10 – 20 mins Fine motor development, creative expression, hand eye coordination Easy! Minimal mess Cloud dough is a silky smooth sensory experience, that is inexpensive, simple, quick to create, and provides hours of entertainment. This activity will build upon your child’s fine motor development and hand-eye coordination, as well as nurture creativity and imagination. …
20 – 30 mins pre-literacy, gross motor, nature appreciation, problem solving Mess free! Get your kids outside and get in touch with nature with this super simple nature scavenger hunt. Children are naturally curious – this experience will build upon a sense of wonder and encourage children to explore, observe, and problem solve in an …
20 – 30 mins Gross motor development, number recognition, counting Minimal resources, Easy setup This easy basketball game is a great outdoor activity that has endless variations to play! From basic to more challenging, young children to older children, this is a great game full of fun and numeracy learning. Quick and easy set up, …
5 – 10 mins Experimenting, Questioning, Calming Easy set up This activity was one I found on one of my favourite Facebook groups “thedadlab” and I just had to try it! So easy, yet so effective – who doesn’t love bubbles? I love that it requires everyday resources that you will find at home, and …
20 – 35 mins Colour recognition, fine motor, hand eye coordination Minimal mess, Easy set up This sticky rainbow experience is such a fun idea, with minimal mess and endless opportunities! This experience provides opportunities for creative expression, colour recognition, colour mixing, encourages fine motor development and acts as a sensory experience too. My favourite …
10 – 20 mins Patterning, fine motor development, hand eye coordination Minimal mess, Easy set up Drawing with cars is a great way to encourage children to draw with an interactive play approach. During this experience your child will explore creative lines, experiment with design, engage with cause and effect principles, all whilst having great …
20 – 30 mins Patterning, colour recognition, colour mixing, hand eye coordination Messy Painting with cars is a simple activity, yet so effective and so much fun! Its an interactive way of engaging children in the creative arts and focuses on the process of creation, not the end product. Process art provides free exploration with …
15 – 20 mins Gross motor skills, problem solving Minimal resources, easy set up This hallway maze run activity is perfectly suited for active children on cold, or rainy days. Not only does this experience promote great thinking, problem solving and creative skills, but it also encourages lots of climbing, jumping and crawling. It is …
These bird feeders are so simple and fun to make and the birds will love you for making them! In this experience your child will engage with self-help skills and fine motor development, in a fun play-based way. Through the experience your child will begin to understand the interdependence between land, people, plants and animals …
20 – 30 mins Sorting, counting, object numeration Minimal mess Easy set up Sorting cars is a fun, interactive activity for your child to use their favourite toys in a fun and educational way. This activity works best when you have a large number of the same type of toy, such as hot wheels cars. …
