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Posted on March 4, 2023March 4, 2023 by Jade — Leave a comment

Nature’s Palette: A Colourful Scavenger Hunt for Kids and Adults

For young children, the outdoors provides an ideal learning environment, ripe with possibilities for discovery and growth. In the great outdoors, a colour scavenger hunt might be one of the most exciting things to do with kids. This engaging activity does double duty by improving kids’ observational and intellectual abilities while also instructing them on the variations of colour. The best part is that it doesn’t take much preparation and is fun for kids of all ages, from toddlers to preschoolers. Read on for some advice on how to organise a fun colour scavenger hunt for your kids. Be set to feel the excitement of exploring nature’s colourful palette.

Posted on October 29, 2022October 29, 2022 by Jade

Autumn Scavenger Hunt

It may be Autumn but that doesn’t mean you can’t get out and about and explore. There are still plenty of sunny days left to come and a trip out doesn’t have to cost a fortune either.

Posted on June 28, 2022June 28, 2022 by Jade

Support Childhood Development With Water Play

You may have seen recently that we’ve launched a brand new play session at Imagiplayy! Based on water, Little Splashers is a new fun-filled weekly play session that runs every Tuesday 2-3 pm.

It isn’t all just about fun though, in everything we do there are underlying educational or developmental benefits and water play has so much to offer, so let’s explore what some of those benefits are.

Posted on June 23, 2022June 23, 2022 by Jade

Loose Parts Play

Loose parts are what make up the term loose parts play. They are objects or materials that can be moved, carried, combined, redesigned, lined up, and taken apart and put back together in multiple ways. They are materials or objects with no specific directions or way of play that can be used alone or combined with other materials.

Posted on March 8, 2021May 20, 2021 by Jade

Dinosaur Footprint Painting

Dinosaur footprint painting is a really simple activity but fun and not that messy. Explore what type of footprints you can make, talk about colours and include some counting! Fun and educational, bonus!

Posted on February 21, 2021May 20, 2021 by Jade

Bubble Painting

I was being pestered today to paint so I wanted something quick and easy to do with Marlowe, which didn’t need much effort on my part!

It is a Sunday after all! This bubble painting is a super fun and quick art activity to put together.

Posted on January 29, 2021May 20, 2021 by Jade

Heart Printing

I as the parent really enjoyed this activity as it was very minimal set up. The idea behind this was to use Marlowe’s final masterpiece to make a Valentines Day card for daddy.

You don’t have to make a card though, you can just make a really cool heart print to hang on the wall.

Posted on January 24, 2021May 20, 2021 by Jade

Dino Egg Art for Toddlers

We are massive dinosaur fans in this house so after the release of Camp Cretaceous 2, we just had to make our own dinosaur eggs.

It’s a really simple and non messy craft, just needs some assembling by an adult.

Posted on January 21, 2021May 20, 2021 by Jade

Snowflake Art for Toddlers

The first in a series of real life crafting activities with me and Marlowe. I endlessly scroll Pinterest for craft ideas and the pictures always look so perfect. Nothing we make ever turns out like that though, so let’s stop with all the staging and say it as it is. Welcome to Marlowe’s Mishaps – Crafting in the real world.

Onto our snowflake art. Lots of us across the country have had a sighting of snow. If you haven’t yet then fear not, make your very own snowflakes with our snowflake art activity.

Posted on May 17, 2020May 20, 2021 by Jade

Top 10 materials for toddler craft activities

If you’re a parent to toddlers then no doubt there has been many occasions when you’ve found your self-stuck for ideas to entertain the kids or been caught off guard by a rainy day. Here, I’m going to go through my top 10 materials for toddler craft activities that every parent should have at home for emergencies!