14 Ways To Discover Art with a 14 Month Old

Toddlers are so much fun! They're really becoming their own person, with mini attitudes and all the curiosity and wonder in the world!

It can be a bit of a trial getting used to a mini tornado in your house if your child was a quiet baby-but honestly it's fun!

There are so many different ways to play with and engage your tot!

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Jingle Bell Painting {Toddler and Preschooler Christmas Craft}

The bright summer sun sits high in the sky, the air is warm perhaps a touch on the hot side, the smell of the sea drifts in and the taste of salt hits my tongue. 

I can hear the soft jingling of bells, smell yummy gingerbread and hints of peppermint. 

Excitement and happiness and a tiny bit of stress are all around. 

It’s Christmas!

DIY Photo blocks {Baby Block Play}

Welcome back to another post in our Playful Baby series! This year we are hosting a new series about none other than baby play! From playspaces to heuristic play and even paint… we want you to feel comfortable playing with your baby. By the end of the next 12 months you will have an arsenal of baby play ideas! You will have the knowledge and understanding to continue learning and growing with your baby through play. This month we are sharing block play ideas!

Magic in Light {Baby Light Play}

Hi all! It's Ashlee from Loving Naturally back again. Welcome to another Playful Baby post!

Light can some times be taken for granted, it's not until we are in the dark that we truly appreciate the magic and wonder that light brings. Turning a wall into a puppet show or a pumpkin into something spooky.

For a toddler exploring light is just as magical. Little A loves light torches, they can keep her entertained for hours, hiding under the bed shining it around. 

 

Sticky Nature Wall {Baby Nature Play}

Hi all lovely mumma’s out there! It’s Mumma Lozz here and I’m excited to be bringing you another blog. In May in the playful baby series the focus is on nature. Exploring nature is fantastic for children’s learning and development. Exploring nature supports their physical, social, emotional and sensory development, just to list a few. The benefits are endless. 

Mess Free Painting {Painting with Babies}

Hello readers Ashlee from Loving Naturally here once again, to touch on the topic of painting: in our case painting with an energetic, wall drawing, toddler.

Clean the House and Entertain Baby At The Same Time {Painting with Babies}

Welcome back to another post in our Playful Baby series! This year we are hosting a new series about none other than baby play! From playspaces to heuristic play and even paint… we want you to feel comfortable playing with your baby. By the end of the next 12 months you will have an arsenal of baby play ideas! You will have the knowledge and understanding to continue learning and growing with your baby through play. This month we are sharing painting ideas!

An Invitation to Create {Process Art with Plastic Bottles}

We love process art, here! It has so much educational value, and allows the girls to explore their environments with their senses, express themselves through the creative arts, problem solve and make discoveries. Process art is exactly what it sounds like, it's not about creating a finished product but rather about exploring and enjoying the process.

It's this love of process art, that makes me so happy to be taking part in the Process Art Monthly Challenge, with other like-minded bloggers! Be sure to scroll to the end of this post and check out the links below to see how others are exploring with plastic bottles this month!

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Teach your Kids to be Kind with this Book {Kindness Elves Book Review}

Hi, Mummy Lozz here. This month I have had the absolute pleasure of reviewing a beautiful story; The Story of the Kindness Elves.

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Natural Playdough

Happy New Year! I'm launching mysef into the new year and back into blogging by sharing with you our Natural Playdough recipe!

This activity was actually done for Lemon Lime Adventures's 12 Months of Sensory Dough series. Unfortunately, I dropped the ball and didn't get it published in time! Sorry Dayna!

Exploring hammers and crayons {Crayon Process Art}

We love process art, here! It has so much educational value, and allows the girls to explore their environments with their senses, express themselves through the creative arts, problem solve and make discoveries. Process art is exactly what it sounds like, it's not about creating a finished product but rather about exploring and enjoying the process.

It's this love of process art, that makes me so happy to be taking part in the Process Art Monthly Challenge, with other like-minded bloggers! Be sure to scroll to the end of this post and check out the links below to see how others are exploring with crayons this month!

Edible Frozen Playdough

Welcome back for another month of  12 Months of Sensory Dough Recipes where several bloggers get together to share the exciting sensory dough recipes and a variety of twists and turns. It is our hope that you will have a one-stop resource for all things Sensory Dough!

This month we are featuring a huge list of edible doughs! That's right playdough that you can eat, taste good, and is moldable!

Book Inspired Play for Toddlers and Preschoolers

One of my favourite ways to create invitations to play, for the girls, is by using a book for inspiration. Unfortunately, it's not something I've blogged about much, although I have plenty of photos of book inspired activities just waiting to be posted!

When Karen, from Raising Little Superheroes, invited me to be a part of her Book Inspired Crafts and Activities series I jumped at the chance!

The activity I'm sharing with you today is a simple one-but like most of our simple activities, it was a big hit with the girls!

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Easy Toddler Pincer Strength Activity {Learning with Foam Stickers}

Welcome back to #toolsforlearning! Every Tuesday an awesome team of bloggers will be taking on the challenge of activities with common educational manipulatives! We want learning to be hands-on, interactive and fun! This week we're featuring Foam Stickers!

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Foam Shapes on the Window {A Simple Toddler Activity}

Whether it's wet and horrible outside, too hot to play outside or you're just looking for a simple activity to keep your tot entertained, this is our favourite, low-prep, indoor activity!

5 Simple Invitations to Play

Since Bubbles was a toddler I've been setting up little areas around our house with 'invitations to play.' An invitation to play is nothing complicated but it has the potential for great learning to occur.

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Outdoor Playdough-A Calming Activity

You don't always have to create a brand new activity to keep your kids entertained and yourself sane. Sometimes it's as simple as finding a new way to play with an activity you already have.

Colour Sorting {Learning with DUPLO®}

Welcome back to #toolsforlearning! Every Tuesday an awesome team of bloggers will be taking on the challenge of activities with common educational manipulatives! We want learning to be hands-on, interactive and fun! This week we're featuring all things LEGO® and LEGO DUPLO®!

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A Fun Toddler Beach Activity

The weather has well and truly warmed up and the Australian Summer is in full force! You know what that means, don't you? It's beach season!

Size and Colour Sorting {Learning with Rainbow Bears}

I'm excited to be joining in with a brand new series this week: #toolsforlearning! Every Tuesday an awesome team of bloggers will be taking on the challenge of activities with common educational manipulatives! We want learning to be hands-on, interactive and fun! This week we're featuring rainbow counters!

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