by Serious Mumma | Nov 14, 2018 | Activities
I’m a huge fan of kids painting, as it is great for their development on so many levels. Think creativity, pencil grip, developing hand strength, crossing the midline, bi-lateral coordination, gross motor skills, fine motor skills – you name it, painting...
by Serious Mumma | Oct 22, 2018 | Activities
So, it’s been a while since I’ve posted an Invitation to Play table. It’s not because I’ve been slacking (well…. maybe a little!) Just before school holidays I had put out some Lego and Duplo sets for the kids, and 2 large 50 piece...
by Serious Mumma | Sep 30, 2018 | Activities
The twins have really been showing an interest in all things writing lately. So I decided to capitalise on this and make some star shaped crayons with them. It really is as simple as: Whenever I see a silicone mould that I like, I tend to buy two. One...
by Serious Mumma | Sep 22, 2018 | Activities
When we used to live in the US there was this cute trend of hiding painting rocks for the public to find. We only ever found one, but the kids used to love looking for them. They were a little young to get the concept of painting them and then hiding them for others...
by Serious Mumma | Sep 21, 2018 | Activities
My kids really enjoy imaginative play. It’s definitely one of their strengths. But it had been a while since we had played with our puppets so I thought it might encourage them if I made it a bit more engaging. My answer…. make a puppet theatre. This way...
by Serious Mumma | Sep 4, 2018 | Activities
Albert Einstein said: “The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination”. For any of you who follow me on Facebook and get a chance to hear some of the stories and scenarios my kids come up with, you can see they have some pretty great...
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