Activities and Games
Veggie names
This activity is very similar to the fruit names. Just gather whatever you have resembling veggies the real once too J Start learning about the tomatoes what is used for, how does it taste like, ... Read on »
Let’s make breakfast/lunch/dinner.
This is a brilliant activity I love it. Let your child help you prepare breakfast. I always let Mikolay make me coffee if he wants to. Of course I don't let him near the ... Read on »
How to use a map?
How to use a map? This is so, so important. I can't stress enough what a vital skill this is. I know that you may think now: ?We're not going to need that ... Read on »
Fruits.
Fruits. I hope you all know that fruits are wonderful and most necessary supplements to our diets. It would be fantastic to pass on this knowledge to our little ones. Gather cook books, magazines, cut-... Read on »
Writing letters & addressing envelopes.
Writing letters & addressing envelopes. Writing letters is an almost long forgotten art. Nowadays with all the electronic devices & e-cards hardly anyone write letters. Well, the point of this activity is to introduce your child ... Read on »
Collecting stuff.
Collecting stuff. This is very simple activity and you may even think it is not but actually you may make it be one. The best part is you need hardly any money to be spent ... Read on »
Making jewelery.
Making jewelery. This activity is not only for girls but for boys as well. You can go two ways. You can either buy the ready set of jewelery making or have your DIY set. For ... Read on »
Planting trees.
Planting trees. For this activity you will need to spend a little bit of money. Then again, you don't have to buy huge, fancy type of tree but the little ones will certainly do. ... Read on »
Making puppets.
Making puppets. I call them puppets but really they just stick figures. However, they can be used together with our socket bunnies & puppet theatre what make them puppets for me. Cut out few figures from ... Read on »
Making picture frames.
Making picture frames. This time you will need a little bit of stuff. You need: 1. A puncher. 2. Some clips. 3. Cardboard. 4. Colourful paper or paint. 5. Glue. 6. Photographs. Recipe: 1. Cut ... Read on »
Dancing.
Dancing. For this activity you won't need to spend any money. Mikolay loves dancing & makes everyone dance together. No matter who is around at the moment, he wants all of us dancing together with ... Read on »
Cars, trains, dolls, soldiers, etc.
Cars, trains, dolls, soldiers, etc. This is another very simple activity but kids love it. Mikolay wants to play "this" imaginary game all the time. Just make yourself comfortable on the floor/carpet, get a ... Read on »
Building a doll house
Building a doll house Building a dollhouse is like building a garage but probably with smaller & more detailed rooms. You will need a cardboard box, which you can get i.e. from your local grocery ... Read on »
Spelling game.
Spelling game. First of all, I'd like to emphasize that this activity isn't only for "grown-up" kids but also for the two or three years olds. Some time ago while having a ... Read on »
Board games
Board games Do you remember those? Or maybe you still play them? I spend half of my childhood playing board games. What a wonderful time that was. I bet most of you have loads of ... Read on »
Alphabet lists.
Alphabet lists. I'm a very big fan of creating lists. I have loads of lists everywhere so it shouldn't come as a surprise to you that I'm talking about creating alphabet lists. ... Read on »
Sewing buttons.
Sewing buttons. This is a long forgotten & almost lost art. I know you would probably think that a needle & a child don't go together but you would be surprised to discover how much fun ... Read on »
Counting.
Counting. Sooner or later all kids ought to learn how to count. Counting activity is very simple & can be done anywhere. The point of this activity/game is to help your child with numbers. While ... Read on »
Chestnuts
Chestnuts This brings one of the best memories from my childhood. It's autumn so it's brilliant time to try if you have never done it before. The only things you will need are ... Read on »
Making a puppet theatre.
Making a puppet theatre. Few days ago we learnt how to make socket bunnies. Today it is time to make a puppet theatre so your kid can put up a performance for you. You will ... Read on »
Body parts.
Body parts. Sooner or later we all have to learn about our body parts. So why not help our kids by playing some simple game & activities. What you need is either your child's picture ... Read on »
Creating forests.
Creating forests. For making/creating a forest you will going to have to use some real leaves, small pieces of a tree bark, grass, paint, glue, cut outs & scissors. 1. Get a large piece of ... Read on »
Collage cut outs.
Collage cut outs. This activity is fun and the only thing you need is few old magazines, few pieces of paper, scissors & glue. Once again either create a theme for the collage or be as ... Read on »
Hand painting.
Hand painting. Ok, you will have to spend a little bit of money on the hand paint. However the investment is worth the money. Kids love the hand painting (Apart from Mikolay ?cos he doesn'... Read on »
Colouring map of the world.
