After we made this gorgeous mermaid travel tin for my 6 year old daughter (and before we made this toy car travel tin), my 3 year old son kindly asked for a dinosaur one. I was more than happy to oblige. These travel tins have been the best invention since sliced bread and I promise they will turn ...
Jump & Wash! A Simple Dinosaur Sensory Play Idea
Every mom who has busy toddlers and/or preschoolers knows the value of a quick and easy play idea, and this my friends, is a good one. This simple dinosaur sensory play activity will keep your little ones entertained for quite a while. Read on for top tips to get the most out of this play session ...
Invitation to Create a Play Dough Fairy World
Is there a fairy fan in your family? Then you are going to love this play dough fairy world activity that had my 5 year old daughter buzzing all week. Fairy activities, crafts and small worlds come in all the popular shapes and sizes. I'm sure you've seen and done many before. There is a trick ...
How to Make Braided Bookmarks
My (almost!) 5 year old daughter and I have been having a lot of fun braiding up a storm over the past few weeks. After we made princess braids, we designed a couple of fairy braid hair clips and this week we've created some braided bookmarks. We're slowly moving on from the big print picture ...
Good Night Gorilla Story Basket
Putting together a story basket for your children's favourite book is a great way to expand on traditional storytelling! Setting the scene in a small world kind of way allows children to relive the story over and over again. Not only will they be the story teller, they might even make up their ...
Inventor’s Box Play Date for Preschoolers
An inventor's box play date is truly an interesting activity to do with preschoolers. Preschoolers are so incredibly amazing. They surprise me every day and can make me laugh and cry at the same time! We love our inventor's box. It's a plastic storage box that lives in our craft cupboard. We feed ...
The Theory of Loose Parts: The Right to be Creative
Are you familiar with the theory of loose parts? Maybe you've heard about loose parts play, read an article on line or have seen images on pinterest. Or maybe all you can think of right now is the number of loose parts scattered throughout your entire home after a day at home with the ...
A Beginner’s Guide to Small World Play
I can not wait to share my small world play enthusiasm with you all. Today I'll talk you through the basics: what exactly is small world play, why we want to provide these experiences for our children and how we can make it happen in our own home. I hope that when you've finished reading this you'll ...