Did you know that bees communicate with one another through dance? Yes, that’s right, bees dance! When a scout goes…
Combine crafts and education and you have a fun activity that kids can get behind doing. STEAM activities do this,…
One of our favourite themes for kids is out of this world and we love activities and crafts about. It’s…
We’re back again with another Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Activity for Kids as part of our annual Storybook Advent here…
Welcome back to another of our Nutcracker activities for Storybook Advent this year on Rainy Day Mum. Today we have…
We are back with another Nutcracker themed activity for our Storybook Advent today. The nutcracker in the Christmas story The…
Our storybook advent series has featured one of our favourite Christmas books The Snowman by Raymond Briggs twice now. This…
It’s time to head of into outer space with this fun rocket experiment for kids. Based on the on of…
This storybook coding activity pairs a lovable little mouse with Christmas algorithm art to teach preschoolers what algorithms are, practice…
If your children are like my son, they love to pick up sticks while they are on a walk. They…
It’s December, and for my family, it means reading lots of Christmas-themed books and doing lots of fun-related activities. Bear Stays…
I’m working with BritMums promoting #TheHolidayMakers campaign, sponsored by The Year of Engineering. It’s all about getting children excited about…
In the book The Snowman by Raymond Briggs, the snowman can fly. This STEM design challenge is based the book…
Coding or connecting the phases of the moon is a great way for children to learn them. After all, coding…
Kids love making paper airplanes. It’s such a quick and easy way to spend the afternoon. It’s also the perfect…
Can you build a sleigh to help deliver the presents on Christmas Eve? Set up a sleigh building challenge with…
There are so many wonderful events that take place in the book The Polar Express. One of my favorites is…
Do you remember what it felt like to believe in Santa? I honestly don’t, but I can remember the feeling…
This week our #TeachECE (Eary Childhood blogging group) is all about Colour, and we’re carrying on with our STEM themed…
Last week I shared our setting up for summer success with chalk as part of our playful preschool blog posts….
Observation and construction of spiders webs using straws and playdough a fun preschool engineering project as part of this weeks playful preschool theme. Check the end of the post for more creepy crawley themed learning and creative activities for preschoolers.