Creative Playdough Rock Wall
Posted on March 28, 2012 by W.L. Stenberg-Tendys in Art, Education
Playdough is such a wonderful substance to play with and learn through and so versatile, particularly when you incorporate rocks into a creation. Use the dough as cement and create a playdough rock wall. Read more…
Science Lesson In Moving large objects
Posted on March 28, 2012 by W.L. Stenberg-Tendys in Education
Shifting house involves a lot of packing and moving large objects. While the boys want to help, often things are too big or heavy to move … even Mummy struggles! However, they solved the problem. They are now able to move objects much larger and heavier than themselves. They worked out that if they put [...]
Fondant Recipe for Children’s Birthday Cakes
Posted on March 28, 2012 by W.L. Stenberg-Tendys in Children recipes, Food
Here is a fondant recipe that makes icing which can be moulded and then painted (using food colouring). It’s fabulous for decorating birthday cakes. Read more…
Children’s Birthday Cakes Ideas
Posted on March 15, 2012 by W.L. Stenberg-Tendys in cooking, Education
Sometimes, though, it’s harder to come up with an idea for a child’s birthday cake than it is to actually make it. We tried a train cake, a pirate cake and a caterpillar cake, all so easy to actually make. Read about the spider cake….
Young Children Copy CPR
Posted on March 15, 2012 by W.L. Stenberg-Tendys in Education, Parenting
Last weekend I attended a first aid course. My boys came with me, last weekend when I attended a first aid course. They had a heap of activities to do, but wandered over when we were in the middle of doing CPR on mannequins. They watched as the group participants practised and performed compressions on [...]
Play Mat Homemade
Posted on March 15, 2012 by W.L. Stenberg-Tendys in Education, Home Schooling
Making a homemade play mat is another great money saving idea, entertaining for the kids, teaches many different aspects and fun to do. Read more…
Art: Using Pizza Trays For Marble Painting
Posted on March 15, 2012 by W.L. Stenberg-Tendys in Education
It may be a bit messy, but it is so much fun, to do marble painting using a pizza tray with a substantial lip around the edge of it. The lip of the tray stops the marble from rolling off onto the table, across your floor and out the door … spreading paint as it [...]
Cooking With Young Children: Potato Fritters
Posted on March 15, 2012 by W.L. Stenberg-Tendys in cooking, Education, Home Schooling
Potato Fritters is another great recipe that is easy to cook with children -. While the recipe is definitely requires a team effort involving adult assistance, there are many aspects children can participate in and benefit from. What’s more, the end result is delicious! Read more…
Kitchen Cupboard Contents Make Great Toys
Posted on March 15, 2012 by W.L. Stenberg-Tendys in Education
What you have in your cupboard can be just as exciting as expensive store bought toys. I’ve lost count of the number of times our kitchen cupboards have been raided by boys as they’ve collected things to use in dramatic play games … and for art activities … and building activities … and messy play [...]
Discovering Rotating Toys
Posted on March 15, 2012 by W.L. Stenberg-Tendys in Education, Parenting
When we had to shift, (not my favourite pastime) the children wanted to help pack. There were endless cries of delight as long forgotten toys were rediscovered, which made me remember that rotating the toy selection is a great way to keep the children happy and entertained with their range of toys. Read more…
