Category: 2 – 3 years
Free And Almost Free Resources For Outdoor Activities In The UK
| March 8, 2013 | Posted by Luschka under 2 - 3 years, 3 - 4 years, By Age, Discovering Nature, Home Education, Incidental Learning, Knowledge and Understanding of the World, Reading and Resources |
I know in this weather I’d much rather be snuggled up under a sofa reading a book than stomping around cold and damp countryside with a baby and toddler in tow – or more realistically, chasing down a toddler while the baby and I try to keep up. Unfortunately, however, my children aren’t game for…
Busy Bag For Bath Time: Shaving Foam Painting
| February 28, 2013 | Posted by Luschka under 0 - 1, 1 - 2, 2 - 3 years, 3 - 4 years, Busy Bags, By Age, Colours, Creative Development, Home Education, Projects, Rainy Day Activities |
This is part six in a series on busy bags. For more information on what busy bags are, and for some ideas on bought contents for easy busy bags and more handmade ideas, read past posts in the series.
Busy Bag: Memory Game
| February 21, 2013 | Posted by Luschka under 2 - 3 years, 3 - 4 years, Busy Bags, By Age, Cognitive Skills, Home Education, Physical Development, Problem Solving, Reasoning and Numeracy |
This is part five in a series on busy bags. For more information on what busy bags are, and for some ideas on bought contents for easy busy bags and more handmade ideas, read past posts in the series.
Busy Bags: Threading And Lacing
| February 14, 2013 | Posted by Luschka under 2 - 3 years, 3 - 4 years, Busy Bags, By Age, Hand-Eye Coordination, Home Education, Physical Development |
This is part four in a series on busy bags. For more information on what busy bags are, and for some ideas on bought contents for easy busy bags and more handmade ideas, read past posts in the series.
Busy Bags: Colour Matching With Pegs
| February 7, 2013 | Posted by Luschka under 2 - 3 years, 3 - 4 years, Busy Bags, By Age, Colours, Communication, Language and Literacy, Home Education, Problem Solving, Reasoning and Numeracy |
Part three in a series on busy bags, this post brings you the first of our hand made busy bags. For more information on what busy bags are, and for some ideas on bought contents for easy busy bags, read past posts in the series.
Bought Busy Bag Ideas
| January 31, 2013 | Posted by Luschka under 2 - 3 years, 3 - 4 years, Busy Bags, By Age, Colours, Fine Motor Skills, Hand-Eye Coordination, Home Education, Physical Development |
This is the second in a series of posts on Busy Bags, toddler activity bags. In The Low Down On Busy Bags, I share what they are, how they work and how we store them.
Seven Fun Activities With Water Beads
| October 11, 2012 | Posted by Luschka under 0 - 1, 2 - 3 years, By Age, Physical Development |
We are huge fans of water beads* (this link for US Readers) in our home, so I thought I’d share with you some of the ways these cheap and fun beads can be used with your toddler and baby.
How To: Make A Photo Garden
| September 2, 2012 | Posted by Luschka under 2 - 3 years, By Age, Creative Development, Home Education, Incidental Learning, Toddler Crafts |
Did you know that on the other side of the world, yesterday was spring day? If the thought of the end of summer and the approach of winter is a bit upsetting, why not create a brand new garden of your own? This craft activity will bring you the height of summer all year round.
How To: Make Personalised Wrapping Paper
| June 14, 2012 | Posted by Luschka under 2 - 3 years, Creative Development, Home Education, Incidental Learning, Toddler Crafts |
It’s Father’s Day this weekend, and we’ve been doing little hand made presents to give to the Daddy in our lives. We made a really cute hand print picture frame, and have a dad-friendly shoulder bag for him, so we needed something to wrap it all in, so we made some wrapping paper – although…
It’s Father’s Day this weekend, and we’ve been doing little hand made presents to give to the Daddy in our lives. We made a really cute hand print picture frame, and have a dad-friendly shoulder bag for him, so we needed something to wrap it all in, so we made some wrapping paper – although this says ‘Daddy’ it can be for anyone for any occassion!
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