Tag Archives: sensory play

Baking Thumprint Cookies with two kids

Baking with two kiddies can have it’s challenges but it can also be a lot of fun.  Early on I realised that the key to baking with my two rascals is just to enjoy the process and not to care … Continue reading

Posted in Baking with Kids, Homeschooling | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Spring sensory tub

My daughter went through a slight Hama bead flower making craze about a months ago.  They are lovely and I have been dying to add them to a sensory tub. So last week I finally dyed some rice green and … Continue reading

Posted in Homeschooling | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Finger painting Dinosaurs

Both my kids love painting but they like to use their paint brushes, they have never been that keen on finger painting.  However I have found with my daughter if I show her how to do an animal with finger … Continue reading

Posted in Art and Craft Ideas, Homeschooling | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Baking Shortbread biscuits with the kids

Pink has been reading the Katie in Scotland book recently and wanted to make some shortbread biscuits like they eat in the book.   Lucky for me my mom had a lovely recipe for shortbread biscuits so a rainy morning inside … Continue reading

Posted in Baking with Kids, Homeschooling, sensory play | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Water beads, beans and weighing

My kids really love their water beads and I love how they have been incorporated into their play (they make great pretend cargo for the trucks and trains). Pink has had quite a sensory challenge with water so I am … Continue reading

Posted in Homeschooling, sensory play | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment