Free Printable Mothers Day Questionnaire: All About My Mum/Mom

Mother's Day is almost here! If you're looking for a quick, easy and sentimental Mother's Day gift then print out one of our free printable Mothers Day questionnaires and make mum's day. These questionnaires are a great last minute Mother's Day gift idea, or a substitute for a Mother's Day card and will become a cherished keepsake. 

The questionnaires are also great to use at kindy or school as take home class gifts for Mother's Day, as the answers can also be filled in by teachers for younger children if needed. They're also fun to print out and fill in each year to see how your child's answers change with age.

April Play Activity Ideas for Toddlers & Preschoolers + Free Play Calendar PDF

I'm putting together monthly play activity schedules to make it easy for you to create a month of fun for your kids at home or in the classroom, every month of the year. The April activity calendar focuses on Easter, egg, nature and Earth Day themed ideas for toddlers, preschoolers and school kids. The activities include a mix of art and craft, sensory, science and play ideas as well as books to read aloud during the month.

Each activity is explained in detail below, including how you can extend or adjust the activity based on your child's age. You can also download our free interactive April activity calendar pdf with links to instructions for every activity to save for future reference.

20 Easter Egg Paper Crafts for Kids {with Free Egg Templates}

Find an Easter egg craft that's perfect for your children or students from this list of easy Easter egg crafts for kids. This post includes lots of different process art and craft techniques including different ways to paint, paper craft and decorate easter egg templates, plus they all include free printable Easter egg templates. 

The finished Easter eggs can be hung on display on an art wall, or used to decorate the classroom as part of an Easter display. A lot of the artwork can also be upcycled into other items for family and friends once you've finished displaying it.

DIY Easter Egg Puzzles: Free Printable Scissor Cutting Templates

Your kids will have so much fun creating their own 2 piece egg puzzles with our free egg puzzle templates. Puzzles are a great way for children to work on their fine motor skills, hand/eye co-ordination and problem solving skills as they try and join the pieces together. An added bonus with our egg puzzles is children get to colour, design and assemble the puzzles as well as play with them.

These puzzles are a great Easter activity and can also be used to teach maths, literacy and other skills during rotations in the classroom. They're also portable once made so can easily be added to a busy bag to take to appointments or play dates to keep children occupied.

Scrape Painted Easter Eggs

Kids will have so much fun creating beautiful abstract Easter artwork while scrape painting our free printable egg template. These scrape painted Easter eggs are a great way for children to express their creativity, and a fun way for them to explore mark making, colour blending, textures and patterns. They'll also be building their fine motor skills while painting.

You can do scrape painting at home with preschoolers, or in the classroom as a group art activity. The finished artwork is also a great way to decorate for Easter.

Tape Resist Easter Egg Craft

If you don't want to decorate real eggs for Easter, don't worry, your kids can still get creative and decorate paper Easter eggs instead. This tape resist Easter egg is an easy Easter paper craft for toddlers, preschoolers and school kids. The finished colourful Easter eggs make a great art display at home or in the classroom.

March Play Activity Ideas for Toddlers & Preschoolers + Free Play Calendar PDF

Do you want to do activities with your kids each day but you have no idea where to start? Don't worry there's lots of parents in exactly the same position, which is why I'm putting together monthly play activity schedules to make it easy for you to create a month of fun for your kids at home or in the classroom.

The March activity calendar focuses on St Patrick's Day, rainbows and Easter themed ideas for toddlers, preschoolers and school kids. The activities include a mix of art and craft, sensory, science and play ideas as well as books to read aloud during the month. 

Each activity is explained in detail below, including how you can extend or adjust the activity based on your child's age. You can also download our free interactive march activity calendar pdf with links to instructions for every activity to save for future reference.

2023 Non Chocolate Easter Gift Ideas for Kids

Whether you have kids with allergies, want to avoid the sugar high that comes with chocolate this Easter, or just want gifts that will last longer than 5 minutes, there's something in this post for you. I've put together a heap of non chocolate Easter gift ideas for kids of all ages so the Easter bunny can bring something other than chocolate for the kids this year. There's gift ideas for creative kids who love art and craft, toys, games, books and gifts for tweens.

How to Make Rainbow Rice for Sensory Play

If you're new to sensory play and want to try your hand at making some sensory rice for home you've come to the right place. Sensory rice is a rather broad term incorporating different types of dyed rice or scented rice. The most popular version of sensory rice is rainbow rice and I'm going to give you step by step instructions to make your own rainbow rice in just a few minutes.

You can also use these directions to make single coloured rice or themed rice e.g. red, green & white rice for Christmas or red, white and blue rice for 4th of July. 

Love Bug Valentine's Day Gift {+ printable}

If you're after a really simple, cute and cost effective Valentine's Day gift your children can give to classmates, friends or family then this love bug jar is it. These love bugs are a great Valentine's Day class gift idea for toddlers, preschoolers or elementary {primary} school kids to let their classmates and teachers know they're thinking of them and appreciate them.