Author: photographymaker_4zy3du
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Spring time craft – ladybird pebbles
Paint some stones and pebbles with your child. I have seen huge painted rocks too! Red acrylic paint (avoid oil based) and once dried, a black permanent marker pen (note: make sure you watch your child and take away the marker afterwards – not a great play pen!). These ladybugs were made by toddlers –…
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Spring is in air (dried flower craft)
Spring is in the air! Travel round your garden with a little basket and collect flowers with your child. Find some heavy books (phone directories are great!). Place greaseproof paper between pages and lay out flowers. Close shut and wait, in a month take a peak and you have pressed and dried flowers ready to…
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Make a cubby in two seconds and still go camping (at home!)
SHEET OVER A TABLE – IMMEDIATE CUBBY! All young children (and older) love a cubby, a place to hide and imagine. Did you know that you can transform your dining room table (or outside garden table) into a cubby in two seconds? Just go to the cupboard and get out a large sheet and place…
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Moving Picture Craft
Moving pictures are a wonderful and simple craft activity to complete with children. All you need is a piece of card or paper (one large and one small), crayons, a stick from the garden or icy pole craft stick, sticky tape and scissors. First think of something that moves, children love things from nature: butterflies,…
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Pretzel Fun!
Pretzel dough is better than playdough, you can bake and eat it! If it is a rainy day, a friend is over, or Monday means ‘Pretzel Day’ follow the recipe below to keep your child’s fingers, tummy and heart happy. Here is the recipe for pretzel dough; once made the child will play away, and…
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Winter Easy Craft
Paper snowflakes These look great on your window or little ones hanging on branches in a pot on your seasonal table. A little note, make a special one on your child’s birthday, lay over the cake, sprinkle icing sugar over the top, lift it off and there will be a lovely sugar pattern on top…
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Healthy Habits – Happy Face Plate!
A healthy fruit and vegetable plate for morning or afternoon tea establishes great eating habits. Transform chopped carrots, cucumber slices, strawberries (protein sources if eaten cheese slices etc) etc into a picture of a smiling face and share with your child – what fun! Try a train or other picture food plates too.
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Pancake Fun!
My son Jayson loves to cook. If a friend comes over for a play, they often end up in the kitchen making pancakes – yes for them it is play! Here is Jayson’s favourite pancake recipe to share with you: 1 ½ cups of flour 2 cups of milk pinch of salt cinnamon two eggs