I’ve found a very nice activity from Playdough to Plato and I wanted to share it with you: popsicle stick patterns. It comes with a free printable. The kids got to match the colours of our popsicle sticks to the ones on the paper, and also to practice the colours in English. Each child first…
Pom Pom Play Mats
Pom pom mats are a fun and enjoyable way to practise colour and number recognition and work on fine motor skills with very young kids. The kids in our group love playing with our new pom pom mats from Busy Little Bugs. Some of them even started naming the colours in English while playing in…
The Perfect Playdough Recipe
I’ve been searching for the best recipe for play dough and I’ve finally found it! I won an amazing giveaway from the Artful Parent and I received Jean Van’t Hul’s book. There it was: the best recipe so far. I used a bit more flour than it says there, but I think it depends on…
Scoopers and Tweezers
I’ve just bought these handy scoopers and tweezers for kids and I couldn’t wait to use them 🙂 They are great fine motor and pre-writing skills. The kids get to practice using their muscles to pick up small objects (pompoms, flashcards, pieces of dough, craft eggs, etc.). However, I found the tweezers to be quite…
Salt Tray
So…I finally had some free time on my hands and I decided to make another salt tray, one with less salt, but with coloured paper underneath it. I used a plastic tray, some construction paper, salt, tape and…that’s it! Make sure to use tape to stick the sheets to one another, so that the salt…
Musical Hearts – Movement Game
Materials: print out and laminate some hearts with funny instructions on them – see below (roll like a log, oink like a pig, close your eyes and spin etc.) Instructions: The children dance and have fun while the music is playing. When the music stops, everyone has to run and stand on a heart. Then…