Activities Children: 5 to 8

Paint Leaves

May 5, 2013

To celebrate Autumn, the younger children and I went to one of our favourite exploring spots for a rainbow leaf hunt. We also collected dry leaves to later paint and hang in the kitchen (we did this last year with maple leaves). I love doing this sort of stuff with the children because it has [...]

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Pebble Fairy House

April 21, 2013

Surprisingly easy and utterly adorable, the Pebble Fairy House turned out even better than I expected!  It took 20 minutes to construct and it now takes pride place at the base of our backyard tree. Materials Pebbles or stones (collected or you can find them at places like a nursery, Bunnings, discount stores or garden [...]

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School Holiday Fun with Boys

April 15, 2013

Guest Post by Tierney Kennedy I was chatting to Tierney on facebook about activities for boys, and wow, she has some awesome ideas! This post is about the fun Tierney and her boys Rohan and Jared had on the school holidays. There are BRILLIANT ideas, like my favourites: the Bubble vs Water Pistol Game and [...]

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Imaginative Play: Tree Rope Ladder for Toys

April 9, 2013

She was making some sort of fairy land with a plush toadstool cushion (like this one). “If only they had a ladder to climb up,” Miss 7 said wistfully as she showed me the set up. And so we made a small ladder of twigs and string.  That was a few months ago now…but the [...]

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Fun Hair — Pink and Blue Plaits

April 4, 2013

Lazy afternoons and more time for silly fun things: it’s one of the reasons why I love the school holidays.  A couple of weeks ago, I spotted coloured hairspray at the supermakert (near the party/toy section) and I threw a pink and blue can in the trolley with my groceries. I try and anticipate the [...]

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Rainbow Garden Step 2 — Planting Nasturtiums

March 19, 2013

Last week, we painted pots for our rainbow garden.  I’ve enlisted help from dirtgirl for the next step in the process: the planting. dirtgirl: Love your work. Guest post from dirtgirl from dirtgirlworld Hi Green thumbs! dirtgirl here, from dirtgirlworld! Today I have stopped by to join my friend, Kelly, and all of you guys [...]

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