An Invitation to Cut Fresh Flowers

Practising Preschool Cutting Skills on Flowers Water

Invite your pre-schooler to practise their cutting skills on a bunch of fragrant fresh flowers. I really wish that I was better at gardening. I try my best, but apart from a few Sweet Peas, my attempts at growing flowers to cut and bring indoors have been a long list of dismal failures. Hopefully I will … Read more

10 Valentines Day Learning Activities for Preschoolers

Add some love to your learning in the run up to Valentine’s Day with our Top 10 Valentine’s Day Preschool Learning Activities. 10 Valentine’s Day Learning Activities to try with your Preschoolers. This post contains affiliate links for your convenience.  Why not cheer up your preschool winter learning activities with some heart filled Valentine’s fun. … Read more

Melting Hearts: A Preschool Science Experiment

Explore the concept of ice with our Simple Melting Hearts Preschool Science Experiment. A perfect indoor activity to do in the run up to Valentine’s Day. We are delighted to be taking part in Teach Me Mommy’s “Love to Learn” blog hop. A series full of fun hands on learning activities to enjoy with your … Read more

Little Miss Muffet Bouncing Spider Craft

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Have fun making this Little Miss Muffet inspired Bouncing Spider craft with your kids. Rhyme Time is back! We’ve had a little break from our usual fortnightly schedule (summer break madness!) so we are delighted to be back today sharing activities to do alongside the nursery rhyme “Little Miss Muffet”. Previously on Rhyme Time we … Read more

Bubble-wrap Giraffe Paintings for kids to make

Bubble Wrap Giraffe Paintings

We LOVE giraffes in our house and after a recent trip to the Zoo, we just had to make some with our favourite Junk Art material Bubble Wrap and make some cool Giraffe Paintings. We enjoyed a trip to Dublin Zoo just before we went away on our holidays last week.  My mum was over for a few … Read more

Bubblewrap shape printing activity for toddlers and preschoolers

  We love to re-use ordinary household items in our arts and crafts. At the weekend we purchased a new set of wine glasses. They came wrapped in bubblewrap and were placed into a cardboard box for us to bring home safely.  Packaging materials are great to re-use in kids arts and crafts activities and … Read more