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paint it: let the good times roll with dinosaurs

By Pauline On November 22, 2011 · 8 Comments · In Activities for Children, Creative Play, Fine Motor Skills, Kids Arts and Crafts, Messy Play, Play, Pre school, Preschool, Wet Weather
Paint it! That was Day 20’s Challenge from the 30 days to Hands on Play hosted by the Imagination Tree & Hands On: As We Grow. Here’s how we played. We started with some marbles, paint, baking trays and coloured paper.  N & M have not tried rolling ball art before. I did a quick [...]
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[m] is for mixing the wonderfully sweet

By Pauline On November 16, 2011 · 13 Comments · In Activities for Children, English, Handwriting, Kids & Writing, Messy Play, Play, Pre school, Reading, Subjects, Work
During our [a] is for chocolate fairy apple activity, I discovered that involving the taste buds of my children is an easy way to engage them in a learning activity. This week they were in for a treat as these characters would be key to our lesson. This week we’re learning about the letter [m]. [...]
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coloured shaving cream car wash

By Pauline On November 2, 2011 · 18 Comments · In Activities for Children, Kids Arts and Crafts, Messy Play, Outdoors, Play, Pre school, Preschool, Toddler, Toddler Activities, Wet Weather
“Man needs colour to live; it’s just as necessary an element as fire and water.” ~ Fernand Leger. After the success of our shaving cream car wash, we took out our baking trays, shaving cream, cars and a large bowl of water for another shaving cream car wash. This time, we extended the play to [...]
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bird in a cage: mummy therapy

By Pauline On October 18, 2011 · 21 Comments · In Activities for Children, Kids Arts and Crafts, Messy Play, Outdoors, Play, Pre school, Preschool
  Eager to provide a slimy opportunity, we kicked off the week making string birdcages. It sounded simple enough to make: blow up a balloon; wet string with glue mixture; wrap it around the balloon until it resembles a cage.           As with all our slimy activities, a tub of water [...]
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