Does food taste the same if you haven’t seen it yet? Before you have the preconception of what it might taste like. This blind taste testing activity for children is a sensory fun guessing game that explores this question. Without your sense of sight, can you identify foods based upon taste only? Do you think… [Read More]
Kids Christmas Fruit Salad
A festive Kids Christmas Fruit Salad will excite even the fussiest eaters at Christmas time. If you are dreading the Christmas feast because you have children who are fussy eaters, this Christmas Fruit Salad has you covered. First of all, lets brain storm a typical Christmas feast – What is on your Xmas table? Possibly nuts, pretzels, starchy roasted… [Read More]
Christmas Sensory bin – Snow in Australia
Real Snow in our Christmas Sensory Bin. Yes you read it correctly. We made real snow in Australia for a Christmas Sensory Bin. It wasn’t fake snow or insta-snow, it wasn’t made from any type of sensory material that could potentially be dangerous either. It was made right in our freezer and contains only one… [Read More]
Mango Berry Ice Pops
The weather is warming up here in Australia, which gives us a good excuse to make real fruit Mango Berry Ice pops. In preparation for the hot days to come we make a batch of ice pops, but they don’t last long because they are delicious. They are beautiful, tasty and full of real fruit. … [Read More]
Emotional Intelligence Activity – 5 core emotions
I did this Emotional intelligence activity with Miss T the other day. I have been increasing our emotional intelligence activity ideas for the purpose of teaching the kids to regulate extreme emotions and express them self better. The are quite the opposite, Dimples is such a sensitive and strong willed little boy who is a total jokester and Miss T is always… [Read More]
Emotional Intelligence Children’s Game – Listening Skills
Here is a fun emotional Intelligence children’s game using ‘Simon Says’, visual cues and listening skills. You certainly have heard “Simon says…” before. It is a classic game. However, this emotional intelligence children’s game uses Simon says as an avenue to explore emotional awareness. While building on a child’s ability to listen carefully and focus. Did you know, Author of “Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can… [Read More]