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…
Grow a Garden Salad
We are loving our Garden Week for Storybook Summer this year so many fantastic ideas and today is no different,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Watercolour Planets
For our second week of Storybook Summer this year we have a fun week of out of the world space-themed…
Dinosaur Legs and Feet Sorting Activity
Although we tend to think of dinosaurs as being fierce and large creatures it’s amazing the diversity that they have….
Taste Safe Dinosaur Sensory Bin
We’re continuing with Dinosaur week for Storybook Summer and have a taste safe dinosaur sensory bin for your little ones…
Solar Print Dinosaur Footprints for Kids to Make
We love exploring more about dinosaurs and how we know what they we like here on Rainy Day Mum, as…
Dinosaur Small World Play in the Water Table
We are starting our annual storybook summer with a week of Dinosaur Activities for kids. Dinosaurs are such a fun…
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Play Dough Play
One of our favourite books to read with toddlers and preschoolers is The Very Hungry Caterpillar and we just love…
Build a Gruffalo Counting Activity
Our home library is filled with so many phenomenal picture books for children. Yet, without fail, the ones my children…
Three Little Pigs Stick Shape House for Toddlers and Preschoolers
Back when my kids were very little I created a set of craft stick velcro shape sticks to use with…
Feed the Lion Number Game
Kids love posting things, as a parent, I can prove this by shaking our old DVD player as a teacher…
Testing Soil – Simple Science for Kids
Kids love to dig in the soil and see what is there. But, soil is much much more than just…
DIY Egg and Chick Math Game for Toddlers and Preschoolers
I firmly believe that one of the best ways to learn especially for children is through hands-on activities. Most children…
Rock Cake Recipe
Apart from butterfly cakes the other regular cake I made growing up with my Mum growing up were rock cakes…
Rainbow Lacing Number Bonds
One of my favourite topics for early Spring into April is Rainbows. With lots of rain and sunshine, you can…
Dragons Love Tacos Counting Game For Toddlers and Preschoolers
Tacos are yummy. Dragons are fun. Combine the two and you get the imaginative book Dragons Love Tacos. The book…
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Crafts and Activities for Toddlers and Preschoolers
So I say it a lot but The Very Hungry Caterpillar really is my favourite book for toddlers and preschoolers…
Fox in Socks Number Bonds Activity for Maths and Fine Motor Skills
One of the areas of Mathematics that I spent a lot of time focusing on when I taught and with…
Pancake Number Stacks
As your child transitions from counting by route to counting out and number recognition it’s important to get hands-on with…
DIY Story Stones Inspired by Books for Toddlers and Preschoolers
We love retelling stories and have found that story stones are a great way to this as we can quickly…