on April 29th, 2012%
 Just as a healthy diet can certainly include cake, so a balanced childhood can include screen time. Family movie nights, skyping with Grandma and typing stories on the laptop are all great fun. It’s just there are so many other fun thing to do if you step away from a screen.
This week is Screen-Free Week. It also happens to coincide with two birthdays in our household and an extra day off school for the girls. So, I’m not here. We’re embracing Screen-Free week, going offline and enjoying some fun family time. We’re probably baking birthday cake, visiting an art gallery or up to our knees in water beads as you read this. If you’d like to join in and spend a little more time with the kids and without a screen this week, whether for an hour, a day or the whole week, here are 100 fun kids activities you could try.
Click each idea to see the full details.
And you can print off the list at the bottom so you really can log off and go play. Read more »
on September 5th, 2011%
We’re making the most of the very last day of the summer holiday today, so I’m just popping in with a very quick idea: how to make easy friendship bracelets. I remember there being a friendship bracelet craze when I was a teenager and spending lots of time knotting and knotting and knotting to make some. The traditional way to make a friendship bracelet is too fiddly and time consuming for most under-tens, so here are three easy techniques for younger children to make a bracelet to share with friends.
How to make a friendship bracelet from drinking straws
First up is an idea (from B) to make a friendship bracelet from drinking straws. This design is great even for preschoolers – perfect for fine motor practise. Start by making your Bead Station: B customised an old tissue box, creating small compartments for each type of bead. Read more »
on August 28th, 2011%
Need some ideas for things to do in the school holidays?
Welcome to the Summer Play Planner: fun play every day
Here’s the seventh week of our Summer Play Planner, with a fun play idea for every day of the week. Click on the links to find out more about each idea – what (simple) materials you’ll need and what your child will be learning as they play.
I’ll be bringing you a new Summer Play Planner every Sunday right through the holidays, with extra ideas added on the blog as we go along. Follow us on Facebook or subscribe to get an e-mail update and you’ll have a regular supply of things to do in the school holidays all summer long.
on August 21st, 2011%
Need some ideas for things to do in the school holidays?
Welcome to the Summer Play Planner: fun play every day
Here’s the sixth week of our Summer Play Planner, with a fun play idea for every day of the week. Click on the links to find out more about each idea – what (simple) materials you’ll need and what your child will be learning as they play.
I’ll be bringing you a new Summer Play Planner every Sunday right through the holidays, with extra ideas added on the blog as we go along. Follow us on Facebook or subscribe to get an e-mail update and you’ll have a regular supply of things to do in the school holidays all summer long.
on August 16th, 2011%
New year, new start
September always has a new year feeling for me. Whether we have children starting school, we’re expecting a new year’s intake or we’re at home with our own children or looking after others, it’s always good to pause every so often and take stock.
Audit your play
For my own children and the ones I look after I like to run an audit on our play space. As children develop through different stages and interests a quick check of our play space helps me keep pace with their learning and provide an interesting environment for them. Try these ideas to give your own place a play audit inside and outside. Read more »
on August 14th, 2011%
Need some ideas for things to do in the school holidays?
Welcome to the Summer Play Planner: fun play every day
Here’s the fifth week of our Summer Play Planner, with a fun play idea for every day of the week. Click on the links to find out more about each idea – what (simple) materials you’ll need and what your child will be learning as they play.
I’ll be bringing you a new Summer Play Planner every Sunday right through the holidays, with extra ideas added on the blog as we go along. Follow us on Facebook or subscribe to get an e-mail update and you’ll have a regular supply of things to do in the school holidays all summer long.
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