Make some fossils with your child to use for this fun dinosaur dig play tray, perfect for a little dinosaur lover! Dino fossil dig - A fun sensory play idea! Calling all future paleontologists .... or just your little dinosaur loving children! This is a fun craft project and sensory play invitation all in one. Inviting your little one to help make the fossils is just as much fun as digging them up! Our dinosaur fossils were inspired by @ncmummabird on Instagram. They used sal

A fun way to invite your child for some calming sensory play using their favourite tea set. Tea party time with a sensory tray! Tea party...

Some cute heart themed invitations to play, craft ideas and books to use for Valentine's Day or anytime you feel like something heart themed. Heart themed play invitations can be lots of fun! As a parent or educator, we want our little ones to know how much they are loved and cared for. Heart and love themed invitations, books and crafts are a perfect way to remind our children how much they mean to us and help them to explore the meaning of love. Valentine's Day is the perfe

Easily print these designs and invite your child to have some mindfulness time, with many possibilities for play and creating. Print and play in many ways for some fun mindfulness time for your child Why mindful play? Opportunities for playing and creating as a mindfulness activity are something that I am passionate about providing Miss 5 with as often as possible. She really enjoys creating and using her imagination, engaging deeply as she quietly plays and works. These prin

A free printable mindfulness colouring page you can use with your child for some calming time. Following on from last weeks mindfulness...

Colouring is a wonderful calming mindfulness activity for both you and your little ones. Finding calm and mindful moments in-between all...

A fun and magical way to play outside without worrying about making lots of mess and no need for a mud kitchen or fancy equipment. Backyard potion making using old kitchen items Welcome to this week's blog post about some recent outdoor potion play we did after Miss 5 was given some potion making fizzes for Christmas. This is a really fun way to play outside, that does not need special equipment or toys, rather whatever you can find in your backyard and some water. Potion mix

Here are some fun Christmas themed play invitations, including sensory play, and lovely Christmas playdough to help inspire your Christmas play! Christmas play is lots of fun for children in the lead up to Christmas! The lead up to Christmas time is such an exciting time for children! Having some Christmas themed play invitations is a great way to help children enjoy the days and weeks before Christmas while having fun. In this blog post I have included some of the Christmas

Some simple ideas for play invitations that invite calming, mindful play for children. Crystal chips are perfect for mindful play for children aged 5+ Mindful and calming play invitations are really beneficial for children. We are becoming more aware of the importance of mindfulness for both adults and children, as we live in such a busy world. Children are very good at being in the moment and can teach us adults a lot about this. I also believe it is important to schedule mo

Simple Sibling Play Ideas + Sensory Play Tips Here is a quick and easy sensory tray for kids that encourages lots of fun play. Read on to...

A look at how we have created a nature seasonal shelf in our home for our children to create a sense of wonder about our beautiful world...

Let's work on developing fine motor skills with this fun bee printable! Keep reading to find out how to download your free Buzzy Bee...