Let's get creative and explore light + colours using a light panel and beautiful resources ... Learning through play - exploring colour and capacity on the light panel Light play is not only beautiful, but also offers many opportunities for learning through play in a hands-on and enjoyable way! Simple materials, when added to the light panel can create the most inviting and engaging invitations to play. We have an A3 sized light panel that we use at home for play. It is store

Print and add in some colouring or other art materials for some calming mindfulness time. These kindness colouring pages are perfect for a mindful moment while colouring and listening to some relaxing music! Mindfulness colouring pages are easy to use and work well at home when a calm moment is needed or in the classroom for a calming activity (e.g. after recess/lunch time). They are great for some mindfulness time as they encourage you to be fully present in the moment as yo

Let's celebrate the Christmas season with some fun themed invitations to play and create! A red and green Christmas themed tinker tray of loose parts for open-ended play The wait until Christmas is such an exciting time! It can also be very busy, so I use the same types of setups/play ideas each year with my kids to make things simpler. This blog post has 13 simple Christmas play ideas and crafts for kids. I have a box of fun play things for the kids for Christmas that I put

One easy to make sensory base = lots of fun! See how we reused this for extra play time ... Snowy sensory play tray - Perfect for easy winter themed play! Sensory play trays are so much fun! All 3 of my kids enjoy playing with this type of tray. Not only are they simple to put together, but they can easily be reused over multiple days/even weeks for extra play time! Sensory play can be very calming and it's also a great way to develop fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination,

See how these reflective circles make a beautiful addition to any loose parts play collection. Perfect for the exploring the ✨MAGIC ✨ of light and reflections! Exploring the reflective surfaces in the sunlight to create shadows and light using different materials. I'm really excited to share this easy D.I.Y. project with you today as it really makes for the most beautiful play and exploration of light and reflections! We have had a great time over the last week exploring the

These are such simple & beautiful loose parts - perfect for play and learning! A tray of loose parts ready to create with our DIY coloured wood slices and gem wood slices in the middle. Loose parts for play don't need to be really fancy. These simple wood slices were so simple to make colourful and will be able to used for many different types of play! These could be used for stacking, building, for small world play, for decorating loose parts printables, for pretend cooking,

Let's have fun getting creative + take a mindful moment with this cute monster printable! Loose parts are a fun way to use this monster themed printable! Having fun creating with loose parts to decorate the monsters! This loose parts play printable + mindfulness prompts for kids are so simple to use, with many options for play and creating. Let's take a look at how we have been using them so far ... *IMPORTANT: Please ensure all play and art is actively supervised by an adult

Let's explore 2D shapes in a PLAYFUL way with these easy to make colourful shapes! Light panel play idea - colourful 2D shapes Light play is so magical and perfect for creating a sense of wonder & awe ... but finding materials that work on a light panel/light table can be expensive. These colourful shapes were an easy and inexpensive way to create a fun learning tool for some light panel play! These 2D shapes were so simple to make using some coloured cellophane. I have inclu

Let's create a beautiful trinket dish - perfect for a Mother's Day present! Our air dry clay trinket dishes + clay decorations These trinket dishes are so pretty + make a great handmade present too! These air dry clay trinket dishes were a fairly simple DIY project that I did with my 5 and 8 year old daughters. The inspiration came from a little trinket dish that my eldest daughter made at school for Mother's Day when she was in Kindy (such a beautiful gift idea from her amaz

A simple way to create beautiful flower prints! This is a simple art idea - that turns out with pretty flower shaped prints! These flower prints are not only fun to make, but look so pretty too! This easy painting idea for kids would make a great card or painting idea for Mother's Day, a birthday or thank you card. I'm sure that mum, grandma, nan or someone else special would love to receive one of these. These make a great handmade present idea too! *Art idea for children ag

This was an enjoyable Easter art project using paint and pipettes! These watercolour paper Easter eggs were really fun to paint! This is a simple, but fun Easter art idea that we did yesterday. There are so many ways to decorate Easter eggs art. This dropper art was a project that all 3 of my girls enjoyed! Dripping the paint onto the paper is a fun way to paint! *Important: This art project was supervised by an adult. Small parts are for children ages 3+ Always actively sup

Looking for something simple to help enjoy the Easter season? Try one of these fun ideas at home! A fun sensory tray: Rainbow rice + coloured eggs Let's enjoy the special time before Easter with some simple play ideas! Keep reading to find some inspiration ... These Easter play ideas for kids are all things that we have done over the years at home in the lead up to Easter. We now have a little collection of Easter themed play items that we use each year including the followin