Rainbow Playdoh Use playdoh to spell your name, learn tricky words, write the alphabet, create monsters/aliens or make your favourite wild animal and all in rainbow colours. The possibilities are endless! Coloured Rice Art Dye different amounts of rice and combine with pasta, rice and lentils to create textured pictures. I use Splash food gelsContinue reading “Rainbow ideas for Half Term”
Category Archives: Preschool
Raindrops keeping falling on my head…
Here are a few activities for preschool children at home on those cold, rainy days. Some of these may also be useful for parents who are homeschooling and in need of ideas for younger siblings who are also at home. How about a nice cup of tea? When it’s cold outside why not make Mummy,Continue reading “Raindrops keeping falling on my head…”
In the Summer time when the weather is fine…
Heat wave next week! Here’s a few simple outdoor activities you can do with your children in the sunshine. Enjoy! Bug Hotel We had a go at building a bug hotel to give insects and other minibeasts a safe space to shelter and hide from predators. Using toilet rolls we divided the hotel into sectionsContinue reading “In the Summer time when the weather is fine…”
Spring Themed Activities
Even in ‘lockdown’ I hope you are managing to get out in the sunshine to enjoy awakening of Spring. Here are some simple ideas that can be resourced from your Spring garden or on your local walks to keep the children engaged and interested in the environment around them. Spring-Colour Match Simple idea created usingContinue reading “Spring Themed Activities”
Quick Fix: Teddy Bears Picnic and overnight camping.
Being in a lock down means the house and garden is where it’s all happening. So why not have a change of scene and put up your tent and enjoy a Teddy Bears Picnic together? What’s great is this can double up as overnight camping in the garden. Teddies are great guests as they don’tContinue reading “Quick Fix: Teddy Bears Picnic and overnight camping.”
Simple Easter Activities
‘Hoppy’ Easter Everyone! Here are just a few simple ideas to kick start your Easter holidays with that my children really enjoyed. They are simple to achieve and use little resources. Have fun! Play doh Easter Eggs Eggs like you’ve never seen before. You can just use play doh but we did have fun usingContinue reading “Simple Easter Activities”
Quick Fix: Mud Kitchen Makeovers
Finally sorting out your garage with all this spare time at home? Why not see if you can make a Mud Kitchen or upgrade your existing one with old junk for free. Only a hammer, nails, tape and your imagination required.
Quick Fix: mowed grass play
Play made simple. Just remember to add mud and water so you can make grass castles and mud cakes to extend the fun!
Baby Shark verses Coronavirus
Baby shark or news on the Coronavirus, I’m not sure which I’ve played the most but I know which one I prefer! This Baby Shark puppet activity got the whole family involved in a performance (see film coming soon) and has continued to entertain my 2 year old for weeks now. More of a craft-basedContinue reading “Baby Shark verses Coronavirus”
Frozen nature play with ice cubes
This was a winner, which kept my children entertained for hours not minutes! A very simple activity in which the children collect objects from their natural environment and then freeze in ice cube trays to be investigated when frozen.