Kids Activities
Fun and educational ideas for keeping kids active throughout the year.
Be a Nature Detective - Leaf Scavenger Hunt
A Scavenger Hunt is one outdoor activity that can be adapted for any outing. The Leaf Scavenger Hunt is suitable for all ages, even the little ones.
Can You Be A Nature Detective?
Now that the spring weather is getting warmer and the days are longer there is a lot of activity in the natural world. The birds are beginning to sing again…
Do Something Wonderful For Your Kids That’s Free
The best things in life are free and when it comes to giving kids a happy childhood, never more so...
Fun in the Garden
Gardens ought to be fun and enjoyable although 'experts' disagree. Where kids are concerned though, you can't beat a good lawn.
Spring Is Here - Almost
Spring is almost upon us again and it's a great time to be outdoors with the kids...
Why Bumble Bees Have Smelly Feet
The decline of the bumblebee has been in the news a lot recently but here's a thing you may not know and your kid's will find interesting...
Birthday Party Ideas
A few ideas for hosting a children's birthday party at home.
Free Activities For Kids
Keeping the kids entertained over the holidays needn't cost an arm and a leg, or your sanity! Here's a few ideas that won't cost you a penny.
Kid's Gardening
Get the kids interested in gardening and, aside from fostering an interest in the great outdoors, they may be become more willing to eat fresh veg. Especially…
Kid's DIY Classes
B&Q are running courses in-store aimed at giving young kids some basic DIY skills. Children are let loose with saws, hammers and drills to make their own bird…
Make Your Own Garden Tic Tac Toe
When my children asked if they could paint stones, I thought it was a fantastic way we could make our own garden tic tac toe.
Book Folding Fairy House
Finding new crafts is always a delight, so when Nana suggested a book folding fairy house craft, we simply couldn’t resist!
Reading Challenge
I set my son a reading challenge during the build up to Christmas
Christmas is Coming
It’s December and that means one thing…Christmas is coming! I feel we can now officially start thinking properly about Christmas.
Our Summer Bucket List
Now the summer holidays are looming and I am thinking about 6 whole weeks of keeping children entertained, so I decided to make a summer bucket list for the…
Doily Christmas Cards
I created these doily Christmas trees, which could be made by grown ups or by slightly older children who are good at folding paper. They are actually very…
Summer of Fun
42 days of summer can seem quite daunting, so here’s a few tips for having a wonderful summer of fun...
Minions Water Shooting Game
We recently saw the new minions movie, now everything is minion themed, so what better way to extend the fun than to make a game.
100 Summer Activities
The summer holidays are the ideal opportunity for having fun and making memories. Here are 100 screen free activities for a summer of fun!
Making a Rain Gauge
This week I decided to embrace the weather and make a rain gauge so we can talk about the weather together and measure the rain fall.
Matchbox Nature Hunt
I love the colours, the freshness and crispness this time of year has to offer. What better way to engage with it than to go on a nature hunt.
20 Things To Do on a Walk
Walking is a wonderful activity to do together as a family all year round. However, I know children can sometimes find it boring, so here are my suggestions…
Christmas Lanterns
In the autumn, we loved making some halloween lanterns which they turned out so well, I thought we’d have a go at making some christmas ones.
How to make bubble snakes
I have seen many people make bubble snakes on pinterest for some time now, so considering our love for bubbles, I thought it was about time we had a try.
Fishy windsock fun
My mum prepared a fun activity to make a fish windsock. We all had fun sticking the eyes on our fish and then glueing the scales on to make them look good.
How to make a bug adventure
For their birthday, my kids were given a bug hunting kit each. You can easily make up your own kit for your little ones to enjoy a bug hunt...
Enjoying the Great Outdoors
We were in the New Forest last week and spent a lot of time outdoors. We visited a wildlife park, saw lots of animals, climbed on the climbing frames, dug in…
Dinosaur Ice Break
Create a fun activity, like our dinosaur ice break and the children will be eager to get out for some fresh air, especially on a bitterly cold day!
Musical Letters
Musical letters is such a fantastic game. It provides exercise, dance, music, fun and learning all in one!
Children’s Birthday Party Venues
Some parents are capable of organising the most spectacular birthday parties ... For the rest of us, there’s organised birthday party venues...
A Screen-Free Day
I am proposing a 'screen-free' day on January 19th 2014 in order to get kids away from their TVs and computers....
Mummy’s Little Garden Helpers
Last year my children enjoyed helping me cut back the lavender bush, so I asked if they wanted to help again this year and they immediately leapt about with…
Turning a Walk into a Book Trail
How a family walk through the grounds of Basildon Park turned into a book trail...
Ten Monster Activities
Most children talk about, imagine and play with monsters at some point, so I thought this would be a good theme to inspire children’s imaginations. You can get…
Fishy Races
We were thinking about about making an indoor game where we could have a healthy family competition and race, hence, we came up with ‘fishy races’.
Lego Challenge
I wanted to spark some imagination and creativity in my children, so I set them a Lego challenge one rainy day.
Simple Shell Crafting
Last week I found a big stash of shells so gave them to the children with a selection of crafting supplies, to see what they would come up with.
Fathers Day Apron
For a change this year we decided to make Dad a Father's Day apron and this how we got on...
Planting with children
We want our garden to be family friendly, with lots of play equipment for the children to have fun, but also to look nice and relaxing.
Homemade Easter Skittles Game
As it’s nearly easter, we thought it would be ok to start on some easter activities, so this week we made Easter skittles.
How to Make Mermaid Peg Dolls
Lots of little girls love mermaids, my two certainly do. So when we suggested making mermaid peg dolls, my two girls couldn't wait to get started...
Salt Dough Creativity
For a change from the usual baking activities I suggested we have a go with salt dough, and here’s what the children got up to...
Father's Day Cards
This was a very easy father's day card to make. I drew around my sons hand, we cut it out and he stuck it on the card and wrote the words ‘Happy fathers day,…
Kids Musical Activities
To make it different from the usual musical play they always do, I suggested we make some instruments ourselves, so we made a shaker and straw panpipes.
Reindeer Family Fingerprint Christmas Cards
We decided to make our own cards this Christmas and settled on a Reindeer Family theme, this is how we got on...
Caterpillar and Butterfly Peg Craft
I love it when my children come up with the ideas themselves, it’s got to be the best way to craft. So here’s how we made some caterpillars...
Fingerprint Flower 'Thank You' Cards
It can be difficult to get children interested in writing thank you cards, so I knew I needed to make it fun. We got the paints out and made finger print…
Craft box essentials for parents
If you are new to art and craft, it can be difficult to know where to start with your little ones, so here are my tips:
Gardening with Children Tips
Now it is spring, lots of us are desperate to get out in the garden, to get it ready for summer, do some planting, weeding and general tidy up.