There is something special about the feel of paint between your fingers. Finger paint and stamping must be the most time consuming of paint types to set up and clean up but…..but gives the most satisfaction! This was the 10 to 15 minutes into the painting session. I think we only stopped because we’d run out of surfaces to hand… View Post
Raising Playful Tots show 28: Just ask Baby
In this 21 minute podcast Mark Hamilton from Just ask Baby talks about toys for babies and toddlers through their new ebook. You can download the MP3 file for this podcast directly by clicking here, you can subscribe through iTunes. Listen to this week’s show Show notes 00:00 Introduction and Welcome 00:45 Moving from the car to stream 01:40 What… View Post
Talkback: Do you follow a play style?
When you see a recipe do you follow it completely or do you add a little of your own flavour? Are you the same with your play? I’m a big fan of experimenting and letting the children lead with their imagination. I love how they take everyday objects and use and reuse in many different ways. I love seeing what… View Post
3 summer places to visit
Your old school You choose which one. Don’t live nearby? We don’t either. Photographs and yearbooks. But better yet they are likely to be online now. You can give your child a virtual tour. It’s hard for your preschooler to understand that you were their age and that you went to school. If you are able to visit, take pictures… View Post
Relax and be Commercial free
I’m excited to share that I have an article over at Relax magazine all about Savvy Summer Fun. There are lots of other great articles about parenting in this print and online magazine. Check out the old shoe activity……we all have one of those lying around. With Summer it doesn’t tend to happen as much but Autumn isn’t far away… View Post
Raising Playful Tots show 27: Inspired to live a commercial free childhood
In this 28 minute podcast you’ll learn about Josh Golin from the Campaign for a commercial free childhood. Josh fills us in on many ways to reduce the commercialism in our children’s lives and catches us up on developments that led to the Einstein DVD refund in 2009. You can download the MP3 file for this podcast directly by clicking… View Post
Where would we be without tape?
[tag]Sellotape[/tag], Magic tape, [tag]Scotch tape[/tag], Masking tape and recently artists tape are big favourites in the world of the under 5s in our house. This past week we celebrate the 80th anniversary of tape. The story of masking then Scotch tape is fascinating especially how tape came to get its name. Can you imagine a world without tape? Just glue,… View Post
Take a break
We are taking a break this week. Feel free to dig into the archives May 2009 Make your own family Playing outdoors- Tell me Thursday Going on a car trip? Time for play outdoors Tell me Thursday- Who knew? Talkback- Are you crafty? What are you thinking? Tell Me Thursday Wordless Wednesday(imaginary play) Carnival of Parenting Podcasts No.24 Sibling dice… View Post
What I learned this week I can apply to play
Do you collect books? I do. I go through waves of buying books and using the library a lot. I’m between books at the moment. This is a favourite time of mine because it means I get to dip into the books currently on the shelf. This works really well for me because I reread most things like it’s new…. View Post
Raising Playful Tots show 26:Pretend play
In this 10 minute podcast I answer a play activities newsletter subscribers question about dramatic play; I share a new play find and talk about mums making the most of playtime. You can download the MP3 file for this podcast directly by clicking here, or you can subscribe through iTunes. Listen to this week’s show Show notes 00:00 Introduction and… View Post
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