Baby massage is a beautiful bonding experience for both you and baby. Learn all about massage through touch and you'll feel your baby relax into a soft sleep afterwards. Baby massage is best done after a herbal bath where the relaxation has begun.
A cardboard box is a great starting point for many great activities for kids. Try making this easy shadow puppet theatre and then help your kids put on their own puppet show. If you're stuck for story ideas, try using a favourite nursery rhyme like Hey, Diddle Diddle.
Here is a simple Frozen-inspired craft that your little one will love. Make your own Olaf out of a toilet roll and some pom poms!
This is a great way to introduce your kids to the joys of creating a memory journal. This art and craft project will keep them busy for hours during the holidays as well as give you an activity you can do as a family.
We’ve put together a list of night games that are best played when it’s dark outside. They're perfect to entertain kids on a sleepover!
Every kid has a dream to be one thing or another when they grow up. Doctors, vets, police officers or hairdressers, there is a longing to be something. Print off all of these and more with our occupation colouring page series. A postie seems to be a popular choice.
This activity is so much fun, you're kids will think you're the coolest parent ever! This activity is probably best done outside as it will create a world of mess, but loads of FUN!
This simple science experiment will fascinate your kids. All you need is some water and some M&Ms to create an amazing floating M&Ms phenomenon. Watch the video tutorial to see what happens.
How happy would the kids be if you said, Okay, you can wrestle in the back seat? But you can only use your thumbs, siblings love being competitive, even if it is just over who has the strongest thumb.
Getting kids to do chores is much easier when you devise a system. Chore charts and rewards charts are a great way to motivate kids to do housework. This magnetic chore chart idea is easy to make.
Sand play does no;t have to be restricted to the usual toys, here;s how your child can have fun in the sand with rocks.
Making an Easter bonnet should be a lot of fun - and a work of art that kids can be proud of. This simple template is printable and designed so kids can colour and decorate to suit their own personal preference.
Kids will love clearning about collective nouns. Not only does it teach them about collective nouns in a fun way but they'll be fascinated by the story of how it came about. This one is a parliament of owls.
Music is a great stimulus for children's learning. You can make your own musical instruments at home and create some wonderful sensory play. This paper plate shaker is a fun activity for kids.
April starts with a laugh and a giggle thanks to April Fools' Day! What better way to begin a new month than with some fun practical jokes? This one is a clever prank that scores highly on the yuck factor. You'll never look at the sugar bowl the same way again!
These pretty beaded snowflakes are easy to make and great as a wintry day, indoor activity. They can make a few to hang up in their bedroom as a celebration of winter.
There are so many fun ways to tell those dear to you how much you care, so this Valentines Day why not say it in a sweet note? This cool kids art and craft project is easy and suitable for the little ones to get involved too!
Become a speedy speller with this educational online game. Your kids will learn spellings skills as they play and race against the clock to spell the words correctly. So log on for fun online learning today.
There is nothing more fun than trying to expel a tongue twister from your lips, however, "she sells sea shells by the sea shore" is getting a little long in the tooth. So make up your own tongue twister to challenge a friend.
This free print word find is for 7-8 year olds who have a reasonable grasp on spelling. Sure, learning words can sometimes be difficult but pop them in a fun word find and you'll have the kids' brains ticking away in no time at all!
Make your artworks interactive with picture puzzles. This innovative art and craft kids activity is fun for families to do together and can be used again and again. What a great gift idea!
This dirty coin trick is a favourite kids' prank from way back and an easy April Fools' Day idea. You might want to 'let' your kids pull the prank on you first to warm them up.
Homemade cards don't have to be complicated, they just have to have one fun gimmick. This "Eye Heart U" card is just the trick for Valentine's Day, Father's Day or Mother's Day.
This maths worksheet challenges kids with 20 addition questions. Why not time your child to see how quickly they can add up all the numbers? But, don't forget, they may need you nearby if they need help with a question!
Sometimes the best activities are the simplest. Your child will enjoy playing in the backyard sandpit or at the beach with these ideas for dry sand play.
To get the full effect of tongue twisters you should repeat them several times, as quickly as possible, without stumbling or mispronouncing. Good luck!
Homemade cards are not only a fun craft activity for kids, they're also a meaningful way to tell someone you love them. Why not make this flowerpot card idea for Mother's Day or Father's Day this year?
Bring the joy of gardening to the table with some great salad ingredients this season. We all know kids love eating when they take part in cooking, but even more so with the growing. Choose your favourite salad ingredients and have them ready to eat in no time.
Making a string telephone is a fun way to talk with a friend or your sister or brother after the lights have gone out. It may be simple technology but before the days of mobile phones and computers, people had to be more inventive. Get calling your friends today!
Try this fun game where children can use their imagination and think about their favourite celebrity.
