Make a paper fortune teller
Do you remember how to make a chatterbox or paper fortune teller? Watch the video tutorial below to refresh your memory and then teach your kids - and let the fun begin!
Number Sense addition online maths game
This online maths game focuses on improving your child's addition skills through a number of maths problems. Kids type their answers online after adding up a variety of two-digit sums, and can print out their results when they do well.
Where does this go?
All kids love doing craft. This activity is no exception as they cut pictures out of magazines and place them around the house. It will help kids to understand what goes where in the house and why it goes there.
Rice cake owls
Heres how to make a fun little rice cake owl snack or light lunch for the kids. They wont even catch on to the fact that it is healthy!
Sensory play: How to revive soapy goo
Remember our soapy goo activity? Well, here's what happens when it's all dried up. You revive it and play all over again. The kids will love this!
8 fun ways with fruit
If it was up to most mums, kids would be eating fruit at all meals. But, let's face it, kids are fussy little characters and as much as we may want to, we can't force-feed them.
Apple and buttermilk cake
This rich, dense apple and buttermilk cake is slow-baked to yield a beautiful caramelised apple topping. Enjoy it still warm from the oven with a dollop of cream for the perfect afternoon tea treat.
Absorption experiment
Science experiments are so much fun for kids and so easy to do in your own home. This simple absorption experiment will intrigue the kids and have them asking why and how?
Beetroot Cookies
Beetroot cookies look gorgeous and taste even better.
Eleven fingers trick
Magic tricks are a fun way to improve your child's cognitive thinking. Try teaching them this sneaky counting trick to play on unsuspecting friends and relatives.
Quick-ish spinach and ricotta cannelloni
Cannelloni is a popular Italian pasta dish of rolled sheets of pasta that are stuffed with a meat or vegetable filling. This cannelloni recipe is quick to make and uses a delicious filling of spinach and ricotta cheese.
Chinese plum marinade
Banish bland barbecue meals and give your steak, chicken or fish a zingy marinade that is finger licking good. Its easier than you think!
Cooking games with kids: Tricky tastes
Getting kids to try anything new is sometimes a challenge in itself but when you turn it into a game and add the element of suprise, it's not only fun, it's sometimes hilarious! Give it a go.
5 Things You Can Do For Baby While Pregnant
Congratulations, you're expecting! Here are five things to do for baby while pregnant that you may not have thought about.
Chicken bacon and mushroom fettucine
I am addicted to fresh pasta! If you have the chance to buy some for this dish, do try it because fresh pasta takes it to a whole new level of deliciousness!.
Tomatoey chipolatas with polenta
If your kids love mash then they will love these chipolatas (they're the little sausages you see at the supermarket) with polenta. The tomato sauce makes it super-yummy.
Calculating your pregnancy due date
Your pregnancy guide to the changes happening to you and your baby including your baby's development, your pregnancy timeline and pregnancy stages, coping with morning sickness and having a healthy pregnancy. Find everything for babies, toddlers & kids 0-14 - Kidspot New Zealand.
Make your own family tree-vine
Researching your family tree is always interesting for kids, so show them how to make their very own real family tree – on a living vine!
Chocolate star biscuits
A fun Christmas tradition, kids and adults alike will love cutting festive Christmas cookies. They also make great Christmas gifts for friends.
Sweet heart spheres
These delightful love-inspired balls are a fun kids activity and a fabulously easy, no-mess art and craft project for even the youngest kids.
Jungle knots
This game will make your party guests tumble with laughter as they try and untangle themselves out of one big messy knot of hands!
St Patrick’s Day Bunting
Brighten your St Patrick's Day celebrations this year with bunting decorations! Download the FREE printables and follow the directions. Then, hang them up for all to enjoy - and make this St Patrick's Day your best one yet!
Low-fat meat pie recipe
You can't get more Kiwi than a good old meat pie! This version uses extra-lean mince and low-fat pastry for a healthier family meal that's bound to get the thumbs up. Yum ...
Classic Bloody Mary
These are delicious to have with brunch or as a cold drink on the patio in the afternoon for some reason I always have one at the start of my holiday to put me into that relaxed holiday mood.
Apple, pear and cinnamon puree
The two best fruit starters come together with a little bonus flavour: cinnamon. Try Gala, Fuji or Pink Lady apples and Nashi pears. If a pear is totally ripe it won’t need cooking at all. Both are great sources of fibre and vitamin C. Pears are especially good for constipated babies.
I’m a little teapot
We all know babies love it when you sing to them and its even better when they can sing along with you. Sing the nursery rhyme Im a Little Teapot together and teach your baby about music, rhyme and language.
Hangman online game
This simple version of Hangman increases spelling skills as your child races to beat the hangman's noose. Kids will learn as they play with a selection of simple words to spell correctly, and 10 chances to win the game.
How to make your own pretty quilt cover
Getting kids involved and making decisions that affect them, even if it’s as simple as their bedroom décor, is an important step in child development. Even better, why not spend quality time with them by getting them to help make their own quilt cover? This one is easy to make
Your pregnancy at week 11
Baby could be spending his days sucking, wrinkling his forehead and turning his head as he moves around his your uterus – but you won’t feel it yet.
Oat date and honey muffins
A great option for your child's lunchbox, these oat, date and honey muffins are sure to be a hit. Make a batch on the weekend!