How to write poetry: Couplet poems
Couplet poems are a great tool for teaching kids the basics of rhyming words and expressing themselves on paper. These short verses of just two lines make poetry fun and simple to grasp.
Valentine’s Day ideas for kids
On Valentine's Day, spread the love by helping kids to do crafts, create cards and poems – and even make sweet treats. Here are some ideas to get the kids involved.
Jokes for kids: Horses
The kids horsing will be horsing around all day after they get wind of these 10 great horse jokes for kids. Don't forget to print the page and pass it along to share with the kids at school!
Keep your bottle
An all-time favourite, Keep Your Bottle is a great kids; party game and outdoor activity for the warmer months. The kids will love the chance to race and test their water-carrying balance skills, so play a game today.
Make mud pies
This is a fun activity that your kids will love to play for hours and hours creating lots of messy fun in the mud.
Handwriting: The letter v
Handwriting is a skill that improves over time and with practise. Tracing shapes, sounding out letters and writing the alphabet will help children improve their handwriting, reading and language skills.
Handprint spider
Halloween is all about spooky and scary - right? There is not a lot more scary than spiders as a gift! Help kids print these spiders on card fronts to hand out to family and friends over the Halloween season.
Australian swagman costume
"Once a jolly swagman camped by a billabong ..." You can create a jolly swagman outfit with things you've got at home. Just add cork hat, a billy and a homemade swag and your little swagman is ready to camp out.
Chinese ball
Chinese ball is a fast and furious game that helps children develop ball skills and hone their concentration skills. Play it on the playground, in the park in in the backyard, Chinese ball is fun no matter what the setting.
Birthday colouring pages
Every child loves it when it's their birthday. Celebrate by printing off a birthday page or even a few to make a birthday colouring book for your child. But we reckon they'll love colouring in balloons and birthday cakes all year round!
Make a beaded starfish
Have a 'crafternoon' with an ocean theme. This cute beaded starfish is an easy ocean craft activity for kids. You can make a whole lot of other sea creatures to go with it and create your own Octopus's garden.
Walking on eggs science experiment
You know the phrase "walking on eggshells"? Well this fun science experiment for kids totally debunks the idea that eggs are fragile. Did you know you can stand on eggs and they won't break? But read the instructions carefully or you will end up with an egg mess!
Cow and calf
Kids generally LOVE baby animals but do they know their names? Learning baby animal names is something that can be remembered with fun. Try these colouring pages that have the adult and baby on the one page with the names in the title. Give the cow and calf a go!
Hobby horse
This cardboard hobby horse is the perfect companion for your favourite little person. In under half an hour you can have a new friend AND a new mode of transport. Everyone's a winner!
Jokes for kids: Australian
Australian-themed jokes may not always have the kids rolling with laughter, but as long as the punchline is delivered with enough comedic timing, these jokes might at least get a giggle. Fingers crossed!
Origami piano
Learning to fold and manipulate a flat sheet of paper into a three dimensional shape is a fantastic way to develop your child's fine motor skills, cognitive thinking and self-esteem. Try this origami piano for starters.
Chinese New Year firecracker garland
Chinese New Year happens every year in January - and is a great excuse to get the kids into fun red and gold craft activities. Try making these fun firecracker garlands that are super-simple to make.
Easter table decoration
Setting the Easter table just become a whole lot more colourful. Kids will love decroating this Easter table decoration and adding their own touches to the Easter table this year.
Lollipop hearts and roses
If you are looking for a cool idea for Valentines Day, these little lollipop hearts and roses are adorable as children's gifts. Very simple to make and cute too, this kids activity will delight everyone.
Balloon fizz-inflator experiment
Inflate a balloon with simple vinegar and baking soda and amaze your friends and family with this fun and easy kids' science experiment. The balloon fizz-inflator is a great science project to teach kids about carbon dioxide. Watch our video to show you how to do it.
Baa Baa Black Sheep
Many children love it when you sing to them and the classic nursery rhyme Baa Baa Black Sheep is a great baby activity and kids activity to teach your children about music, rhyme and language. Help your baby learn and play with them today.
Tongue twisters: Skunk stunk
Tongue twisters help develop speech skills in young children as well as older children who need additional help with speech therapy.
Word find: 3 to 4 letter words – easy
This free print word find is for 6-7 year olds who are just learning the basics of 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!
Easter Game: Bunny Hop
This fun Easter Bunny Hop game is great for a family get-together over Easter. Get the whole family joining in!
Cooking games with kids: Fruit salad search
Who doesn't like a game of hide "n" seek? I'm pretty sure most kids love it! Now, they'll have to seek for their lunch! When the hunt is done, fruit salad preparations begin!
Follow the leader
Do you have a party coming up and are stuck for party games? Follow the leader is a classic party game giving every child the chance to lead everyone else along their own way and back again!
Pop-up puppet
This pop-up puppet will get lots of attention from your friends and family when you create your masterpiece. Craft a puppet with your many art skills and make a magic show with a rabbit in a hat, or water scene with a sailor in a boat. So many choices.
Horse and foal
Kids generally LOVE baby animals but do they know their names? They will often refer to a baby horse as a pony but we know that isn't right. Print off this cute image for them and have them colour in the horse and foal, explaining the names in the title.
Make a homemade bowling alley
If you raid the contents of your recycling bin you will find a bonanza of material to use for fun recycling games with the kids. The video below shows you how to set up a homemade bowling alley made of recycled plastic bottles.
One-handed wonder chef
Just in case cooking in the kitchen with kids isn't messy enough, we thought with this game we could make things a little trickier. This cooking game will bring a whole new meaning to mum's saying "I can do it with one hand behind my back". Have fun!