‘Collecting Colour’ by Kylie Dunstan is a beautiful award winning Australian picture book about one aspect of Indigenous Australian culture from the Top End, Northern Territory, Australia. The publisher describes it as:  A young girl, Rose, living in the Top End of the Northern Territory, tells the story of a day spent collecting colour from…

Slime bags are ooey gooey fun without the mess. Today we made blue/green slime and googly eye filled bags. You will need: Gelli-baff or slime-baff (I’ve read you can use hair gel and dye it too) Zip lock bags Googly eyes Water Put a small amount of water in the zip lock bag/s and add…

Today we made our own rainbow ribbons to twirl around, to wave in the wind and to dance with. We used old wooden curtain rings and ribbon from the local cheap store. That’s it! So simple and cheap to make. Have a go at making your own! I measured the ribbon so each piece would…

We all know painting is soooo much fun but sometimes we just don’t have the time to get the painting gear out, or more importantly, the time for the clean up! This experience can be done in an instant and there is no pack up. This experience started with a loose parts tray (pictured below)….

I recently discovered these perfectly sized play trays from Kmart and they are a great size for little hands. We have had so much fun creating inviting, engaging play trays of all sorts. I hope you enjoy them and find some inspiration for your own play trays! Letter discovery tray Alex loves discovering the letters…

Written by Rhiannon Seres, Early Childhood Educator and mum to 2 beautiful boys I love all things messy play for children and playdough is a good go-to when your children are bored.   One afternoon I decided to pull out my playdough box of goodies – it had been a while as we had recently made…

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Have you ever wanted to make your own coloured paints? Want to paint with a range of colours without buying them all individually? Here’s your answer – make your own! What you’ll need: White paint Food dye Pipettes/droppers (if you want to use them to drop in the food dye) Paint pots (I used leftover…

I am proud to be Australian. We have a beautiful country filled with unique flora and fauna and today I wanted to create something to honour that. What you will need: Container Sand Red and yellow food dye (or orange sand ready made) Mixing instrument (we used forks) Australian animals Australian plant life (if you…

Fine motor and coordination skills are very important to learn and there are many ways to do it. Pair a muffin tray with tongs and pom poms and you have a fun way to build up the following skills: Coordination Attention span Dexterity Colour awareness/matching Eye tracking Decision making And more Resources you will need:…