This is a quick fun activity we did to reinforce Max's understanding of the value of each number. We used play dough and toothpicks.

Money Math! We are using coins with different face value to count 10 pence.

Max loves this simple letter recognition activity covering letters from his name with clothes pins.

That is what we call touchscreen experience without a tablet! After attaching a zip bag to a cardboard with printed alphabet I added shampoo and letter-shaped buttons inside it. Now Max had to push letters to match them with printed...

This activity focuses on recognition of a child’s very own name. It’s very special to them and they feel so proud to be able to recognise or even spell it. You can use anything you have at home to cover letters, like, stickers, stones or...

For about a week Alex was making books. We have plenty of them now. One book is about everything mommy loves. There is an educational one with tests, tracing and colouring tasks. But my favourite is a cookbook with a recipe how to make a...

I helped Max to make a sensory ball using a balloon and water beads.

How cool is this activity with magically appearing colours from words! You would need regular markers, a permanent black marker, paper towel and water.

We have made a butterfly with Max from a piece of hard paper that can balance on a tip of a pencil. Now Max is looking for magnets to explain why it doesn't fall.

This is simple and fun cutting activity for preschoolers or toddlers. Using scissors a child can make different haircuts.

Today we made easy-to-make catapults from popsicle sticks and rubber bands for hours of fun. When I showed this catapult to Max for the first time he was very excited to play with it as it looked like an aeroplane. He was a bit...

Another way to paint for my young artist Alex - Blow Painting!

You'll need pegs, marker and paper to make this activity.

Another creative way to use straws in a fun ordering number game.

It is always fun to throw pom poms around the room, but here is a way to blend that fun with an oral-motor workout.

This fun matching activity can be easily adapted to any child. Max continues matching numbers with dots.

This fun activity is based on a fact that children instinctively count things using their fingers.

Are you ready to roar? Here is a simple craft idea for children with a bit of colouring and a bit of cutting that we have done with Max this morning.

Making tiny copies of planet Earth from cotton discs

This is, perhaps, the simplest and the funniest magnet fishing game with paperclips! I taped a magnet to a pipe cleaner and attached it to the front of a cap with a clothespin. After that, boys were ready to catch colourful paperclips...

This is an easy-to-make game that gives parents a chance to come up with their own variation that suits their child best. I made 2 plates. The first one was meant for Max with a challenge to make a marble to go thru every number in the...

Max and I made this fun Day & Night Model. There are countless ways to use paper plates, but we love to use them for crafts.

Tracing chalk numbers with wet cotton buds

A sunny way to help my boy to improve his scissor skills