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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
My turn, your turn
Jun 1

Jun 1 My turn, your turn

Laura Moore
babies, music, toddlers

Music can be a fantastic way to practise lots of social and emotional skills.  

The Sounds of Autumn
May 24

May 24 The Sounds of Autumn

Guest blogger
Autumn, babies, family, music, nature, outdoor play, pre-schoolers, song, Spring, Summer, toddlers, Winter

Autumn is full of magic music moments! Take your little ones out and explore the sounds of nature.

Mushrooms!
May 20

May 20 Mushrooms!

Bec Wilson
Autumn, art, creativity, nature, painting, outdoor play, play, Winter

Creating a little bit of wonder and magic with toadstools

Stuck for creative inspiration? Join a toy library!
May 7

May 7 Stuck for creative inspiration? Join a toy library!

Laura Moore
play

How joining a toy library has saved me both creatively and financially!

Bird stations
Apr 24

Apr 24 Bird stations

Bec Wilson
Autumn, construction, craft, creativity

Making a station in the yard for the birds to collect materials from for nest building

Bubble rapt
Apr 18

Apr 18 Bubble rapt

Liz McGrath
art, craft, creativity, painting

Explore some cheap & easy printing fun with throwaway materials.

Make It Up!
Apr 11

Apr 11 Make It Up!

Laura Moore
music

How to add a bit of playfulness into your singing at home

Brick Factory
Apr 3

Apr 3 Brick Factory

Sarah Clarkson
adventure, creativity, Fine motor skills, fun, games, heavy work, motor skills, mud play, nature, outdoor play, risk, Science, sensory

A game of endless fun, using fine and gross motor skills and heavy work, for a cycle of making, drying and smashing mud bricks.

Cloud Gazing
Mar 28

Mar 28 Cloud Gazing

Bec Wilson
creativity, family, nature, outdoor play, Science, senses, shapes, adventure

Enjoy the different shapes and names of clouds as you go for a slow wander.

Fishy friends
Mar 14

Mar 14 Fishy friends

Liz McGrath
art, construction, craft, creativity, painting, textas

The simplest shapes can make a great canvas for kids’ creativity.

Music with an active toddler
Mar 8

Mar 8 Music with an active toddler

Laura Moore
music, nature, song, toddlers

Some ideas to help bring music into the active life of a toddler

Curious butterflies
Feb 8

Feb 8 Curious butterflies

Liz McGrath
art, colour, construction, creativity, outdoor play, Summer

Curious kids & colourful crafts are a perfect combination.

'Tis the season to get crafty
Dec 20

Dec 20 'Tis the season to get crafty

Liz McGrath
art, craft, creativity, Christmas

Don’t let the festive season overwhelm you… use it to collect some festive inspo.

Starry starry spuds
Nov 12

Nov 12 Starry starry spuds

Liz McGrath
art, colour, craft, creativity, Christmas, printmaking

Beat the rush with some fun home-stamped festive wrapping

Musical gifts for Christmas
Nov 4

Nov 4 Musical gifts for Christmas

Bron Lawson
babies, pre-schoolers, toddlers, music

Gifts to add to your little one’s wish list

Easy invisible ink
Oct 3

Oct 3 Easy invisible ink

Liz McGrath
art, creativity, painting, Science

Make magic with some simple kitchen ingredients.

Look at moi, look at moi
Aug 26

Aug 26 Look at moi, look at moi

Bron Lawson
babies, knee bounces, lullabies, music, pre-schoolers, rhymes, song, tickles, toddlers, wiggles

When adults and infants make eye contact, their brainwaves actually synchronise with each other

Scrappy printing with plastic scraps
Jul 25

Jul 25 Scrappy printing with plastic scraps

Liz McGrath
art, recycling, creativity

Have some fun printing with soft plastic waste… while we wait for some big answers on how to deal with it properly.

Wonderful winter woolies
Jun 28

Jun 28 Wonderful winter woolies

Liz McGrath
art, craft, creativity, Winter

Winter woolies inspire some colourful crafting.

Singing it out
Jun 20

Jun 20 Singing it out

Bron Lawson
music, pre-schoolers, song

Singing to help your little one release big feelings

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