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Baby Hand and Foot Prints from Salt Dough
Make a beautiful baby keepsake from salt dough to give as a special gift to family or hang on the wall! Baby Bean is now 9 weeks old and I have been very keen to take an imprint of her hand and foot...
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Soap Fluff Sensory Play
Make some gloriously goopy soap fluff for sensory play time fun! Made with 2 basic materials it feels so squishy and soft and smells wonderfully clean and fresh when it’s time to clear it away!We are...
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Home Made Moon Sand Recipe
Make some home made moon sand with this easy recipe for a wonderful sensory play experience for kids! Using just 3 simple ingredients, it can be formed and moulded, used to make impressions and cut out...
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30 DIY Gifts to Make for Kids
Here are 30 ideas for DIY gifts to make for kids that are playful, creative and won’t cost too much in time or materials. With the Christmas season approaching it can all get a little out of hand with...
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DIY Plaster Casts for Doctor Role Play
Create some real DIY plaster casts for teddies and dollies to make doctor role-play even more authentic and educational! My 3 year old daughter is currently obsessed with all things medical related and...
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Pom Pom Drop and Shoot: Toddler Play
Make a fabulously fun DIY toddler toy for developing fine motor skills, co-ordination, concentration, counting and plenty of playful activity together! This is one of those super-simple ideas that can...
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Tubes and Funnels at the Sensory Table
Add some tubes and funnels to the sensory table to increase the play and discovery opportunities! Fine motor skills, co-ordination and problem solving rolled into one open-ended set up for kids to...
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Foil and Tissue Paper Bunny Piñata
Make a DIY Easter bunny piñata from foil and tissue paper for a kids party or Easter celebration! For Bean’s 2nd birthday we celebrated with a bunny party, her absolute favourite thing at the moment!...
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DIY Fine Motor Toy for Babies and Toddlers
Make a very simple yet engaging toy for babies and toddler using wooden curtain rings and a mug tree! Great for motor skills and coordination, as well as problem solving and hand to eye coordination,...
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DIY Elsa and Anna Peg Dolls from Frozen
How to make simple DIY Elsa and Anna peg dolls from the movie Frozen, using clothes pins (pegs.) Thses toys are so cheap and easy to make, and provide hours of imaginative play fun! My girls, like many...
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Magic Coloured Beans Sorting Activity
Make some magic coloured beans as a great DIY resource for sorting, counting, imaginative play and storytelling! These are so simple to make and are hugely appealing to play with. We made a new play,...
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15 DIY Non-Toys for Toddlers
Here are 15 DIY non-toys for toddlers which are so simple to make and so engaging to play with! Sensory play, fine motor skills, cause and effect, curiosity and investigation skills are all encouraged...
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DIY Window Paint Recipe
Use this super quick DIY window paint recipe to create some art and mark making on the windows. The bonus is that it is very easy to wash off again when they are finished! Great for working on a...
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Peppermint Puffy Paint Recipe
Make some Christmas scented art with this peppermint puffy paint recipe! It looks wonderful and air dries soft and fluffy, with added sparkle and scent too! This makes a great seasonal Christmas art...
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DIY Wooden Maths Dice
Make some lovely DIY wooden dice for maths games for school aged children to enjoy! Great as a resource to add to the play cupboard, maths shelves in the classroom or homeschool learning environment...
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DIY Doll’s House Chairs
Make some adorable DIY doll’s house chairs by simply cutting some cardboard tubes! A perfect craft activity for adding to the imaginative play resources. Here is the next in our fabulous guest post...
View ArticleDIY Bow and Arrow for Kids!
Make a DIY bow and arrow for kids to play imaginative games, practise target shooting and improve their gross motor skills! So easy to make and fantastic quality to give as a homemade gift too. This...
View ArticleEasiest Way to Dye Rice for Sensory Play
This is the best and easiest way to dye rice for sensory play, taking just minutes to prepare and using no vinegar or alcohol hand gel! This method creates the most vibrant and amazingly coloured rice...
View ArticleHow to Dye Metallic Rice for Sensory Play
Here’s how to dye metallic rice for sensory play and creative projects! It takes just a few moments to make, requires no vinegar and lasts for years! best of all, it’s so wonderfully sparkly and...
View ArticleDIY Rainbow Peg People & Toadstools
Make some DIY rainbow peg people and toadstools too for imaginative play, counting and storytelling. These are a perfect homemade gift for preschoolers or to make for a classroom resource. SO easy too!...
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