardboard Rolls
Make learning your colours fun with this interactive game using pompoms and cardboard rolls! Miss 2 has been learning her colours for some time …
Learning Colours – GREEN
Come play with the colour GREEN! As part of our Learning Colours Series here on learning4kids, today I am sharing with you some of …
Rainbow Activities for Toddlers & Kids
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 …
Soapy Slime FUN!!
This activity was FUN, REALLY FUN!! Kids love to get messy, it comes with being a kid as they explore their natural curiosity about …
Textured Painting with Nature’s Paint Brushes
When I saw these fabulous homemade paint brushes on my newsfeed on Facebook shared by the Dirt Girl World fan page, I instantly wanted …
Where is the Green Sheep?
We have a long list of favourite children and toddler books in our collection and one of them that we never get bored with …
Father’s Day Gift Idea: Photo Puzzles
A Homemade Father’s Day Gift Idea: Father’s Day here in Australia is on Sunday 2nd September and my girls and I have been making …
Play Dough & Buttons
It is always fun to watch and see what kids will come up with when you give them simple props to promote play in …
Tin Can Music Makers
These Tin Can Music Shakers are a simple homemade musical instrument to make and you will find most of the materials around the home. …
Learning Colours – YELLOW
Last week we were playing and learning with the colour YELLOW through a number of activities. As part of our Learning Colours Series here …
Alphabet Match
Alphabet match is a fun hands-on activity for kids to help recognise and learn their alphabet letters. It is also a great opportunity to …
Pompom Hockey
Keep the kids entertained with Pompom Hockey. It is a super simple activity you can set up at home for the kids, that is …
Great Places to Play at Home!
There are so many wonderful places in the home where children can play imaginatively and creatively. Kids will create imaginary worlds to explore and …
Learning Colours – BLUE!
Come play and learn with the colour BLUE, we have lots of activities! As part of our Learning Colours Series here on learning4kids, this …
Rainbow Salt Tray
Rainbow Salt Tray is a fun and inviting pre-writing activity. Why would you need crayons, textas, pencils and paper to draw when you can …
Learning Colours – RED
This week my little Miss 22months and I have embarked on a series of activities to help her learn her colours. All activities are …
Fun Activities with Bottle Tops
We love our bright colourful bottle tops here on learning4kids. There are tons of fun learning activities you can do with them, some of …
Colourful Cellophane Sticky Art
Cellophane Sticky Art is a great activity to introduce kids to colours. I believe it is never too early to start learning about concepts …
Playing With Gloop
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 …
Coloured Felt Ice Creams
Making your own Felt Ice Creams while learning your colours!! This is such a fun hands on activity for kids to promote the learning …
Imaginative Play Ice Cream Shop
Welcome to our Ice Cream Shop!! The fun and joy of exploring the imaginary world of an ice cream shop. Today I am sharing some …
Sorting Colours with Bottle Tops
Those of you who are familiar with learning4kids would know that at our house we like bottle tops and love to bring them into …
Pipe Cleaner Maze
With Miss 5 at school full time now and Miss 4 going to kindy 2 – 3 times a week, it has opened up …
Imaginative Play – Baby Care Corner
Setting up a Baby Care Home Corner encourages imaginative play and promotes many valuable life skills. I hope this post provides you with some …
Homemade Guitar
An empty shoe box + elastic bands + a cardboard tube = Homemade Guitar and endless hours of fun! These guitars are such a …
Making Honeycomb – Exploring Bi-Carbonate Soda
After making our Homemade Volcano and watching the excitement on my kids’ faces as the vinegar and bicarbonate soda reacted together, I thought I …
Number Tree Display
Back in the days when I was teaching I always aimed at having a classroom that was a literacy and numeracy rich environment. Creating a ‘rich print’ of …
Imaginative Play Vet Hospital
Imaginative play would have to be one of my most favourite kinds of play. I love how children can freely explore an imaginary world …
Painting with Homemade Number Stamps
These Homemade Number Stamps will make learning your numbers FUN for kids as they can make endless paintings of numbers prints and sing-a-long as …
Homemade Street Traffic Theme Bath Sponges
This will keep the kids busy while having a bath as well as stimulating their imaginations and developing their storytelling skills. Cars, buses, trucks, …
Paint Pops
Paint Pops are a fun and exciting painting activity for kids. It is a great variation to using paint brushes. Kids will have a …
Sorting Buttons
Buttons are amazing as there are so many different shapes, sizes, colours, materials and styles. Kids love to run their hands through buttons, sort …
What is Hiding in Our Jelly?
