Egg Carton Treasure Chest
International talk like a pirate day is on September 19th and this year I was determined to have a post ready for it. Never mind that I actually did the activity with BB back in January. During our home schoo...
Calming Lavender Play Dough
I know that lavender is meant to be very calming and helps reduce headaches, but is there anyone else out there who has the opposite reaction to lavender like me? It is probably one of my least favourite smell...
Sight Word Flip Book
Well the new school year is underway, and the homework is already starting to pile up. As well as all the normal things that YC and EC are sent home with, they will also have to work on their high frequency sig...
Autumnal Marshmallow Play Dough
At play group BB has discovered play dough. He also helped make pizzas for dinner the other day. I was shocked, he actually managed to help roll the dough out without putting it in his mouth. That is a miracle....
Drawing with Circles Exercise
Do you ever find that you or your little ones get stuck in a creative rut? That you repeat the same things over and over again? Don’t get me wrong, it is important to repeat things especially when it comes to...
Multicoloured Fishtail Friendship Bracelet
It is summertime, which means that it is friendship bracelet making time! At the beginning of the holidays EC and I were cleaning up his desk and found a friendship bracelet that I had made for him about 4 yea...
DIY Bedroom Door Signs
Yesterday we spend a really pleasant hour making bedroom door signs.
To make your own door signs you will need:
Cardboard
Paints
Paintbrushes
Glue
A selection of materials to decorate with...
Rope and Bead Brain Teaser for Kids
I love a good metal brain teaser, like the ones you get in Christmas crackers. I have passed many an hour doing them. My friend got me one from my 21st birthday, and we spent the entire time we were in line f...
Flight School by Nanny Anita
This flight school is a great way to spend a screen free rainy day during the summer if you have run out of ideas. In our latest activity we took to designing our own planes and testing out our designs and the...
Acrylic Sun Print T-Shirts
Have you ever done sun printing? We have done it with sugar paper in the past, this time however, we have been making some acrylic sun print t-shirts. The weather was perfect over the last week to make these,...
