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Telling stories with character magnets

Character magnets

(9 votes, average: 4.56 out of 5)
Age 2 years and up Duration of activity Your child can play games with their character magnets for just a few minutes, but this activity can also last for up to an hour, especially for older children...
Man giving young boy piggyback ride outdoors.

“You and me” time vouchers

(13 votes, average: 4.69 out of 5)
Age 3 years and up Duration of activity This activity lasts all year round. Materials/equipment You can use either our ready made printable me you vouchers (we've also made blank vouchers so you can add activities which are important to you) or...
Ornate chalkboard

Magnetic blackboard

(11 votes, average: 4.64 out of 5)
Age 2 years and over Duration of activity Your child can play with the magnetic chalkboard for just a few minutes. However, there are many different activities this board can be used for and some will keep...
moving dinosaur

Moving dinosaurs (from paper plates)

(8 votes, average: 4.50 out of 5)
Age 2-8 years Duration of activity Up to 15 minutes Materials/equipment Paper plate (coloured or uncoloured) If uncoloured, paints/crayons/textas. Scissors Moving clips if you want your dinosaurs limbs to be mobile (or stapler if you don’t have these to hand). Optional extras: moving...
coloured pencils

Complete the drawing: Rainy Days

(10 votes, average: 4.60 out of 5)
Age For 18 month to 3 year olds. Duration of activity This activity can last for 15 minutes or longer Materials/equipment Complete the rain cloud drawing printable Colouring pens/pencils/crayons Cost The cost of this activity should be minimal as most of these...
different coloured crayons

Baa baa coloured sheep activity

(6 votes, average: 4.33 out of 5)
Age For 1 year olds and above. Duration of activity This activity can last for an hour or more. Materials/equipment Baa baa coloured sheep template Colouring crayons/pencils Scissors Cost The cost of this activity should be minimal as most of these materials you...
baby hand foot mould

Baby hand and feet moulds

(10 votes, average: 4.20 out of 5)
Age For an adult to do with babies and older children. Duration of activity 10-15 minutes Materials/equipment Play-dough (generally 150 grams for a small baby or 300 grams per hand or foot mould for a toddler) Plaster of Paris (also...

Dress up game

(11 votes, average: 4.64 out of 5)
Age For 2-8 year olds. Duration of activity This activity can last for up to an hour. Materials/equipment Dress up game template Paper Old wrapping paper or glossy magazines Colouring pens/pencils/crayons Glue Cost The cost of this activity should be minimal as most of these...
Boy with big toy spider.

Spider puppet

(12 votes, average: 4.67 out of 5)
Age For toddlers and above. This craft activity is great for many ages as it can be altered to be made more challenging as kids get older. Duration of activity This activity can last for as little as...
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