Since our first play experience with jelly, my kids have been asking if we could do it again. They had so much fun exploring …
Scented Rice Sensory Play
Not long ago I published a post on our Strawberry Theme Birthday Party, we had a sensory tub full of rice for party friends …
Paper Mache Trees for all the Seasons
Paper mache trees are a great activity for demonstrating the environmental changes in trees throughout the seasons. Our paper mache tree is used throughout the year …
Heart Shape Paper Chains
Heart Shaped Paper Chains are so much fun and super easy to make. They are a great activity to do with the kids this …
Heart Bubble Wrap Painting
Bubble wrap painting with heart shapes for Valentine’s Day. Kids never get bored with bubble wrap, there is so much fun to be had …
Rainbow Rice & Bottle Tops
It is always interesting to see what kids come up with when you give them simple props to promote play with an open-ended, unstructured …
Rice Rainbows in a Cup
Using the rice from our Rainbow Rice Bags sensory play activity we went onto making our very own rainbows. We used the coloured rice …
Rainbow Rice Bags – Sensory Play
Bright, colourful, no mess, and fun – sensory play with rainbow coloured rice in zip lock bags. We have a few activities planned for the …
Giant Drawing
An fun activity that can last for days and all members in the family can contribute to – a giant drawing! A giant drawing …
Little Toilet Roll People
Making these little characters is so much fun as they can be brought to life in imaginative play games. They are so simple to …
Blackberry Finger Painting
As some of you may know I have been exploring blackberries with my kids this week and making blackberry play dough. All of these …
Wet Washing Hanging on the Line
Kids like to pretend! They like to pretend to be doctors, vets, check out operators but they most like to pretend to be a …
Sensory Alphabet Hunt
Making learning your alphabet fun by searching for alphabet letters in a sensory tub with strawberry scented and pink coloured rice. This sensory play …
A Fun Game for Building Fine Motor
In the early years, we often hear discussions about the importance of fine motor and gross motor development in kids. Here is a great …
Water Balloons Sensory Play – Bath Time Fun!
Giggling and squealing with delight my 3 kids and a bath tub full of water balloons. So much fun!! It is a great sensory …
Counting Octopus
Octopus Counting is a fun and creative way to introduce numbers, learn to count, or for the older kids skip counting. I have done this …
Paint Me!
Paint Me is a cute and quirky activity that kids will enjoy making! I plan to use ours as keep sake to giggle at …
The Imaginary World with Felt
I am a big fan of felt! I love that it is a sensory toy, brightly coloured, hands on playing, creative and great for …
Number Cookies
An irresistibly yummy numeracy activity for kids! So much learning happens when we cook with our kids. The social interactions, processing information, …
Alphabet Hide & Seek
My kids get very excited when we play this game. The challenge and anticipation of searching for something brings so much fun to learning …
Sensory Play with Jelly
Ooey, gooey, slushy and messy! Playing with jelly! I have had this sensory play activity planned for some time and I am so thrilled …
Alphabet Archaeologist
Little archaeologists sifting through the sand with a paint brush to find alphabet letters. Taking on the role of an archaeologist looking for artifacts and …
10 Mini Cupcakes in a Bakers Shop……
…..round and fat with a cherry on the top! This is one of my favourite children’s songs, known as 10 Current Buns; I have …
Sand Paper Alphabet
Today, I am so excited to share one of our Learning 4 kids reader’s activity! Thank you Leah for taking the time to share …
Name Collage
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 Rainbow
Paper plate rainbows are a favourite craft activity of my kids. It is so simple and fun to make. We used a small paper …
Paper Mache Spring Tree
Previously I wrote about a Paper Mache Autumn Tree and my kids have been very keen to make a spring version with blossoms. Spring …
Paper Mache Autumn Tree
With spring finally here in Australia, I am aware that autumn has just begun in other parts of the world. I thought I would …
Imaginative Play – Bakers Shop
Imaginative play bakers shop was inspired by our mini cupcakes which we made previously. They make a brilliant prop to encourage the imaginary world …
Frooty Loopy Rainbow
All the colours of the rainbow in a box of breakfast cereal. Kids will have so much fun creating a rainbow using Froot Loops …
Creative Play – Mini Cupcakes
Kids will have so much fun making these Mini cupcakes. They are super simple to make, colourful and a creative craft activity for kids! There …
Making a Pipe Cleaner Rainbow
A gorgeous little craft activity to create a rainbow! You will need pipe cleaners, cotton wool balls, a clean meat tray and some play …
Play & Learn with Bottle Tops!
“I love these little plastic lids!” Bottle Tops have brought so many wonderful and creative ideas to my kids play times. I am amazed that …
Bubble Wrap Painting – Learning Shapes
Learning about shapes using bubble wrap painting. Bubble wrap is so much fun to explore for kids! Feeling the various textures of the puffy …
Let’s make a play dough cake!
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 …
Father’s Day Gift Idea
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, …
Straw Flowers
Straw Flowers are the perfect craft children can make to give as a little gift. It is the perfect homemade gift idea for …
Pillow Case Hoppers
Rolling around on the grass in hysterical laughter……what fun! My two eldest girls (3 and 5) enjoyed a sunny winters day playing with their …
Alphabet Sponge Letters – Bath Time Fun!
Playing with DIY Alphabet Sponge Letters in the bath is a great tactile and hands-on activity for kids to play with while taking a …
