Oobleck – fun with slime!
I’ve been wondering about trying oobleck with my preschooler for a while, but he’s not always receptive to new textures so I hadn’t yet taken the plunge. However with my toddler having a good...
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Making numbers from pipe cleaners
The summer holidays have arrived! The boys and I love going out and about, but we are exhausted too so a few quiet mornings at home are also helpful for us. My toddler (22...
Non-messy colour mixing with paints!
This activity was a great combination of learning colours, learning colour mixing, and having good fun squishing paint. I got three clear plastic ziplock bags, and filled one with red and yellow paint, one...
Fun with blowing bubbles!
Sometimes the simplest of activities are the most successful! This was just a large box, some water, washing up liquid, some food colouring and two straws. You could easily do this without the food...
Fun with numbers 0-25!
Having a 4 year old and a not far off 2 year old, it can sometimes be hard to find activities that we can do together with my youngest destroying my eldest’s creation of...
Circle painting with corks!
My toddler (currently 20mo) is really getting into learning his colours and basic shapes. So I thought we could combine shapes and colours by doing a simple circle painting activity. I put six colours...
Digging for dinosaurs in the sand!
The boys both love digging around in sand, and they both love dinosaurs. So I thought I would stick some dinosaurs in a tub of sand and see what they made of it. They...
Number fishing in ice!
The sunshine is here (at least for today!), so my toddler and I are enjoying making the most of it. As well as reading in the sunshine – see my post on my outdoor...
Outdoor library – enjoying both sunshine and books!
The sunshine has finally arrived, and the boys and I are keen to make the most of it! My toddler absolutely loves reading – he will whack any visitor with a book saying ‘book’...
Numbers and pegs!
This activity was so easy to set up – using just number flashcards and pegs – and amused both my toddler and preschooler. My toddler (currently 20mo) is learning numbers, so I thought I...
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