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May 15, 2012, 1 Comment

Top 10 Ways to Nurture Creativity In Young Children Nurturing creativity involves providing opportunities for children to problem solve, think “outside the box”, brainstorm, discover through trial and error. See …

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Make your Own Mothers Day Card

May 12, 2012, No comments

Make your Own Mothers Day Card Mother’s Day Card. Materials A4 cardboard or paper Paint, various colours Old empty 600ml soft drink bottles Instruct ...

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How to make a Placemat

May 7, 2012, No comments

How to make a Placemat Guest post by Craft and Mum Blogger www.mamamoontime.com Eating dinner at the table with the family should be a cherished time ...

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Make Your Own Binoculars

April 24, 2012, 1 Comment

Make Your Own Binoculars I SEE… Turn your old toilet paper rolls into an outdoor discovery session. Make your own Binoculars Materials 2 cardboa ...

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    Ways with Paint | Marble Painting
    April 17, 2012, 1 Comment

    Ways with Paint | Marble Painting Marble painting is surprisingly one of those painting activities that doesnt leave a mess! What? I hear you say… Well.. It doesn’t leave a ...

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    Make an Easter Basket
    April 4, 2012, No comments

    Make an Easter Basket Nest Style Basket  Materials Paper Plate/ Cardboard Scissors Glue Stapler Collage material Cut 2 slots on either side of the paper plate, about 2 thirds of ...

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    Paper Plate Chicken
    March 31, 2012, No comments

    Paper Plate Chicken Cheeky Chicken Materials • Paper plate, or semi circle of cardboard • Cardboard and paper • Feathers • Glue Instructions 1. Trace and cut around your handprint on a piece of coloured paper. 2. Glue your ...

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    Keeping Kids Cool When the Heat Is On
    February 7, 2012, No comments

    Keeping Kids Cool When the Heat Is On By Brisbane Blogger SquiggleMum I love Brisbane summer.  Sunshine, fresh air, swimming, bbq dinners, mango, cicadas, and balmy evenings. Bliss.  But then there ...

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    Tribute to Magic Land
    January 27, 2012, 9 Comments

    Tribute to We Miss you Magic Land from The Gallery of Modern Art Thanks to Brisbane Mum Lisa I recently took my 3 and a half year old daughter and ...

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    How to make a Fairy Snow Globe
    December 15, 2011, No comments

    How to make a Fairy Snow globe Thanks to our latest guest blogger Misha from www.theblingbuoy.com “Inside the snow globe on my father’s desk, there was a penguin wearing a red-and-white-striped ...

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    Home Made Finger Paints
    December 11, 2011, 2 Comments

    Home Made Finger Paints Stuck at home with your Brisbane Kid and want some ideas on how to have fun, amuse and entertain. This recipe for home made finger paints ...

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    November 6, 2011, 1 Comment

    60 Fun apps for Kids apps for android and iphone 1. What animal am I? (it make noises, teaches counting and animals) – iPhone   2. Talking Rex (talking dinosaur ...

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    60 Christmas Traditions
    November 1, 2011, 3 Comments

    60 Christmas Traditions I wrote this blog, because as a mum with a young family I think it is important to start traditions for all sorts of special events. It ...

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    5 Rainy Day Ideas for Kids
    October 30, 2011, No comments

    5 Rainy Day Ideas for Kids Rainy day ideas for Kids are part and parcel of being parents, when the skies open up and there is no way to get ...

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    Pizza Base Recipe for Kids Pizzas
    October 23, 2011, No comments

    Pizza Base Recipe for Brisbane Kids Thanks to our guest blogger Home Made Mumma. You can check her blog out at http://homemademumma.blogspot.com/. Many of her activities are inspired by the ...

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    Bring Outside Inside
    October 3, 2011, No comments

    Bring Outside, Inside! This guest post was written by Vanessa from www.kidsatplayblog.blogspot.com  Rainy days!  What to do?  After a recent Brisbane rainy day with little children, faces pressed up to the ...

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    5 Favourite Home Made Toys
    September 28, 2011, No comments

    5 Favourite Home Made Toys GUEST BLOGGER: By way of brief introduction I am a North Brisbane mum of one, 18 month old ‘Geekling’.  I work full time and try ...

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    Draw Me A Star
    September 25, 2011, No comments

    Star Decoration: Draw me a Star Believe it or not- its less than 100 days til Xmas- but that aside this is a great decoration for any time of year ...