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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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uncooked oatmeal play dough

By Pauline On October 15, 2011 · Add Comment · In Activities for Children, Play, Play Dough, Pre school, Toddler Activities, Wet Weather
Grandpa has been away on holidays for a number of weeks. This was his first visit since his return home and he brought new silicone moulds for N, M and E for their play dough play. It had been a few weeks since we’d played with our homemade play dough. I opened the tub and gasp! [...]
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squishy balloon painting

By Pauline On October 14, 2011 · 5 Comments · In Activities for Children, Kids Arts and Crafts, Messy Play, Outdoors, Play, Pre school, Preschool, Toddler, Toddler Activities, Wet Weather, Work
  Stress balls. Do you remember those? It’s been years since I’ve come across one. Are they still around? Filled with mystery gunk they were great to squish. These squishy balloons are DIY versions.     With the help of a funnel and a chopstick to push stubborn bits through, I filled balloons with what [...]
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shaving cream car wash

By Pauline On October 12, 2011 · 5 Comments · In Activities for Children, Messy Play, Outdoors, Play, Pre school, Toddler Activities, Wet Weather
  Ever come across activities that seem like loads of fun? Then the parental voice in your head argues that the cleaning up is not worth the effort? This shaving cream car wash was one of those activities for me. We were stuck indoors due to the weather and I pictured shaving cream all over [...]
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