We've had fun reading the Five Little Pumpkins by Dan Yaccarino this week. And wanted to create a hands-on pumpkin activity focusing more on number ...
Book Based Activities for Kids
Rubbish the Recycled Robot Monster and Create your Own Happy
One of the things that makes me so sad is the way that my generation has become so throw away. Clothes, toys, materials etc... of course it's made ...
The Virtual Book Club for Kids
Instilling a love of books with children is so important and reading to them at bedtime and during the day is so important. But, you can extend this ...
“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 you are working on letter recognition, ...
Stained Glass Butterfly Art
I'm happy to be back again for part of Rainy Day Mum's Storybook Summer series! This year I've got a beautiful butterfly craft for you that pairs ...
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 is always a bonus). This Easy Ladybug Craft for ...
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 something that they can't see easily ...
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 kids. It was always one of my ...
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 for another idea for our Garden Week ...
Grow a Garden Salad
We are loving our Garden Week for Storybook Summer this year so many fantastic ideas and today is no different, we have a guide on Growing Salad with ...
DIY Garden Gnomes
For the second post in our Garden Week for Storybook Summer, we are heading off to the miniature world of Garden Gnomes and have a gorgeous craft for ...
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 stay tuned over the summer as I'll be sharing some ...
A Guide to How to go Rock Pooling with Kids
Heading to the beach seems such a summer activity - but throughout the year it's fantastic to head out and look at the way that the habitat is ...
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 DIY game that you can create for your kids that ...
Hooray for Fish Pattern Making Activity
It’s Ocean week and today’s Storybook Summer idea is a simple fish pattern making activity inspired by Hooray for Fish by Lucy Cousins. Paint colorful ...
Shell Stepping Stones to Make
Not sure what to do with all the seashells and rocks your kids bring home from the beach? Use their beach treasures to create mementoes of your trip ...
Beach Themed Paper Plate Wreath for Kids to Make
Continuing with our ocean week for Storybook Summer this year we have an easy summer craft for kids to make with a simple paper plate wreath with 3D ...
What to Find in a Tide Pool – Scavenger Hunt Guide for Kids
Tide pools are nature's aquariums, and a trip to your local tide pool is absolutely magical. Today's Storybook Summer for our ocean week post focuses ...
Space Science Experiment ~ Exploring one of Jupiter’s Moons
For the final day of our space week for storybook summer we are heading far out into our solar system and exploring one of Jupiter's Moons with this ...
DIY Space Felt Board for Preschoolers
For our second week of Storybook Summer this year we are returning to a favourite theme of space. Like dinosaurs, it's one of those themes that ...
Space Themed Sensory Bin
Sensory bins are a great way for kids to practice fine motor skills, you can limit the amount of mess produced and they are reusable - just pop a lid ...