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'little bluebirds' is a collection of creative ideas for you to share with your growing little bluebird

Categories

  • Autumn
  • Bugs
  • Christmas
  • Dolls
  • Easter
  • Fine motor skills
  • Kitchen adventures
  • Laundry
  • Olympics
  • Science
  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Winter
  • adventure
  • alphabet
  • art
  • babies
  • books
  • breakfast
  • chalk
  • chores
  • colour
  • construction
  • cooking
  • craft
  • creativity
  • dance
  • dinner
  • drawing
  • family
  • finger play
  • food
  • fruit
  • fun
  • games
  • heavy work
  • household
  • knee bounces
  • letters
  • literacy
  • lullabies
  • mental health
  • motor skills
  • mud play
  • music
  • nature
  • outdoor play
  • painting
  • party
  • play


Authors

  • Amelia Carroll
  • Bec Wilson
  • Beck Douglas
  • Bron Lawson
  • Guest blogger
  • Laura Moore
  • Liz McGrath
  • Lucy Jones
  • Sarah Clarkson
  • Sarah Moore
little bluebirds
Free as a bird
Jul 20

Jul 20 Free as a bird

Liz McGrath
art, construction, craft, nature, pre-schoolers, rhymes

When problems are big and overwhelming, it can be helpful to look for comfort in small things around us.

Running away with pirates!
Jul 13

Jul 13 Running away with pirates!

Liz McGrath
craft, games, pre-schoolers

If these strange times have your family feeling trapped, spark some pretend play to let your kids’ imaginations run free.

Cloud Appreciation
Jul 3

Jul 3 Cloud Appreciation

Sarah Clarkson
art, babies, craft, family, games, literacy, motor skills, nature, outdoor play, painting, pre-schoolers, Science, sensory, toddlers

Need to give your mind a rest? take a moment to look up and watch the clouds go by…

Getting salty
Jun 24

Jun 24 Getting salty

Liz McGrath
art, craft, motor skills, painting, sensory

Brrrr, cold fingers? Warm them up with this creative activity.

Sink or float
Jun 23

Jun 23 Sink or float

Amelia Carroll
nature, Science, sensory, toddlers

This play-based activity combines a very simple science experiment and water-play for a fun and engaging learning with your little ones!

Literate Babies
Jun 18

Jun 18 Literate Babies

Beck Douglas
babies, literacy

Reading to babies can be an absolute joy and is a great way to sneak extra cuddles

No paintbrush? No problem!
Jun 15

Jun 15 No paintbrush? No problem!

Liz McGrath
art, painting

Getting creative doesn’t have to be complicated. Let the kids paint using everyday things around them.

Threading for little fingers
Jun 8

Jun 8 Threading for little fingers

Liz McGrath
craft, pre-schoolers, toddlers

Threading is a fun activity for kids, and you’ll probably already have enough bits and pieces to get started.

Activities that will blow you away!
Jun 1

Jun 1 Activities that will blow you away!

Amelia Carroll
art, craft, games, nature, outdoor play

3 activities to help you and your child embrace and learn more about windy weather.

Why wind is wonderful
Jun 1

Jun 1 Why wind is wonderful

Amelia Carroll
Autumn, nature, outdoor play

Helping children to understand why the wind is useful, can help it seem less scary and uncomfortable. Here are 3 amazing ways that the wind helps nature, and us!

Collect & create
May 21

May 21 Collect & create

Liz McGrath
art, nature, sensory, Autumn

Going for a stroll? Bring home some treasures, and use them to ignite some creative fun.

Why read?
May 15

May 15 Why read?

Beck Douglas
literacy

Why do we read to children long before they can read themselves?

A squish & a squeeze
May 12

May 12 A squish & a squeeze

Liz McGrath
art, Kitchen adventures, sensory, motor skills, finger play, craft

Playdough never goes out of favour. Whip up a batch today, or some home-made paint, and keep little fingers warm and busy.

Three cheers for mums everywhere
May 3

May 3 Three cheers for mums everywhere

Liz McGrath
craft, family, pre-schoolers, toddlers

Mums, you’re amazing! With a most unusual Mothers Day looming, a simple gesture might go a long way.

Advocating for the arts
May 1

May 1 Advocating for the arts

Bron Lawson
art, babies, dance, family, music, pre-schoolers, toddlers

Arts advocacy can (and should) start where it matters the most - with our children.

Rainbows in the Kitchen
Apr 23

Apr 23 Rainbows in the Kitchen

Sarah Clarkson
art, Autumn, babies, breakfast, construction, craft, dinner, finger play, family, food, fruit, games, literacy, sensory, vegetables, toddlers, Kitchen adventures

With so many people stuck at home in Australia joining the Rainbow Trail, what a great opportunity to join in by bringing the rainbow inside too.

Announcing Autumn
Apr 19

Apr 19 Announcing Autumn

Liz McGrath
craft, nature, Autumn

Autumn is here! Don’t let it pass you by.

The day the libraries closed
Apr 10

Apr 10 The day the libraries closed

Beck Douglas
literacy

Some online books and story resources for pre and primary age children

Easter egg hunting in the great indoors
Apr 8

Apr 8 Easter egg hunting in the great indoors

Liz McGrath
family, Easter, pre-schoolers, rhymes

Isolating at home this Easter? Fear not, this indoor egg hunt might add some magic to your day.

Easing into a different kind of Easter
Apr 5

Apr 5 Easing into a different kind of Easter

Liz McGrath
craft, Easter, family, pre-schoolers

Get crafty with the kids this week using items that are easy to find around the house.

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