This fun spiderweb activity combines two of our favourite things – threading and printing. Using homemade stampers, kids can make gorgeous sparkly spiderweb pictures. The stamps are simple and quick to make, and the best part is you can make them from bits and pieces that you will already have….
At this time of year, our local park is littered with conkers (otherwise known as horse chestnuts). At times they are literally (and rather painfully!) raining down on us. Who can resist prising open spiky cases for that thrill of discovering shiny brown nuts inside? My kids certainly can’t, and…
My kids love making dens when we’re out in the woods. But there are times when it’s not practical or possible to make one that’s kid-sized. Yet we don’t let that stop us – instead, we just think smaller… Read on to see how to make an adorable mini den!
One Hundred Toys recently asked if we would test out a pile of fabulous-looking, kid-sized real woodwork tools from HABA. The kids and I love woodwork. We’ve had woodwork fun out in the woods, at forest school, and at home with a bit of softwood. So we were more than happy…
Leaf painting is an absolute favourite, with my kids, and something that we do all the time. We do a lot of painting in our house, and love finding different things to paint. After all, flat paper can be SO last earlier-this-morning. We try to bring natural materials into our…
There are images of some amazing mud kitchens out there on the web. But it can be so easy to fall down this rabbit hole of great ideas. If you’re not careful, you end up never actually making one for your child! I was certainly guilty of this. Until one…
Scissor skills are really important for young children, yet parents can be nervous about letting their child get started. But it doesn’t need to be scary! And starting with something small and simple can help both parent and child get the hang of things really quickly. Handling scissors correctly is…
Do your kids love puddle play? There is magic in puddles that seems to call to all children. It’s a rare child who can resist the urge to stomp, splash, swish and splatter through them. Regardless of whether or not they’re wearing their wellies! It’s a well known kid-fact that…
Serving up Conker Soup and Pinecone Stew Autumn is my favourite time of year. But even so there can be times when the days are grey and gloomy. At times like that, I’ll set up a pretend picnic for T-Bird and her toys. Her favourite is put together from nature…