How LEGO Is Inspiring The Space Generation
Introducing kids to the wonders of the universe or nurturing their growing interest in space science encourages the next generation of astronomers, engineers, and dreamers to reach for the stars.
Does Your Child Know Where They Live?
Teaching kids their contact information is important for safety reasons and can be started from around age three or four. It's also great for helping kids understand their place in their community and in the world.
How to Make Glitter Slime
Have fun in the kitchen with slime! Kids can learn how to make slime with this cool kitchen-based science experiment that uses only a few ingredients.
Smart Hacks To Keep Your Child Learning Over The Holidays
School’s out, but that doesn’t mean that learning stops once the holidays are here. Try these hacks to get your child to learn valuable skills and help them to become responsible and resourceful as they grow.
Creative Ways To Encourage Your Child’s Artistic Talents
Art can be an important factor in a child’s development, as it allows them to express themselves better.
Goodnight Kiwi Returns
For almost 20 years an animated Kiwi and Cat signalled the end of the evening's television transmission on TVNZ. Now, the beloved characters are back to be introduced to another generation.
Nanogirl Live! Out of This World
Nanogirl is inspiring kids to engage in science and engineering through explosive and entertaining live shows. Read the review.
Handwriting: The letter a
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.
Science experiments: 9 – 10
Children learn at an individual pace, in their own time. At this developmental age sees a step up in scientific concepts, 9-10 year olds will be attempting to develop several skills.
Science skills for kids: 11 – 12 years
Children learn at an individual pace, in their own time. At this developmental age new skills are not being learned at the rate of younger ages, rather skills are being refined and conceptual understandings deepened.
How to lace shoes: criss-cross
Learning to tie shoe laces is a rite of passage, but lacing your shoes can also be a fun kids activity. There are so many ways to lace your shoes - start with this standard criss-cross style.
Colour breakdown experiment
Science experiments are fun to do and a great way for children to learn. Children will enjoy spending time colouring and seeing what happens to the colour when placed in water with this experiment.
Plastic milk experiment
This fascinating and easy science experiment shows your kids just how cool science can be! Make this weird plastic milk together and teach the little ones about chemical reactions. Best of all they get to be creative with the end result.
Maths for kids: Guesstimator
Maths problems are certainly not solved at a guess, but this multiplication game gives everyone the best chance at winning. Problem solving comes later, but each child or team gets to have a stab first!
Autumn maze
Want FREE printable autumn fun for kids? We have it with this a-maze-ing autumn maze! They will enjoy getting to the end of this puzzle and decorating the page when they are done too.
Green coin experiment
Science experiments are fun to do and great for children to learn. Try this easy science experiment that will teach your children about oxidisation and its effects.
Colourful milk swirl experiment
Simple science experiments using kitchen and pantry items are fun to do and a great way to help your kids learn. Try this colourful milk swirl experiment. Just watch the video tutorial to show you how.
Pinch a pony
Pinch a pony is a wonderful learning game for your toddler to practice picking up small items. By encouraging the pincer and movement of picking up things between their thumb and first finger, toddlers develop their fine motor skills which allow them to write and pick up fine objects.
Word find: 5 to 6 letter words – hard
This free print word find is for 7-8 year olds who have a good grasp on spelling. Sure, learning words can sometimes be difficult but pop them in a fun word find and you will have the kids; brains ticking away in no time at all!
Word find: 5 to 6 letter words – easy
This free print word find is for 7-8 year olds who have a basic grasp on spelling. Sure, learning words can sometimes be difficult but pop them in a fun word find and you will have the kids; brains ticking away in no time at all!
Monster in a jar
What a catch! These monsters are not only great fun and full of science education, they will make your kids the envy of the class! Who else can catch a monster in a jar?
Winter unscramble
Unscrambling words will certainly keep the older kids entertained. This winter-themed word game is a great puzzler and solving it will not only be a challenge but give them bragging rights when they are first among their friends to finish!
How to make a mighty mite paper plane
Make a paper plane that can actually fly with these easy instructions. This mighty mite paper plane design is compact and strong. A simple paper craft for kids that will then lead to another fun activity for kids: flying a paper airplane.
Winter dot to dot: Medium 1
Dot to dots have long been an activity where kids would learn their counting the fun way. Guess what? Nothing has changed. Our dot to dot activities are created to suit specific ages and include great colouring activities when the hard work is done. Best suited to ages 5-8.
How to sew
Learning how to sew some basic stitches is an important life skill you can pass on to your children. Why not spend a quiet afternoon showing them these two simple stitches to teach them how to sew.
Collective nouns: An army of ants
Kids will love learning about collective nouns. Not only does it teach them about collective nouns in a fun way but they will be fascinated by the story of how it came about. This one is an army of ants.
Sunrise sunset experiment
Science experiments are not only educational, they're loads of fun as well! Kids will be amazed watching the different lights shining through the glass with the water and then the milk.
Autumn unscramble
Unscrambling words will certainly keep the older kids entertained. This autumn-themed word game is a great puzzler and solving it will not only be a challenge but give them bragging rights when they are first among their friends to finish!
Mentos in Coke experiment
Have you heard about the "Mentos in Coke" phenomenon? It's a simple science experiment that your kids will go nuts for. Try it out for yourself and teach your kids some simple science facts.
Science experiment: Caterpillar to chrysalis
Watch the life cycle of a caterpillar and see it go from crawling to chrysalis and be amazed as you release it flying into the air. From crawler to flyer, watch it grow and discover new facts.