Messy Play

Blowing bubble apple garland

Sensory painting with spaghetti brushes. The kids have the choice to get messy or not. So fun to paint the unconventional way.

As many of you know, I am a big supporter of sensory play for little ones. A friend of mine did some cute little paintings with her bubba which inspired me to paint with Lilly too! I headed to the $2 shop and grabbed some bright, non-toxic paint (just in case) and some canvases. When we got home, I put an old sheet on the floor and dabbed some paint onto the canvas. Next I wrapped some cling wrap around it and popped Lilly down for some painting fun. She loved smooshing the paint with her…

"What's the big deal with Pinterest?" my husband asked me as he saw me searching some of my pinned boards. I didn't really have a good answer for him, until he followed up with, "why not just do a google search and specify images?" That certainly is one way to find an image of something when you need it, however, I don't always know that I need to find something. That's where Pinterest comes in; you don't know what you don't know so you're not going to search for it! (Those of you on Twitter…

Whether you're looking to keep your toddler occupied on a rainy afternoon, or your children need entertaining during the school holidays, we have lots of ideas to keep kids happy - and you sane.

Follow us on Pinterest for tons of great kids activities and ideas. My kids love messy play! A lot of the art and sensory play that we do involves a certain amount of mess, (perhaps that's part of what makes it so fun?). One of my daughter's favourite sensory activities, that she first played with at preschool, was Soap Slime. Now, this is definitely messy play, but it's made from soap, so it must be clean, messy play, right? Well, sort of. It depends on the colouring. Since the lesson we…

Sensory Activity Cards

Are you following us on Pinterest? Thanks to a recent heat wave in Melbourne, we've been having lots of fun playing with ice. The other day I thought I'd combine our love of painting by making some frozen paint cubes for the kids to paint with. I wasn't actually sure how well it'd all turn out, but the results speak for themselves. I've since tested it with a variety of different paints and found that whilst the results vary, they all provide a fun, sensory and unique painting experience…

Irresistible early Years ideas for your indoor and outdoor provision....

You can make this beautiful puffy "sea foam" with just a few simple ingredients- great for ocean themes or just a fun summer activity!