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Going Nuts!!!
Whenever I go for a walk or to the park, I am always amazed by the beautiful natural materials all around me. I always collect nuts, sticks, bark or seed pods that that fallen from trees around me to...
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10 Simple Ideas to Enhance Block Play !!
Blocks are an important part of all Early Childhood classrooms and are also an important educational toy to have at home. They come in a variety of shapes, sizes and colours and children of all ages...
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Outdoor Fairy Garden
We are on holidays in Perth at the moment and enjoying some beautiful weather. Actually we don't have many days that stop outdoor play- possibly only the midday heat in Summer. This got me thinking...
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Sensory Play Ideas
Children love sensory play and are naturally drawn to it. Here is a list of materials that I have used to promote sensory play in my classroom that my class have experimented with. My programme is...
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Dying Pasta
Here is a simple way to dye pasta and a few creative ways to use it.Start with the cheapest pasta and get some zip lock bags or plastic shopping bags.I used food colouring, so I was only doing three...
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Small World Play
Gather your materials.....Bamboo platesPaint and brushesLoose Parts- pebbles, nuts, small animals, sticks, leavesPlan your design I wanted mine to flow like a puzzle so I lay them in a straight line...
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Playdough Birds
I was at the Library today getting some books to use at school when I saw a pile of beautiful bark that had blown off the tree in the recent storms we have had. I couldn't help but collect a pile for...
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Water Play
Water Trolley NumberActivity These fabulous scoops can be used to pick up and transfer pom poms, bottle tops, rice, peas, sand, water - really anything. I used them this week in the water trolley with...
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Early Literacy and Playdough
Playing with playdough has so many benefits for children. From the development of fine motor skills, language skills, opportunities for problem solving and creativity, through to social skills- the...
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Frozen Dye Art
All children love playing with, watching and experimenting with ice. Here is a 'STEAM' activity incorporating art and science. The children talked about water, ice, melting, pattern, design, colour,...
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Fishing for Names
This is a great outdoor activity that involves three of my favourite things- water, recycling and STICKS!!Cut out fish shapes from any plastic container and write the children's names on the fish with...
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Noodle Box Counting
I had some disposable noodle boxes and thought I could use them on the light table at school.I attached the numbers 1-10 on the fronts of the noodle boxes as we are working on our numbers.I have lots...
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Peg Friends
I first made these little peg people with my class at the start of the year so I used very simple collage, suitable for three year olds.If you are making them at home you can personalise your people,...
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Painting With Pussy Willows
Growing up in Perth, we picked these pussy willows in Spring and always had so many uses for them. They are a weed so they grow everywhere!!! I decided to pick a big bunch for my class to play with,...
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Bird Feeders
I have made bird feeders in the past with my class and they are fun to make but most importantly, they attract a lot of birds. We have such a beautiful natural playground that the children absolutely...
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Christmas Blocks
I love Christmas and love setting up Christmas activities and small world play. I am using the Nativity blocks I made last year in the block area but thought I would make a little Santa village to...
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Outdoor Christmas Fun!
Cut out Christmas tree shapes. I used old plastic file dividers in 3 colours - red, green and yellow.Write the numbers 1-5 or 1-10 depending on your child's age.I bought these water spray bottles at...
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Happy New Year
I hope you have had a wonderful Christmas and New Year and are ready to make 2017 a sensational year!!! I have just returned from a beautiful family holiday feeling refreshed, positive and motivated...
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Natural Alphabet
Alphabet SortingI drew a grid on a piece of calico and wrote the the letters of the alphabet in every square (you could use paper, card or any material). I then used anything from nature that I could...
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Recycled Fairy Garden
Here is a fairy garden that is kid size, versatile, robust, interesting and easy and to make. More importantly, it is made entirely from recycled materials. We started with some tree cookie stumps for...
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