Activities Children: 5 to 8

10 Winter Gardening Tips for Kids

May 17, 2012

Today on the blog, I’m welcoming Dirt Girl from the hit children’s series Dirtgirlworld, to guest post especially for Be A Fun Mum.  Dirtgirlworld is a celebration of life outside, taking children to a world where the real and unreal collide.  I love the show’s focus on loving the outdoors and environmental sustainability. So, get grubby [...]

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105 Ways to Enjoy Nature With Kids

May 10, 2012

Enjoying the natural beauty of the world is something I do every single day.  The more time I spend admiring nature, the more satisfaction and joy I get out of it.  It helps me slow down. It helps me to be present.  And it’s always there. I find myself, not only wanting to spend time outdoors, [...]

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A Book: Where the Wild Things Are

May 9, 2012

I woke this morning to the news of author Maurice Sendak’s death at age 83 (June 10, 1928 – May 8, 2012).  His signature book, Where the Wild Things Are, is well know and loved at our house.  How amazingly fitting that I have a guest post from Fi today, showing how to create a [...]

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Milk Bottle Lid Stamps

May 8, 2012

Material Foam Stickers Milk Bottle Lids Instructions Here’s another idea for reusing milk bottle lids (an idea my cousin gave me).   Purchase foam stickers (available from stores like Officeworks, Spotlight, BigW and discount stores). They are cheap and come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. Stick the foam stickers on to milk bottle [...]

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Plastic Bowl Boat

April 26, 2012

I appreciate the value of simple play ideas that are more about a concept rather than an object.  With this in mind, the children and I went to the local lake late one afternoon, armed with the bottle and bowl boats we made.  The younger children ran along the lake side while the older children looked [...]

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Glass Painting for Mother’s Day

April 25, 2012

Last year, the children and I made photo tea bags for the grandparents for Mother’s Day.  This year, we turned glass tumblers and glass juice bottles into candle holders and vases.  This was our first try at glass painting and it was easy! Materials Glass tumbler or empty juice bottle Glass paint (I purchased glass [...]

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