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Sandbox Ideas – Toy Suggestions, Play Ideas and Storage Solutions

Jackie Currie — Fri, 03 May 2019 02:25:05 +0000

Transform your sandbox from ordinary to extra-ordinary with these easy, awesome sandbox ideas. Lots of simple tips and tricks to create backyard sandbox that inspires creative, imaginative play. We spend a ton of time playing in our backyard play space, and without a doubt, the most popular spot for the kids to play in is our our sandbox...

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Painted CD Garden Mobile for Kids to Make

Jackie Currie — Fri, 06 Jul 2018 18:56:09 +0000

Oh my goodness, I love, love, LOVE our latest creation!

What a great collaborative art project for a group of kids to do together.

It would be great for craft camp or art class.

Kids can do it on their own at home too though, and just look at the gorgeous mobile you'll have to hang in your yard or play room!

Check it out at the link below. Go! Go!

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25+ Water Play Activities for Kids in the Backyard

Jackie Currie — Wed, 13 Jul 2016 13:27:51 +0000

When the weather is this hot, it can be tough to keep kids cool AND entertained for long stretches of time.

This is when simple water bins and water activities come in VERY handy!

Whether you have one child at home, or several in a daycare setting, these activities will save the day every single time!

These 25 water activities will keep your kids entertained for hours at a time, and they're so popular and easy to set up that you'll turn to them time and time again over the summer!

I hope you love them as much as we do! Click the link below to see them all!

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10+ Homemade Garden Ornaments for Kids to Make

Jackie Currie — Mon, 06 Jun 2016 17:45:06 +0000

Ooooo, Mama! I have 10 gorgeous garden crafts to share with you today, my Lovelies!

All of these homemade garden ornaments are easy and inexpensive, and they're just gorgeous for hanging from a porch or patio or from a tree in your yard.

These crafts are perfect for craft camp or summer camp or for daycare or home.

They all use recycled materials or supplies found around your home and garden.

Your kids can make and give them as gifts, or you can keep them to brighten up a corner of your own yard or garden!

Check 'em out in the link below! They're easy and they're beautiful!

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18 Free {or almost free} Cool Features to Add to Your Backyard Playground

Jackie Currie — Mon, 16 May 2016 06:00:42 +0000

Hey, guys! It's that time of year when we start sprucing our outdoor play-spaces, getting everything ready for the kids for summer!

I want to show you some fabulous things that I've added to our backyard which transformed our outdoor play space from ordinary to extraordinary!

These ideas are great for your own back yard or for an outdoor play space at a daycare or preschool.

They're easy to set up, and they will keep your kids busy, learning and entertained for HOURS!

Best of all, they don't have to cost you a thing! Most of these activity centres I've put together using things I already had around the house.

And I'm not kidding when I say that they've made ours the best backyard on the block!

Check 'em out! I'm pretty sure you'll want to set up a few of these in your yard for the summer!

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Bubble Activities for Kids

Jackie Currie — Thu, 12 May 2016 15:04:15 +0000

Bubble blowing season is right around the corner, and your kids are probably dying to bust out the bubble solution and wands, and get down to making bubbles in the backyard.The following bubble activities are inexpensive, and they never fail to fascinate and entertain. We do lots of different bubble activities when we’re playing in the...

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How to Make Homemade Giant Bubbles that will Blow your Mind

Jackie Currie — Tue, 05 Apr 2016 17:55:56 +0000

Make the biggest bubbles ever with this homemade giant bubble recipe. Making homemade giant bubbles has been on our to-do list for a while, but we’ve been waiting for the perfect weather conditions. The weather is really important for making the biggest bubbles that won’t pop. More on that in a bit. Yesterday, the weather was just right,...

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Water Bottle Wind Spirals

Jackie Currie — Thu, 21 May 2015 13:15:26 +0000

These water bottle wind spirals look just gorgeous bouncing and dancing in the breeze! They're really fun and easy to make, and they add such a fun splash of colour to a backyard or patio. Grab your Sharpies, and a few water bottles, and let's get crafting!

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8 Gorgeous Homemade Wind Chimes for Kids to Make

Jackie Currie — Wed, 25 Mar 2015 08:00:56 +0000

These homemade wind chimes are so gorgeous you're going to want to make them all! They're easy to make, and they won't cost you a dime. Which one will you and your kids start with?

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10 Fun Fall Activities for Kids to Do in the Backyard

Jackie Currie — Tue, 16 Sep 2014 15:03:03 +0000

Ah, Fall! It’s almost here! We love playing outdoors here in my home daycare, especially in the fall. There are so many colours, shapes and textures to explore in Fall, and they provide much of the inspiration for our Fall art projects and crafts as well as our outdoor play activities. Today, I’d love to share 10...

