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light and water

By Pauline On October 10, 2011 · 2 Comments · In Activities for Children, Creative Play, Messy Play, Play, Pre school, Toddler Activities, Wet Weather
Are water beads really fun or is it just eye candy for mummy blogs? On a wet Saturday morning, while little E was having a nap, N & M had their first play with water beads on our DIY baby bath light table. An assortment of water beads were placed in clear trays. Little clear [...]
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lovey dovey art

By Pauline On October 7, 2011 · 2 Comments · In Activities for Children, Creative Play, Fine Motor Skills, Kids Arts and Crafts, Messy Play, Play, Pre school, Preschool, Toddler, Toddler Activities, Wet Weather, Work
Being a mum of three boys, I didn’t think I would have the chance to have some fun with lipstick. Well, parenthood is filled with surprises. This fun art idea from the Out of Sync Child has Fun by C.S. Kranowitz (2003), is an oral-motor activity. It is great to do with children who drool, [...]
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[t] is for tiger and tweezers

By Pauline On October 6, 2011 · 10 Comments · In Activities for Children, Best Of Lessons Learnt Journal, Creative Play, English, Fine Motor Skills, Kids & Writing, Kids Arts and Crafts, Play, Pre school, Preschool, Subjects, Wet Weather, Work
I grind my teeth at the thought of cleaning up craft activities involving sequins. Yes, sequins are so pretty and shiny, but they are next to impossible to clean. There’s always the elusive sequin that manages to escape the mighty cleaning powers of the vacuum cleaner. But I wanted to do a craft activity that [...]
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melted crayons: good or bad news?

By Pauline On October 5, 2011 · 9 Comments · In Activities for Children, Creative Play, Kids Arts and Crafts, Messy Play, Play, Pre school, Preschool, Wet Weather, Work
My husband called to see how our day was going. I told him the boys melted crayons. He asked, “Is that a good thing?” Melted crayon art first took my breath away about a year ago, but Child Central Station’s adaption of the art finally pushed me to give it a go with N&M. We peeled [...]
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