As Christmas approaches we love to get into our sensory play with some festive activities. Like this awesome Peppermint scented sensory Christmas Slime. It turned out fantastic and I think it is one of the best feeling slimes I have made yet. It smells beautiful, it shines and sparkles, it feels smooth yet bumpy, it… [Read More]
Early numeracy and Math skills with my little ponies
Promoting Early numeracy in children doesn’t have to be all about counting repetitively, number flashcards and reciting 1-10 endlessly. Early numeracy and math in the years leading up to school is an important skill for children to have and it can be lots of fun. Parents can introduce basic math skills through play to get children interested and learning in a… [Read More]
A New Bouncy Slime Recipe with Australian ingredients
After plenty of flunked slime recipes and lots of experimenting, I have created an easy slime recipe with Australian ingredients. If you are an Australian you might have come across an Awesome blog with a really good looking slime recipe that you were excited to try with your child, only to discover it was an Epic fail and turned out nothing… [Read More]
Eyes Closed and Taste! A Blind Taste Testing Activity for Sensory Fun
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]