This week we are visiting Australia!
Here is our ‘This week we are visiting Australia’ sign. We stick ours up in the kitchen/dining room (where we do most of our playing!) so that the boys can keep looking at it...
Our little people love exploring and finding out more about the countries of the world in which they live. We’ve been trying out lots of activities to help us learn more about each country in turn, from books and videos to craft and experiments. Come with us as we travel the globe together!
Here is our ‘This week we are visiting Australia’ sign. We stick ours up in the kitchen/dining room (where we do most of our playing!) so that the boys can keep looking at it...
We made some flags as part of our ‘Australia week’. We made one flag out of card, craft sticks, glue and paint. I made one first, and then drew out the design for my...
For our ‘Australia week’, it seemed obvious that we should make some Anzac biscuits – biscuits originally sent to the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps serving in Gallipoli. We used this recipe, which...
The Sydney Harbour Bridge is an iconic emblem of Sydney (and indeed of Australia) standing alongside the Opera House in its international recognition. This weekend, as part of our Australia week, we decided to...
For our ‘Australia week’, we of course had to talk about the Aborginal people and their wonderful didgeridoos. We talked about Aborginal art – where they paint using dots – and we decided to...
For our ‘Australia week’, I thought we should look at some of Australia’s most famous and dangerous animals. One that sprung immediately to mind was the shark! I found this shark cootie catcher from...
For our ‘Australia week’, we had a good selection of books to choose from. Australian animals are so different to our British ones, that it was fun to read about Kangaroos and Koalas, snakes...
Here is our ‘This week we are visiting Brazil’ sign. We stick ours up in the kitchen/dining room (where we do most of our playing!) so that the boys can keep looking at it...
We made some flags as part of our ‘Brazil week’. We made one flag out of card, craft sticks, glue and paint. I made one first, and then drew out the design for my...
I’ve been finding more and more recently that if I engage my preschooler in cooking meals, he is far more likely to both eat it and try foods he wouldn’t otherwise. So I’m trying...
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