Colourful Cotton Bud Painting – Easter Eggs
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by Alana from Mud Mates
3w ago
Are you searching for a delightful Easter activity that combines messy play and an outlet for your child’s creativity? Look no further! Easter egg cotton bud painting is a fantastic craft activity that promises vibrant results and endless fun for kids of all ages. Cotton bud painting is a unique, fun and engaging activity that provides a range of developmental benefits for young children. It allows them to explore colours, patterns, and textures in a fun and tactile manner. How to Make Colourful Easter Eggs using a Cotton Bud Painting Technique What You’ll Need White and/or coloured card Cott ..read more
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8 Picnic Crafts for Preschoolers
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by Alana from Mud Mates
2M ago
What could be better than having a picnic? Having a picnic and doing picnic crafts! We’ve put together a collection of eight picnic crafts we just know preschoolers will love doing. 8 Super Picnic Crafts for Preschoolers Here are our top eight picnic crafts for preschoolers: Thumbprint ants – using an ink pad, make a vertical row of your thumb prints. Draw some legs and eyes, and you’ll have some ants you’ll be happy to have at your picnic. Watermelon paper plates – paint a paper plate like what a watermelon chopped in half would look like. Once dry, cut the plate in half and then one half in ..read more
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Run Run Gingerbread Men Cookies
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by Alana from Mud Mates
3M ago
If the story wasn’t good enough (which it is), then there’s the delicious gingerbread men cookies to bake, ice and then eat. Yummy! We don’t have a secret recipe or anything; we use the gingerbread men recipe on the Chelsea Sugar website. So rather than copy it all down here, just pop over to their website for a look. Decorating Your Gingerbread Men Cookies When I was young, I remember I was excited when there were raisins for his eyes and lemon peel for his mouth. Nowadays, he seems to sport all sorts of quirky fashion items. The Chelsea Sugar website recipe uses royal icing, but we’ve got a ..read more
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Spooky Halloween Crafts for Kids
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by Alana from Mud Mates
6M ago
Things are starting to look spooky around Mud Mates headquarters, and it’s all due to the Halloween crafts for kids we’ve been making! Once again, we’ve been gallantly testing all the fun crafts and have decided to share these four with you. 4 Freaky Halloween Crafts for Kids Boo! Did we scare you? Probably not, and that’s great because Halloween doesn’t need to be scary, especially for children. So, we’re erring on the side of caution with our Halloween crafts for kids this year, making them great for all ages. Don’t forget to pop on one of our Fitted Tablecloths before you get started to kee ..read more
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Navigating the 6 Stages of Play
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by Alana from Mud Mates
6M ago
Navigating the Six Stages of Play with Your Child with Loose Parts Thank you to our guest author, Angela Stone, ProjectPlay As parents, we’ve all marvelled at the way our children play and grow. Play is not just fun; it’s a fundamental aspect of their learning and development. In fact, did you know there are six distinct stages of play, each contributing to your child’s learning and growth. As children progress through these stages, they acquire essential social skills that enable them to interact with others effectively. In this blog, we’ll take a fun and informative journey through these sta ..read more
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Having Fun Making Giant Bubbles
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by Alana from Mud Mates
7M ago
Making giant bubbles has got to rank as one of the most exciting things to do. Dipping the bubble wand into the mixture, lifting it out gently and gently moving the wand around … now doesn’t that sound like fun! To ensure you get to enjoy the satisfaction of making giant bubbles too, we’ve shared our favourite giant bubble recipe along with some suggestions of what to use as bubble wands. Your Recipe for Making Giant Bubbles There’s a secret ingredient you need to know about when making giant bubbles, and it’s baking powder. It turns out that baking powder helps to adjust the pH of the mixture ..read more
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7 Nature Play Activities for Younger Kids
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by Alana from Mud Mates
8M ago
Nature and kids are a match made in heaven! Nature never ceases to captivate, entertain and spark the curiosity of young minds.  I’m a firm believer that kids need to get outdoors and into nature regularly. Being able to play, explore and interact with the natural environment offers many benefits including developing fine and gross motor skills, appreciation of and care for the environment, boosting physical activity levels, and developing independence along with problem solving skills. Top 7 Nature Play Activities for Toddlers & Preschoolers The outdoors is one giant playground, and ..read more
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Fun Activities for Toddlers in the Kitchen
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by Alana from Mud Mates
1y ago
You could be forgiven for thinking that there isn’t a place for toddlers in the kitchen. But it turns out that a toddler’s characteristics of being curious, into everything, noisy and impulsive are exactly what you need in a junior chef. Well, okay, I might be slightly exaggerating. But if they are well supervised, a toddler can certainly participate in plenty of kitchen activities. Licking the bowl, mixing, rolling, and kneading are things my kids enjoyed doing, plus of course sampling what they have made. I spent some time creating this list of activities for toddlers in the kitchen and have ..read more
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DIY Bird Feeders to make with Kids
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by Alana from Mud Mates
1y ago
Gone are the days of throwing bread out on the lawns; bird feeders are here to stay! Or to be more precise, DIY bird feeders are here to stay. We’ve put together some great suggestions on different types you could make, along with examples of food birds will love to eat when they visit. 5 Ideas for DIY Bird Feeders It’s time to welcome even more birdsong into your garden by making one of these five bird feeders: Hanging branch feeder – before you tell me that trees already have branches and they aren’t used for feeding birds, hear me out. You find a sturdy enough branch that has fallen off a ..read more
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6 Benefits of Baby Swimming Lessons
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by Alana from Mud Mates
1y ago
Yes, baby swimming lessons are a ‘thing’ and yes, there are plenty of benefits for you and bubs to participate. It’s not just pre-school and school aged kids that need to learn how to swim. While a 6-month-old baby (the age most baby swimming lessons start) isn’t going to become an independent swimmer, there are many key skills they can learn and benefit from. 6 Benefits of Baby Swimming Lessons Swimming lessons for babies helps them to acclimate to being in a pool, which hopefully results in a lifelong love of being in the water. Larger and at a different temperature than a bath, a swimming p ..read more
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