Here's a look at a couple of our favourite art materials that we just restocked ready for creating ... Some of our new brightly coloured textas all ready to create! Creativity is important in our home and something that I intentionally think about when setting up our spaces at home for play and creating. Having a range of choices of art materials available for my kids to create with is important. I make sure that we have lots of colour options and different materials to creat

A quick look at our current play space set ups to invite play. Our small world table - all ready for imaginative play! A big welcome to you if this is your first time visiting the blog and welcome back to our Playful Learning community email subscribers! It was time for a quick refresh and tidy up of our kids play space at home. Our kids art space and small world table were looking very messy and not getting much attention. This is how I know when it is time to make a change

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

Getting creative + taking a mindful moment is really easy with these printable play mats! Loose parts are a fun way to use this magical themed printable! Loose Parts Play + Mindfulness made easy! Taking some time out of our busy days is important to help our kids take a break and enjoy a quiet moment or two. Loose part and art materials are perfect materials for encouraging children to create and enjoy mindfulness time, focussed on the present moment. This doesn't need to

Let’s have fun creating and exploring with these simple art ideas … Process art idea for kids using neon paint + eco glitter These simple process art ideas for kids are not only fun, but allow your child to develop their creativity too! Process art is art where the focus is on the process, on exploring the materials and how they can be used and enjoying the process of creating. It's not about creating a perfect piece of art that looks like a template, rather enjoying creati

A simple invitation to create with loose parts and frames. A beautiful loose parts transient art creation - butterflies, dragonflies and snails in a garden! Looking for some creative and mindful play? This simple invitation to create is both of these things and more! This was the most beautiful and mindful play on a quiet afternoon with the sun shining through the window. Both my daughters were completely absorbed in the moment creating their artworks! *Please note: Art idea

Here are some low prep ideas to inspire creativity using simple materials (that you probably already have)! Exploring painting on foil Inspiring creativity in children doesn't need to be hard! Let the following ideas inspire you to set out some simple materials (that you probably already have!) and let you children get to work creating and using their imaginations! These 16 simple art and craft ideas to inspire children to create have all been things that I have used at home

Mirrors add a magical element to play setups. Here are some ideas for how to use them for play + creating ... Magical mirror play outside with gemstones, flowers & leaves. Mirrors are a fun material to use for play, art and learning! There are many possibilities for the ways they can be used. They also add a sense of awe and wonder to play through experimentation with the reflections created. Keep reading to find out some the ways we have been exploring using mirrors at home.

Get your paints out ready for some easy painting ideas that you can do with your child right now!