Colouring map of the world. This activity should be both fun & educational. By introducing your child to the map of the world your child will be able to learn how many continents there are & also ... Read on »
Building a house with the cushions.
Building a house with the cushions. I think all kids love building houses as both a hide away place as well as place to play in. Mikolay uses all the cushions we have on our ... Read on »
Animal house.
Animal house Mikolay loves building all kinds of houses for both himself & his animals. To build an animal house you only need few things: blocks, maybe some paper. If you don't have blocks you ... Read on »
Shapes.
Shapes. This is a perfect way to brush up on shapes with your little one. You can: - Draw shapes together on a paper, each shape on a different colour piece of paper so it's ... Read on »
Alphabet.
Alphabet. Sooner or later all the kids have to learn the alphabet and we can help them. As we did with the numbers I suggest to make the whole alphabet cut out from various colourful ... Read on »
Recycling.
Recycling. We all try to save our amazing & let's face it, the only one we have, planet Earth from total litter/rubbish devastation (watch WALL-E with your children as many times as you ... Read on »
Numbers.
Numbers. Mikolay loves numbers. He adores the number song & the counting. Depending on how old your child is, you obviously can make this activity more & more advanced. Cut out large numbers from 0 to 9. ... Read on »
Treasure book.
Treasure book. Your treasure book can actually be made of anything: a notebook, free pieces of paper fastened together, exercise book etc. We started for Mikolay an exercise book & we've been collecting all of ... Read on »
Making a track.
Making a track. Almost all boys love racing cars or trains in Mikolay's case Of course you can buy some fancy racetracks but the point of this blog is to keep things easy, simple & ... Read on »
Baking cake.
Baking cake. This is soooooo much fun, and not only for your child but also for you & your whole family. Especially when the cake is ready & you all can enjoy it. I'm not going ... Read on »
Painting.
Painting. Painting is one of the best activities for kids ever. Not only you are creating something but also they can get as dirty as possible. As I said, for kids not necessarily for parents. )) ... Read on »
Making socket bunnies
Making socket bunnies I don't want you to get all stressed out that you need to be an artist or have any kind of artistic talent. I don't. ) I just treat this as ... Read on »
Shop.
Shop. Ok, this is one of the best games ever or at least I think so. This is a brilliant activity for learning counting & learning how to weigh stuff. As the merchandise you can use ... Read on »
Planting seeds.
Planting seeds. This is a brilliant way of finally getting the little window herb garden you always wanted. I once promised my husband that I was going to plant herbs at the beginning of the ... Read on »
Colouring.
Colouring. Colouring is very relaxing & easy to get going with. What you need is a bunch of colourful pencils, paper and some images to colour in. You can either do it old way i.e. ... Read on »
Cut outs from magazines & papers.
Cut outs from magazines & papers. Recently Mikolay learnt how to use scissors & since then everything is covered in his cut-outs. Honestly he can spend up to 30 min. just cutting paper in half. Isn'... Read on »
Making smoothie.
Making smoothie, This is a brilliant way of spending a little bit time together in the kitchen & making healthy & delicious drink. Obviously, try to get your child as involved as possible. Recipe 1. Get the ... Read on »
Making a lemonade.
Making a lemonade. Why my son loves it? I reckon it's because he can get his hands dirty & this always seems to be the most fun ever. While making lemonade let your child do ... Read on »
Puzzles.
Puzzles. Puzzles are excellent for developing concentration & sense of connecting things together, which make them really good and useful game for everyone. Start with easy and big ones so your child can do it and ... Read on »
Reading books.
Reading books. I know it seems like an obvious choice and many of you probably do it but I'm afraid there are some who just forget about reading to our kids. Wanting to start ... Read on »
Splashing
Splashing Kids usually love water & splashing in the water. You don't need to have a house (we don't this is grandparents garden), you can use your bathroom(or friends/relatives house) as a ... Read on »
Making sandwiches.
Making sandwiches You can use any products you like. The more products you use & the more colourful your sandwich will be the better. 1. Together with your little one wash all the ingredients you want ... Read on »
Sticking & gluing stuff.
Sticking stuff/gluing stuff. Any kind of art related activities stimulate your child's imagination. So let him/her create his/her own art work they way the like it. Don't try to follow ... Read on »
How to make bubbles?
How to make bubbles? Today we are going to take it easy. Since this is our first day and I don't want to put any pressure on you. For this little game you have ... Read on »