May 5, 2026

Busy bags are one of the easiest ways to keep toddlers engaged when you’re out and about, travelling or just needing a few minutes to yourself at home. The best busy bags are simple, low-prep activities that your little learner can use independently, using items you likely already have at home like pegs, pom poms

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10 Easy Busy Bags for Toddlers (Using Pegs, Pom Poms & Play Dough)

October 19, 2020

Alright. I’m just going to admit it. I’m obsessed with our train table! One of my most popular blogs over the years has been my Kmart Table Hack, so I thought it was time to share all of the wonderful things you can do with it! Many years ago on Lilly’s first birthday, my mum

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Why I’m obsessed with our Kmart train table

January 22, 2017

Today I’d like to share a beautiful ocean themed small world that my husband set up for our 2.5 year old! We recently got home from a wonderful week-long road trip down to Sydney and back to Brisbane. During our trip, we stopped and explored at many different beaches, but our favourite was at Coff’s

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Ocean Themed Small World Tub

June 6, 2016

I’m always on the lookout for engaging, hands on ways to learn sight words. One of the favourite activities in my Prep classroom was always sight word fishing!

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Sight Word Fishing Tub

August 30, 2015

 Even though my teaching career has only been short, I had always felt most comfortable in Prep. This is probably because it was all I knew during the early days of my career. As some of you may know, I taught Prep for two years with my very own class and absolutely loved it! That

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Guided Drawing and Creative Writing Lesson