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Backyard Tightrope

Jackie Currie — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 20:52:57 +0000

If you’re looking for an amazing (and free!) addition for your backyard play space, a backyard tightrope is da bomb! Our homemade tightrope is, hands down, one of the most popular stations in our yard. Kids of all ages, from the toddlers right through to 7 and 8 year olds absolutely love balancing on it,...

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10 Backyard Balancing Activities

Jackie Currie — Mon, 29 Jul 2013 14:15:22 +0000

Here are 10 of our favourite balancing activities in our backyard play space. Most of these can be balancing activities can be made for free using items you already have around your home and yard. These fun and engaging outdoor activities provide kids with plenty of opportunities to develop their muscles, gross motor control and balancing...

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Rope And Hula Hoop Activity – Gross Motor Fun for Preschoolers

Jackie Currie — Thu, 20 Jun 2013 02:13:53 +0000

Add a simple rope and hula hoop activity to your outdoor play space for imaginative play and gross-motor development. This activity was quick and easy to set up, and it didn’t cost a thing, because I already had the hula hoops and the rope. I simply strung a very long length of rope over our clothes-line,...

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Bucket and Rope “Pulley” Contraption for the Backyard Play Space

Jackie Currie — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 04:57:08 +0000

Rig up a simple bucket and rope “pulley” contraption in your backyard play space. It’s an easy, inexpensive DIY that will provide hours of open-ended play for toddlers and preschoolers. When it comes to outdoor activities for toddlers and preschoolers, I’m all about keeping it simple, especially when it comes to our backyard play area....

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Decorating Mud Pies with Outdated Pantry Supplies

Jackie Currie — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 05:26:24 +0000

This wonderful mud kitchen activity requires only a bucket of mud, a few kitchen items and a handful of stale dated pantry items. Kids can make mud pies garnished with lentils, corn, oats and spices for a spectacular morning of mud play. If you’re looking for fun mud activities for kids to do for International...

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How to Make a Pool Noodle Abacus for your Backyard Play Space

Jackie Currie — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 03:50:02 +0000

How to make a pool noodle abacus with ropes and pool noodles for toddlers and preschoolers to play with in the backyard. I recently made this pool noodle abacus for the toddlers and preschoolers in my daycare, and it’s become one of the most popular features in our backyard play space. Ok, so technically ours...

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Laundry Pretend Play Activity for Toddlers and Preschoolers

Jackie Currie — Wed, 08 May 2013 04:19:06 +0000

Laundry Activity for Preschoolers: Fine-motor development and water play come together in this fun clothesline activity for toddlers and preschoolers. Now that we’re enjoying warmer temperatures, we’re getting back into some of our favourite water play activities! Yay!! This morning, I set up a small clothesline for the kids to enjoy some laundry day pretend play...

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Play Logs for a Backyard Play Space

Jackie Currie — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 01:30:32 +0000

A few well positioned play logs or stumps add endless physical and imaginative play possibilities to your back yard: Recently, I showed you our backyard play house and shared some sandbox ideas with you. Well today, I’m just busting to share the newest addition to our backyard play space. Play Logs! Late last fall,...

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Doll Bath Station: Hours of Pretend Play for Toddlers

Jackie Currie — Fri, 25 May 2012 12:31:49 +0000

A pretend play “doll bath station” will keep your little ones entertained and cool for hours this summer! It’s one of our favourite warm-weather backyard activities. Water play activities are always a hit here in my home daycare. In particular, the toddlers and hooligans love it when I set up a baby care station for them to...

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My Favourite Little Corner Of Our Big Back Yard

Jackie Currie — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 04:04:38 +0000

As I write this, it’s 26 degrees celsius at 10:30 p.m. It’s hard to imagine it’s already September, and that summer’s coming to an end. The crickets are chirping, the pond is bubbling, the air is heavy. I love this season. I can’t get enough of “outside” in summertime. I’m curled up in my...

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How to Make a Mobile Mud Patch for Play in your Backyard

Jackie Currie — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 15:12:19 +0000

Use a wheelbarrow to create a mobile mud patch for mud play in your backyard play space! It’s like a portable mud kitchen, and it will provide your kids with hours of good, old-fashioned muddy play! It’s a wonderful way to provide a temporary mud patch or mud kitchen in your backyard at home or preschool without...

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Kids’ Playhouse Ideas – Playhouse Makeover: from Boring to WOW!

Jackie Currie — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 05:50:00 +0000

Kids’ Playhouse Ideas – simple ways to give your backyard playhouse a makeover and take it from “so-so” to the coolest hang-out on the block. When I was a kid, my backyard playhouse was the favourite hide-out for me and all the kids on my street. My dad built it. It was quite small. But...

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