Rock-paper-scissors
Enjoy duelling against an opponent in the car with this classic game of rock, paper, scissors. Get the entire family involved and it will keep them busy for hours. Who will be the winner?
Treasure hunt
Treasure hunts are always popular party games, especially at Easter when the kids can go on Easter egg hunts around the garden. Indoors or outdoors, you and your kids will love this versatile year-round activity.
Barbie online games
Know a Barbie girl who would love a Barbie world? The Barbie™ online world is devoted to all things Barbie, especially online games. Your Barbie fan can give Barbie an online makeover, play games online and watch episodes of "B Friends", Barbie's weekly TV show.
Sensory science: How to make Dr Seuss rainbow oobleck slime
Science and fun go hand in hand in this colourful, messy, science experiment – kids won't even know they're learning! This oobleck starts as a sensory activity and moves on to imagination-filled fun day of pig in a playpen.
Hickory Dickory Dock
Nursery rhymes are a fun way to teach your children about music, rhyme and language.
Hangman paper game
Kids of all ages love to spend time drawing. There is so much fun in drawing and playing games. Your kids will enjoy this hangman paper game!
Butterfly paper garland
This butterfly garland, made from pegs and patty cases, is a super-simple craft idea to pretty up a little girl's room, or just to make that string-and-peg art display a little funkier.
Secret code
Kids will love being able to write a secret letter that only some people can read. With the help of the alphabet, symbols and pretty much anything they like, they will be writing secret notes all the time!
Spooky glowing eyes
Give visitors a little scare with some creepy glowing eyes peering at them from the bushes or through the window behind the curtains. Yet another use for those toilet rolls!
Zucchini, potato and spinach mash
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True meaning of love poem
There is nothing mums love more on Mother's Day than receiving homemade gifts made by the loving hands of her children. This year your kids can choose a heartwarming Mother's Day poems for the bookmark, card, or photoframe they're making specially for Mother's Day.
Grow your own winter vegetables
Growing vegetables does not have to be just a summer activity. In temperate and warm climates, it is possible to grow lovely winter vegies, including leafy greens, to enjoy throughout the cooler months. This activity will help you teach the kids all about gardening.
There was an old woman
Nursery rhymes are a fun way to teach your children about music, rhyme and language.
Autumn leaf garland
Autumn leaves can provide many great Autumn craft activities for kids. Just go outside and collect a bagful then spend the afternoon making leafy art. Try this autumn leaf garland.
Teddy back race
Kids love when we give them a piddy back, this is a great game to have them juggle teddy on their own backs An easy game to play and have fun!
The egg in the bottle experiment
Science experiments are fun to do and a great way for children to learn. Try this science experiment and your kids will learn the effects of heat.
Easy costume: skeleton
Halloween costumes don't need to be a chore. You can knock up this homemade skeleton costume the night before Halloween.
Balloon hovercraft
Show your little ones the amazing way balloons can be used to create a unique hovercraft they can build all on their own. Boys and girls love playing with boats and water so why not make it all the more special with this cool kids art and craft project.
Collage it
This fun activity will keep the kids entertained for hours. Imagination is your only limitation.
Shapes for kids: Hexagons
The hexagon is a six sided polygon. Each side must be closed and the shape not only needs six sides to qualify as a hexagon, but it must have six angles. Check out our image and printable for a visual definition and print it off for the kids to colour.
Fashion fun: decorate your own shoes
Shoes they've decorated themselves? Well, if it gets them excited about putting their shoes on, then it's worth the wonky patterns and random scribble. Of course you could always decorate them yourself, but for a $4 pair of shoes, why not let them have a go!
Hat making
Children love using their imagination to make things. This is a great activity for children to piece together a hat with limited time. What will they come up with?
Sydney Opera House hat
This fun fancy dress costume hat is ideal for Australia Day, a school international day parade or even as a birthday party hat. All you need is paper plates and a stapler.
No-sew sock snowman
Up-cycle all those odd socks in your laundry basket by making a sock snowman for winter. This is a fun rainy day activity that requires no sewing: Just string and glue.
Paint like Jackson Pollock
Do your kids love painting but hate cleaning up afterwards? Then this is the perfect activity for you! They can paint all they like with this very basic online painting activity game and once the page is full, they just start on a new one.
Connections
This is a great game that will encourage children to use their imagination and memory skills.
Baby scrapbooking
Special cards, notes, flowers and photos are all etched in our memories, but they won't last there forever and your baby will have no idea just how special their birth was and what it meant to your family. Show them in years to come just how amazing their coming into the world was.
Jack ‘o’ lantern mask
Encourage kids to get creative decorating their mask once the paint has dried. They could glue on wool or pipe cleaners for hair, or add a funny bow tie beneath the mask's mouth. Let them set their imaginations free!
Word find: 9 or more letter words – hard
This free printable word find for 11-12 year olds is for clever kids with an excellent spelling ability looking for a real challenge. Sure, learning words can sometimes be difficult but pop them in a fun word find and you'll have their brains ticking away in no time at all.
Love hearts
If you want some yummy ideas for Valentines Day then making Love hearts is perfect! When it comes to showing someone how much you care, homebaked biscuits go a long way to saying you are special