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In The Fairy Garden…A Very Magical DIY for Kids
“It’s a secret no one is telling? Why in your garden, surely they’re dwelling! No need for journeying, seeking afar: Where there are flowers, there fairies are!” ~Cicely Mary Barker Around this...
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Wading Pool Chalk Art…
Wise words, Picasso. I think you and I could have been great friends. I mean, I got some truly incredulous looks when I pulled out the bucket of sidewalk chalk at the wading pool today. Why in the...
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Baby and Toddler Portable Sensory Play Bins…
Babies. Toddlers. So often we exclude these tiny humans from the messy, sensory sort of play because we think they aren’t capable, they aren’t big enough, or because we think they won’t really...
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A House For Hermit Crab…A Hands-On Look At A Favourite Story Book by Eric Carle
Books are far more than just a cute story for kids. You can explore them. Stretch them. Learn from them. There is so much possibility in books. At Small Potatoes, we like to bring science, literature...
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Build Your Own Outdoor Rally Track…
“Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.” ~T.S. Eliot Cars, cars, cars. It’s all about the cars these days. Drifting, shifting, crashing, skidding, jumping...
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Flower Fairy Brushes…
“Fairies are invisible and inaudible like angels. But their magic sparkles in nature.” ~Lynn Holland It all started with a little walk into the woods… The warm May sunshine filtered down through the...
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Kids Only Backyard Clubhouse…A Very Special DIY
“We need the tonic of wildness…At the same time that we are earnest to explore and learn all things, we require that all things be mysterious and unexplorable, that land and sea be indefinitely wild,...
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Build a Backyard Bug Hotel…
“Hurt no living thing: Ladybird, nor butterfly, Nor moth with dusty wing.” ~Christina Georgina Rossetti Children love to observe bugs…plain and simple. So this week, we all worked together to build...
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It’s Not JUST a Sandbox…Turn Your Sand Play Area into Something Special
“The creation of something new is not accomplished by the intellect but by the play instinct.” ~Carl Jung If you give a child a sandbox, he will play in it. If you give a child a sandbox equipped...
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A Day of Rainbows and Good Luck!
“My two favourite colours of the rainbow are gold and leprechaun.” ~Jarod Kintz, It Occurred to Me Today we are celebrating St. Patrick’s Day with a whole lot of colour! We played, we created, we...
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