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Backyard Game: Campfire
Collecting a few sticks and stones around the backyard can turn into hours of play. A “campfire” is the centre point, and imaginative play explodes from there. Love watching my children engage in these...
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Make Your Own Picture Book
Making Picture Books is Fun! As a children’s author, I spend a lot of time making picture books. It’s one of the best jobs in the world. Not only do I get to write childhood stories that connect with...
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Make a Mud Kitchen Spot in the Backyard
How to make a mud kitchen on a budget There are fully established mud kitchens on the market but instead of spending your hard earned cash on one, you can easily set one up at home on a tight budget....
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Importance of Freedom in play
Brought to you by Nuffnang and Omo We’ve recently come back from four glorious days of camping. I always feel good about camping as a family. I enjoy watching the kids run around on the grass with bare...
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Word Games Ideas
Mastering spelling, learning sight words and developing other literacy skills is a big job for kids in the early years at school. You might find you are just as daunted as they are by the big list of...
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Sea Glass Colour Rarity
When we lived in New Zealand last year, the kids and I spent hours scouring the shore for sea glass. The kids loved the adventure of it! We became interested in the different coloured glass, and where...
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Peppa Pig Activity Sheets
Need an easy activity for the kids? Below are some fun Peppa Pig Printables for you to print off for the kids. To access the printables: Click on the image you want to print and it will open up in a...
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Cardboard Roll Rocket & Shuttle
Got cardboard rolls lying around? We always do! You can easily turn them into space craft with these printables. Blast off with a rocket and space shuttle, which is a perfect size for Lego or other...
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Our kids are growing up in a world of technology. This means challenges for parents for sure, but there are so many cool things about technology too. Our family loves stop motion, and my children find...
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Five DIY Outdoor Tracks for Transport Play
Outdoor play is so important to kids in their development and learning. Not to mention the added vitamin D they will get from being in the sun. The autumn weather has put on some spectacular days which...
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Board Games the Whole Family Can Play
Siblings can be vastly different from one another in their looks, personality, likes and dislikes. And when there’s also an age difference, it can be challenging to find activities that brothers and...
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Family movie nights without the fights
Family movie nights without the fights Many families enjoy a regular movie night tradition, but deciding what to watch is not always so enjoyable! Gone are the days of trawling through the local video...
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Games for Cooperation and Collaboration
Two Fun Games for Cooperation and Collaboration Have you noticed how much time our kids spend by themselves these days in comparison to years gone by? When families were generally bigger and...
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Pipe Cleaner Ring: Boat Sailing The Seas
When I do craft with my girls, I like to experiment with the different materials. Pipe cleaners are one of my favourite craft materials. They can be twisted any which way to create different shapes. My...
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Happy Toast
My daughter just had a shower and was in her pyjamas. “Do you want me to read you a book?” I called out to her from my bedroom. We snugged together on my polka dot bedspread as she handed me Tom Gates...
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Shoebox Teddy/Doll Bed
If you have a shoe box lying around, they are a great size to make a bed for many types of dolls and teddies. It takes about 5 minutes to whip up and kids can decorate how they like. Mateirals Shoe box...
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How to Use Everyday Items for Fun and Play
As I look back over 15 years of parenting, I realise the toys I purchased are less important for valuable imaginative play; it’s the props we use around and with the toys that have made the play so...
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Snowman Building – The Best Way
Last year when we were in New Zealand, we went down to Mt Ruapehu and had a ball in the snow. My husband lived in Minnesota in America as a child and had plenty of experience making snowman. Most...
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How to Train a Dragon Play
My kids were so excited when the new series of How to Train Your Dragon: Race to the Edge came out on Netflix. The series engages all my kids of various ages (ages 8-15). Like many things my children...
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Construct a Quick Mini Teepee for Play
This is not Pinterest beautiful, but it’s super easy to make as an addition for children’s play, especially for small toys like Lego and plastic figurines. This took me about 3 minutes to make....
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