Sensory play gives children an amazing opportunity to explore the world around them. Sensory play is usually associated with messy play. However, not all children (or parents) like this form of play. If you can’t stand the mess or if your little one doesn’t like to get their hands dirty then here are 10 no…
This week I am joining up with some absolutely amazing bloggers to be part of the 60 Day Junk Play Challenge. For 60 Days a group of bloggers will be bringing you fun play ideas that you can create from “junk” that is laying around at home. How awesome is that?! You can check out…
Recently we have been spending a lot of time sharing indoor activities for toddlers because, lets face it, the weather is miserable but my toddler does not seem to share my love of “the duvet day”. Nope, he requires full force energy, entertainment and activity regardless of the weather. If your toddler is the same,…
When Buddy turned one he also very quickly became mobile and interested in everything. Suddenly he was able to self propel himself towards the objects of his desire and he was no longer satisfied with the concept of remaining reasinably stationary for play. We quickly had to come up with new ways to keep his…
Recently we’ve been focussing on indoor activities in an attempt to chase those winter blues away! Buddy, like most toddlers, is super energetic and hates being locked indoors just as much as I do, so we’ve been working hard to make sure he has lots of indoor activities to entertain him. This week we’ve been…
I am in love with Rainbows at the minute, I think it is becoming somewhat an obsession. Every time I create something for Buddy a little voice in the back of my head says “Wouldn’t this look amazing in Rainbow?” The truth of the matter is, everything looks better in Rainbow, and it is visually…
Today we have been having sensory fun with potato flakes. I had never actually touched potato flakes before today. I have never really understood the need to make a potato more simple to prepare so have never used the flakes in cooking, however I was inspired by a post I saw on How to be…
This week I have been making calm down bottles for Buddy. Initially I intended to make him just one, but it was so beautiful I couldn’t resist making an entire rainbow of them! The poor Train Driver has had to drink six bottles of apple juice in three days for this to happen, so I…
Whilst many of my fellow bloggers are looking excitedly towards Halloween, I must admit my mind has started venturing a bit further along the calendar and has settled firmly on Bonfire Night. If you’re not familiar with the history behind Bonfire Night in the UK you can read more on this link – Bonfire Night…
If you’ve been following the blog recently you will have probably noticed that we have been practising lots of scooping activities to help Buddy to develop spoon control. This week, we decided to roll out another. I love these Rainbow Oats. They are really easy to make and they look fantastic. They are also super…
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