Threading beads onto feathers is such a wonderful way to get your toddler or preschooler building their fine motor skills. The bright beads and pretty feathers are bound to get their attention. Older children can learn from this threading activity too. In fact children will build their skills as they grow! Threading beads onto feathers […]
Incredible Educational Pokemon Activities for kids
Okay, so I’m openly admitting that I enjoy playing Pokemon Go with my children. I’m not ashamed of it. In fact in 2012, I admitted I liked Pokemon in a post about children knowing more about Pokemon than real wildlife species. I still believe education about ‘real’ wildlife is more important and I’m hoping there […]
Mushroom stamp your way to a fun art project
I hate wasting food. So when our mushrooms were just a little too far gone – they had yucky slimy tops –we used them as a mushroom stamp and created beautiful mushroom artworks instead. The slimy tops of the mushrooms added a fun sensory experience for the kids. They found it so fun and slippery […]
Tree printable: learning numbers with natural materials
Do your preschoolers love to play school at the moment? Mine do and I’m jumping on their enthusiasm for learning. This simple tree printable encourages the use of natural materials that will engage your child, yet teach them some important number foundations before they get to school. This tree printable should be used with a variety of […]
Leaf shape play: The fun way to play with shapes!
I’ve had fun bringing learning into more of our nature crafting lately. Although my girls are fairly good with shapes, I decided it was a good idea to continue shape recognition activities with them. This activity was simple to set up and they really enjoyed it. The twins mainly moved the shapes around the paper […]
Pebble discovery bottle for early literacy fun!
Don’t waste your money on expensive literacy teaching aids. Everything you need is right here around you and this Pebble Discovery Bottle is just one way you can start using nature to teach your kids. Kids will love shaking and twisting the bottle to find the letter they’re learning about. It’s just another play-based way […]
Learning about biodegradable & non biodegradable materials
Learning about biodegradable & non biodegradable materials seems difficult, but if build into real world learning, it takes not time at all. There are moments when Miss Possum will ask me a question and I’ll step back and remember that her little mind is still filling up with information every single day. Today she picked […]
Sorting animals into habitats
When the twins destroyed one of our favourite animal books, I refused to chuck it in the bin. Instead, Miss Possum and I cut out all the animal pictures and kept them for a later time. That time came yesterday when we sorted the animal pictures into their different habitats. We’ve sorted animals into birds, […]