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An easy to make and decorate with your child no sew pencil roll from felt. This is a great project to make with your child for back to school!

Create

Kids Crafts and Crafts for you to Make to Get Creative Every Day

Learn

Support your Toddlers, Preschoolers and School Kids Learn.

Quick growing seeds and plants ideal for gardening with kids. These fast growing plants are perfect for at home or in the classroom.

Time Together

Ideas and Inspiration for Activities that you can do Together

Delicious and easy to make spice mix for fajitas, tacos and BBQ seasoning or any time you want a Mexican-Inspired meal to share.

Recipes

Simple Recipes Tried and Tested for you or the Kids to Cook

10 Top tips for you and your toddlers at the beach. Plus bonus activities to do with them whilst you are there and then even more when you return

Travel

Inspiration for Family Travel, from camping to skiing and days out

Ladybug Craft for Toddlers and Preschoolers – Pretty Suncatcher for the Window

We love making suncatchers here in the Rainy Day Mum house, they are easy to make and low mess (which[...]

Delicious Homemade Greek Tzatziki Recipe

There is one thing that I love eating during the summer and that is tzatziki. I love the freshness of[...]

How to make a Wormery out of a Plastic Bottle

Understanding what happens beneath the soil is fascinating for kids - just like outer space and the deep sea it's[...]

Tips for Helping your Toddler Avoid Meltdowns When Travelling This Summer

Traveling with toddlers can be super stressful. At any minute, they can get upset and have a meltdown. The key[...]

What’s in your Vegetables for Vegetable Soup? Plant Science Experiment for Kids

With our last post for our Garden Week on Storybook Summer this year we have a fantastic Science Experiment for[...]

10 Songs with Actions to Get Toddlers and Preschoolers Moving

Whatever the time of year if you are stuck inside with the kids because of the weather you need some[...]

Coffee Filter Sunflower Craft

One thing I love about summer is the beautiful sunflowers that grow and we're inspired by those for this craft[...]

Chalkboard Cupcakes

We all love receiving homemade gifts, and edible gifts have always been a favourite. One of the things that I[...]

Grow a Garden Salad

We are loving our Garden Week for Storybook Summer this year so many fantastic ideas and today is no different,[...]

DIY Garden Gnomes

For the second post in our Garden Week for Storybook Summer, we are heading off to the miniature world of[...]

Feed the Animals Vegetable Sorting Game

It's our last week of this year's storybook summer - but don't worry we will be back next year and[...]

Top Travel Tips for Summer Holidays with Toddlers

I still remember booking our first family holiday when J was just a baby, by the time it came around[...]

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Ladybug Craft for Toddlers and Preschoolers – Pretty Suncatcher for the Window

We love making suncatchers here in the Rainy Day Mum house, they are easy to make and low mess (which[...]

Delicious Homemade Greek Tzatziki Recipe

There is one thing that I love eating during the summer and that is tzatziki. I love the freshness of[...]

How to make a Wormery out of a Plastic Bottle

Understanding what happens beneath the soil is fascinating for kids - just like outer space and the deep sea it's[...]

Tips for Helping your Toddler Avoid Meltdowns When Travelling This Summer

Traveling with toddlers can be super stressful. At any minute, they can get upset and have a meltdown. The key[...]

What’s in your Vegetables for Vegetable Soup? Plant Science Experiment for Kids

With our last post for our Garden Week on Storybook Summer this year we have a fantastic Science Experiment for[...]

10 Songs with Actions to Get Toddlers and Preschoolers Moving

Whatever the time of year if you are stuck inside with the kids because of the weather you need some[...]

Coffee Filter Sunflower Craft

One thing I love about summer is the beautiful sunflowers that grow and we're inspired by those for this craft[...]

Chalkboard Cupcakes

We all love receiving homemade gifts, and edible gifts have always been a favourite. One of the things that I[...]

Grow a Garden Salad

We are loving our Garden Week for Storybook Summer this year so many fantastic ideas and today is no different,[...]

DIY Garden Gnomes

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