No Screens. Just Summer. Last week we had one of those days that makes me love summer holidays. Not because we did anything…
Read MoreCategory: Activities for Kids
The Benefits of Early Swim Lessons for Babies and Toddlers
Key Takeaways Introduction Introducing swimming to babies and toddlers is more than a fun water activity; it is a foundational experience for a…
Read More
Benefits of Coloring for Adults and Kids
Table of Contents Coloring is more than just a childhood activity. People of all ages now recognize that filling in shapes and patterns…
Read More
Family Game Nights That Break the Screen Time Cycle
You probably know the feeling. One person is glued to a tablet, someone else is scrolling on their phone, and even though everyone’s…
Read More
How Math and STEM Games Fuel Children’s Growth and Imagination
Table of Contents Introduction to Math and STEM Games Educational games have played a significant role in childhood development in an increasingly digital…
Read More
Gardening With Family: Activities And Ideas
Gardening is an exciting and physically demanding activity. Spending some time away from screens refreshes our souls. Have you ever tried gardening activities…
Read More
10 Creative Ways To Keep Kids Engaged During School Holidays
Keeping kids engaged during school holidays can be challenging for parents and guardians. Children can quickly become bored or glued to screens without…
Read More
A Parent’s Guide to Unstructured Play for Your Kids Development
Unstructured play allows kids to explore, create, and fantasize without being constrained by adult-directed activities, and it is a crucial part of their…
Read More
Shifting the Culture: Here’s Why You Should Encourage Your Daughters to Game
Ever since Nintendo brought out the Wii and the whole family could bowl together at Christmas, the world of gaming has seemed to…
Read More
10 Fun Things To Do With The Kids This Week
Are you struggling to find things to do with the kids? It is hard, isn’t it? We all spent so many months home-schooling…
Read More
Homemade Gingerbread Playdough
*The post ‘Homemade Gingerbread Playdough’ may contain affiliate links I’ve made homemade gingerbread playdough a few times for the boys over the years,…
Read More
Lockdown Learning With Learning Resources
*AD-Gifted Products We are about to enter week eleven of homeschooling now. We have enjoyed it a lot more than I thought we…
Read More
Shaving Foam and Spaghetti | Tales From The Tuff Spot
*Contains affiliate links This is probably going to be a semi-regular spot on my blog. I used to do lots of sensory play…
Read More
Decorating Rocks – Without The Mess
Recently, the boys have got involved in the new thing that everyone seems to be doing at the moment – collecting rocks, decorating…
Read More
Super Simple Lolly Stick Christmas Trees
When Harrison and Alex were little (well, littler!), we used to make loads of Christmas decorations. In fact, most of our tree decorations…
Read More
When Halloween Crafting Doesn’t Go To Plan
If you’ve read my blog from the very beginning (four years next month!), you’ll know that it originally started off as a kids…
Read More
7 Tips for Gardening with Kids |AD
*In Collaboration with SGS Engineering. Gardening can be a really fun activity to do with the kids, especially now we are rapidly approaching…
Read More
St David’s Day Crafts
This week we have been busy making crafts for the Eisteddfod at Harrison and Alex’s school, to celebrate St David’s Day on March 1st….
Read More
Tissue Paper Pumpkins
I wanted a really simple Halloween themed activity that I could do at the playgroup that I run. Alex, at almost three, is…
Read More
Dandelion Painting
Because the weather has been nice again this week we’ve been playing in the garden and haven’t done much in the way of…
Read More
How To Catch A Star Printing
We have had lots of fun using different techniques to paint stars to celebrate the 10th anniversary of How to Catch a Star….
Read More
‘How To Catch A Star’ Water Play
We recently received a beautiful copy of How to Catch a Star by Oliver Jeffers to celebrate it’s 10th anniversary. To join in…
Read More
Rain Clouds in a Jar
Harrison and Alex love science, and are beginning to understand that if it is cloudy it sometimes means that it is going to rain….
Read More