Sensory Bins Inspired by Books
We love combining books and activities. It’s one of my favourite ways of encouraging our toddlers and preschoolers to love…
Book Based Activities and Crafts
Easy Puffy Paint Moon Craft for Kids
A fun theme to explore with your toddlers and preschoolers is space. We love creating and learning with space crafts…
Spring Bulbs Nature Study with Kids
With your garden filled with spring flowers most of which have grown from bulbs, it’s a fantastic time to look…
DIY Mars Perseverance Rover Craft for Kids
Have you and your kids been following Perseverance’s landing on Mars and the images coming back? Aren’t they amazing! My…
Scented Salt Dough Gingerbread Friends Garland
As we head towards Christmas we are sharing some of our favourite Christmas Book Inspired Activities and Crafts for Kids….
Leaf Art for Preschoolers.
Autumn is finally here and as we walk the dog we can see the leaves changing colour almost before our…
Magic Tree House – Books and Activities for Kids
If you are a long-time reader of Rainy Day Mum you will know that we love connecting Books and Activities…
Balancing Dinosaur Paper Plate Craft ~ STEM Activity for Kids
Combine crafts and education and you have a fun activity that kids can get behind doing. STEAM activities do this,…
The Snowy Day Book Based Activities and Crafts for Kids
We love pairing activities, crafts and recipes with books here on Rainy Day Mum and one of our top picks…
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Snow Globe Craft for Kids
We’re counting down to Christmas with our Storybook Advent and featuring some fantastic Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer Activities for Kids….
Nativity Story Crafts and Activities for Kids
At the end of this first week of Storybook Advent, we have had so much fun with the Nativity Story…
Mary and Joseph Cardboard Tube Nativity Craft for Kids
Did you see our Three Kings Nativity Craft and Angel this week for our Storybook Advent? We’ve got some more…
Felt Apron & Other Activities Inspired by Christmas Cookies by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
We love Christmas books and activities inspired by them here on Rainy Day Mum and a book that we have…
Storybook Advent for Kids 2019
It’s that time of the year again where we will be counting down to Christmas with Reading Activities and Christmas…
Owl Babies Print and Play Shape Game for Preschoolers
One of my favourite books to read to my kids when they were young was Owl Babies and our favourite…
We’re Going on a Bear Hunt Activity for Older Babies, Toddlers and Preschoolers
One of our favourite classic toddler and preschooler books is We’re Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen and…
Dinosaurs Before Dark Activities for Kids
We are loving reading and learning around the topics from the Magic Tree House Series books for 6 – 9-year-olds….
The Gruffalo Inspired Sensory Bin for Toddlers and Preschoolers
One of our favourite book-themed activities is to set up a sensory bin to retell a favorite story. Our Gruffalo…
Have an Awesome Summer with our Virtual Book Club for Kids Summer Camp
Are you dreading the summer when all of the toddler and preschool groups stop? Worrying how to keep the kids…
Jack and the Beanstalk Counting in 10s with the Giant’s Gold Coins
One of the TV shows my toddler and preschooler regularly watched was The Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. In that show, they…
Jack and the Beanstalk Measurement Activity for Kids
Our favourite Classic Tale to read in spring with kids in Jack and the Beanstalk. My kids have always been…
Jack and the Beanstalk Golden Egg Counting and Number Games
We love classic tales and one of our favourites is Jack and the Beanstalk. It’s ideal for using to build…
Bear Ordering and Sorting Inspired by Bear Stays Up for Christmas
One of our favourite themes from last winter’s virtual book club for kids was bears – we created a fun…
Gingerbread House Ornaments for the Christmas Tree
We’ve spent some time recently reading some classic “fairy tales” and have decided to create some ornaments for our Christmas…