There this phase in certain children's lives that is called "the construction vehicle phase". Others may know it as "the dinosaur phase", "the shark phase", "the fairy phase" or "the farm animal phase". Oh, there are many phases and us parents live gloriously through them all. We read the same ...
Hattie Peck Story Basket
If the story of Hattie Peck, chicken extraordinaire, isn't on your radar yet, you need to run (don't walk!) and grab yourself a copy asap. Hattie Peck is a beautiful story of a mama hen who simply wants a family of her own to love. Putting together a Hattie Peck story basket is a great way to ...
Medieval Themed Play, a Kid Wonder Box Review
For the longest time I've been looking at subscription boxes wondering if would be worth the money. I loved the idea of my kids getting creative projects in the mail once a month, but I worried about them being rubbish and adding to that pile of play things no one plays with anymore. As if reading ...
How to set up a simple Bug Discovery Sensory Bin
It's all about the bugs in our family lately. The kids have been playing and exploring outside most days. And along with the sunshine, the bugs have started making an appearance as well. Everyone is full of questions and my boys would just love to see some of the bugs up close. Wanting to respond to ...
How to Create a Stone Quarry Small World
If you can not walk, ride or drive past a digger without squeals and pleads to stop and watch for hours, this simple stone quarry small world is for you. Read along and see how you can put together a pretty amazing invitation to play and explore construction vehicles and rocks. Lots of rocks. ...
The Noisy Noisy Farm Story Basket
Farm books are always a hit in our family. With three children, the "farm stage" was always there. Always. Mr. Fox (almost 2) is currently in the thick of it. We have farm songs, noises, books, animals left and right. Now, when you have a book activity that combines all of the above, you know you ...
Non Toy Play Kitchen Essentials every Family should have
The play kitchen is BY FAR the most popular toy in our home. It has been played with every single day for the past 7 years. In time we have gotten extremely good at improvising and coming up with new ways to keep things interesting in our play kitchen. Today I want to share with you our list of non ...
How to Set up a Simple Ladybug Sensory Tray
Spring is in the air. The green leaves, the flowers blooming, the feel of the sun on your face and the smell of grass is what we've all been waiting for all winter long. We'll also be waiting for the first ladybug to arrive. These little cuties are every toddler and preschooler's best friend and a ...
How to Set up an Old MacDonald had a Farm Story Basket
Old MacDonald's farm is the one song all children will go crazy about at one stage or another. Our youngest son, Mr Fox, is now fully immersed in the 'animal' phase and it's terribly cute. If there is ever a time to get out the Old MacDonald had a Farm story basket, it is now. Have a look how we ...
Recycled Garage Small World: Turning Trash into Treasure
A couple of years ago I noticed this too ugly to be true toy car garage in our local thrift store. I tend to not buy stuff when it's that ugly but there's was this potential I saw in it that I could not ignore. I was going to turn this trash into treasure and create a fabulous garage small world ...