This easy colour mixing activity for St Patrick’s Day has lots going for it – it’s easy to set up, you can use it as sensory play for younger kids or as a way to teach colours to preschoolers and toddlers or you can look at mark making or letter formation with older kids. Plus it’s mess free – that’s got to be a good thing too!
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Do you find that your kids can get a bit over stimulated and need help to calm down sometimes? Whether it’s after school, a playdate or during the holidays I know that my kids can go a little crafzy sometimes and a change in routine can really get to them too. After a trip to the park where they turned into The Loudest Kids On The Planet I got them to make this lavender playdough. They were happy because they got to make something fun and they love playdough, I was happy because it worked and they actually calmed down for a while. Result.
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Kids are always the most excited people about Christmas and these Christmas activities for toddlers are the perfect way to keep them busy and having fun while getting excited about the big day! Just like our huge list of 50+ winter activities for toddlers this post has taken me a little while to write up but there were so many great ideas I couldn’t leave any out!
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I am so excited to be working with Macmillan Children’s Books to share with you this edible playdough recipe! Firstly, because Sue Hendra and Paul Linnet are two of my favourite people when it comes to childrens books. Yes, my kids love them too (Supertato is crazy popular here) but I’m normally the one reading and it’s their books I go to first as well. Secondly because to celebrate the launch of their new book Cake we’ve been making some birthday cake themed edible playdough and it smelt sooooo good! I had my daughter on hand as product tester and she had a great time with this – I hope your kids love it just as much!
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I am super excited to be sharing all these brilliant winter activities for toddlers with you! It’s taken me ages to write up as I found so many great ideas but I couldn’t bear to leave any out – the good news for you though is that you get the most amazing list and loads of activities for toddlers with ideas to keep them busy all winter long!
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