Word Building Activity – Reading and Spelling with Blocks
This simple building block activity for kids is a great way to support your child as they learn to read…
FREE Printable Pond Life Activity Set
Are you looking for some printable activities to supplement your learning about ponds and frogs. This FREE printable set of…
Rudolph and Reindeer Toddler Activity Pack
Sometimes in the day when you have a toddler, you need to sit down, take and moment and take a…
Pumpkin Activities for Toddlers and Preschoolers
Looking to introduce some pumpkin-themed activities this autumn? Then we have some fantastic fun ideas for you to try with…
Leaf Art for Preschoolers.
Autumn is finally here and as we walk the dog we can see the leaves changing colour almost before our…
A Review of Sir Linkalot – Spelling App with a Difference
I struggled as a child with spelling, it wasn’t until a fantastic English teacher in high school introduced me to…
Free Printable Magic Tree House Map
The Magic Tree House books have been a great hit in helping to transition from Early Readers to longer chapter…
Family Themed Activities for Preschoolers
When learning All About Me, it’s a great idea to talk about families at the same time. Families are one…
Code a Message in Dance… Like a Bee
Did you know that bees communicate with one another through dance? Yes, that’s right, bees dance! When a scout goes…
Print, Play, Craft and Learn from the Kitchen Table
This is a sponsored post on behalf of Epson Printers. Ever since the kids were little the place we collect…
Exploring Hot and Cold Colours with Wet on Wet Watercolour Painting
We love to paint from simple process art projects like the Shaving Foam Marbling which is ideal to do with…
Very Hungry Cress Caterpillars to Make and Grow with Toddlers
The sun is shining and we are thinking about starting to get some crafts going for spring with our tots….
Scented Salt Dough Letter Beads to Make a Word Necklace with Kids
For years I have been meaning to make some salt dough letters with the kids. They are great to use…
Coloured Salt Dough Hearts for Threading with Preschoolers
Threading is such a simple activity to put together for preschoolers to work on fine motor skills. These Coloured Salt…
Kids Love Sticks Board Game
I’m super excited for the opportunity to join the 2018 Storybook Advent put on by Rainy Day Mum, and I…
Stick Man Paper Plate Puppet Craft
Stick Man is a firm favourite amongst children, parents and teachers alike, and with good reason; Julia Donaldson has a…
Bear Stays Up Late for Christmas Gross Motor Activities for Kids
Hi, I’m Cassie from 3 Dinosaurs. I’m so happy to be part of the Storybook Avent again! We have decided…
Bear Stays Up Late for Christmas 3 Part Montessori Cards
My kids and I love the Bear and Friends books by Karma Wilson. The stories are gentle and applicable to kids,…
d is for Dinosaur Craft
Continuing with our Letter of the Week Animal Crafts we have taken a little bit of a license with this…
B is for Bird – Animal Letter Craft for Toddlers
Last week we introduced our Alphabet Animal Crafts series here on Rainy Day Mum with our a is for ant…
A is for Ant – Animal Alphabet Craft for Toddlers
Learning to read begins with toddlers learning their ABC’s and starting to recognise the beginning letter sounds of words. We…
“That’s in my name” Low Prep Letter Recognition Game for Preschoolers
Your child’s name is probably the first word they will learn to read and write. Once they’ve learned how, and…
How to Play Pooh Sticks
There seems to be a bit of a theme this week and we’re fascinated by sticks, we’ve ordered and sorted…
DIY Feed the Shark Game
For the final activities for our Ocean week for Storybook Summer here on Rainy Day Mum we have a fun…