We love autumn when the leaves start to change colour and then fall. It is the perfect time to introduce…
Autumn is finally here and as we walk the dog we can see the leaves changing colour almost before our…
I struggled as a child with spelling, it wasn’t until a fantastic English teacher in high school introduced me to…
The Magic Tree House books have been a great hit in helping to transition from Early Readers to longer chapter…
When learning All About Me, it’s a great idea to talk about families at the same time. Families are one…
Did you know that bees communicate with one another through dance? Yes, that’s right, bees dance! When a scout goes…
We love to paint from simple process art projects like the Shaving Foam Marbling which is ideal to do with…
The sun is shining and we are thinking about starting to get some crafts going for spring with our tots….
For years I have been meaning to make some salt dough letters with the kids. They are great to use…
Threading is such a simple activity to put together for preschoolers to work on fine motor skills. These Coloured Salt…
I’m super excited for the opportunity to join the 2018 Storybook Advent put on by Rainy Day Mum, and I…
Stick Man is a firm favourite amongst children, parents and teachers alike, and with good reason; Julia Donaldson has a…
Hi, I’m Cassie from 3 Dinosaurs. I’m so happy to be part of the Storybook Avent again! We have decided…
My kids and I love the Bear and Friends books by Karma Wilson. The stories are gentle and applicable to kids,…
Continuing with our Letter of the Week Animal Crafts we have taken a little bit of a license with this…
Last week we introduced our Alphabet Animal Crafts series here on Rainy Day Mum with our a is for ant…
Learning to read begins with toddlers learning their ABC’s and starting to recognise the beginning letter sounds of words. We…
Your child’s name is probably the first word they will learn to read and write. Once they’ve learned how, and…
There seems to be a bit of a theme this week and we’re fascinated by sticks, we’ve ordered and sorted…
For the final activities for our Ocean week for Storybook Summer here on Rainy Day Mum we have a fun…
It’s Ocean week and today’s Storybook Summer idea is a simple fish pattern making activity inspired by Hooray for Fish…
Tide pools are nature’s aquariums, and a trip to your local tide pool is absolutely magical. Today’s Storybook Summer for…
Community Helpers or Heroes as they are being called here in our home due to the school’s topic is a…
With our Easter Egg hunt over we are left with plastic eggs – I could be really Frugal and save…