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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
  • Play at home
  • 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


Authors

  • Amelia Carroll
  • Bec Wilson
  • Beck Douglas
  • Bron Lawson
  • Guest blogger
  • Laura Moore
  • Liz McGrath
  • Lucy Jones
  • Sarah Clarkson
  • Sarah Moore
little bluebirds
An egg-cellent Easter Hunt idea
Apr 15

Apr 15 An egg-cellent Easter Hunt idea

Liz McGrath
Autumn, Easter, family, literacy

Hunting for some Easter fun… look no further.

All the muddy things
Apr 7

Apr 7 All the muddy things

Bec Wilson
adventure, art, creativity, finger play, mud play, outdoor play, nature, painting, play

Ideas for muddy play and an easy clean up.

Spinners for grinners
Apr 1

Apr 1 Spinners for grinners

Liz McGrath
art, colour, construction, craft, creativity, scissor

Make a simple cardboard spinner that will catch a breeze… and a smile

Finding Play in the Everyday: Simple Ways to Connect with Your Child
Mar 31

Mar 31 Finding Play in the Everyday: Simple Ways to Connect with Your Child

Sarah Moore
cooking, creativity, dance, dinner, family, games, Kitchen adventures, toddlers

Taking the pressure off and weaving playful moments into your daily routine makes it easier to say yes when you can and let go of the guilt when you can’t.

What do I do now? Values as a guide to next steps
Mar 13

Mar 13 What do I do now? Values as a guide to next steps

Guest blogger
family, mental health

Mark shares his thoughts on how to use your values to help your decision making as a parent

Growing a friendship with a tree
Mar 3

Mar 3 Growing a friendship with a tree

Bec Wilson
adventure, babies, family, nature, outdoor play, play, senses, sensory, tree

Here are a few thoughts on growing an appreciation of and a love for special trees we encounter throughout our lives.

Chop, chop, chippity chop
Mar 2

Mar 2 Chop, chop, chippity chop

Bron Lawson
babies, pre-schoolers, toddlers, rhymes

Make a delicious make-believe soup as you chant this little rhyme. Then head into the kitchen to chop some real food...

How now? Brown... paper!
Feb 18

Feb 18 How now? Brown... paper!

Liz McGrath
art, craft, creativity, recycling, shapes

Brown paper is a charming craft resource that should not be overlooked.

Cool paint for hot little fingers
Feb 5

Feb 5 Cool paint for hot little fingers

Liz McGrath
art, colour, creativity, craft, Fine motor skills, Summer, painting

When the heat is on, think cool & get crafty

Frozen Flowers and Ice Play
Feb 3

Feb 3 Frozen Flowers and Ice Play

Bec Wilson
colour, finger play, nature, outdoor play, play, sensory, Summer, water play

A fun (and beautiful) way to stay cool while playing outside this summer.

Loneliness when you're never alone
Dec 14

Dec 14 Loneliness when you're never alone

Bron Lawson
babies, pre-schoolers, toddlers

Being a parent can be lonely. Really lonely. Even though you're never ACTUALLY alone.

They're amazing!
Dec 1

Dec 1 They're amazing!

Bec Wilson
babies, creativity, family, Fine motor skills, literacy, motor skills, outdoor play, play, vocabulary

Taking a moment to reflect on the wonderful small children we share our life with, and the truly astonishing amount that is learnt and accomplished over the space of a year

Is Nature play for Babies?
Nov 23

Nov 23 Is Nature play for Babies?

Sarah Clarkson
adventure, babies, mud play, nature, outdoor play, risk, tree, water play

There are so many ways to begin nurturing a connection with Nature…from the earliest days with a new baby.

Ready for instrumental lessons?
Nov 21

Nov 21 Ready for instrumental lessons?

Bron Lawson
music, pre-schoolers

Five questions to consider before your child starts instrumental lessons

Printing with Tetra Paks
Nov 4

Nov 4 Printing with Tetra Paks

Bec Wilson
art, colour, creativity, craft, drawing, Fine motor skills, painting, printmaking, recycling, scissor, sensory, shapes, water play

Get a bit creative with an ink pad and recycling tetra paks, along with amazing art you might even make some wrapping paper.

Make Your Own Rope Swing
Oct 28

Oct 28 Make Your Own Rope Swing

Sarah Clarkson
adventure, creativity, family, games, motor skills, outdoor play, pre-schoolers, risk, Science

We all know how fun swings can be for children…but have you ever tried making your own?

Walking, running, hopping, skipping...
Oct 23

Oct 23 Walking, running, hopping, skipping...

Bron Lawson
song, pre-schoolers, toddlers

We all know that moving to music can be a fun way to burn off energy (which kids seem to have in truckloads).

Magic Mixtures
Oct 17

Oct 17 Magic Mixtures

Sarah Clarkson
adventure, art, babies, colour, creativity, family, Fine motor skills, fun, games, motor skills, mud play, nature, outdoor play, play, pre-schoolers, Science, sensory, toddlers, water play

Whether it be a “magic potion”, “soup” or a pot of “tea”, children are so captivated by mixing things together. Here are some ideas to help you create a space where your child can play with magic mixtures.

Extra-special artisan crackers
Oct 7

Oct 7 Extra-special artisan crackers

Bec Wilson
cooking, creativity, craft, finger play, food, fun, pre-schoolers, shapes

A great way to spend a morning, baking some simple crackers with your little one for snack boxes.

Are we there yet?
Sep 20

Sep 20 Are we there yet?

Bron Lawson
pre-schoolers, song, toddlers

Road trips can quickly go pear-shaped and leave everyone tired, cranky and teary. How about breaking up the trip with some echo games?

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