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Postcard Writing with the Amabie (the Japanese Yokai that can stave off epidemics) | #curatedquarantineideas

By Mandy March 16, 2020Uncategorized

Day one of quarantine with the kids, and we're (knock on wood) off to a good start. I recognize I have a huge advantage in that a) I am primarily…

Flower Power (in your mud kitchen and beyond)

By curatedplayspaces February 20, 2020Uncategorized1 Comment

Did you luck out with a lovely bunch of flowers for Valentine’s Day? A week on they may be ready for the compost, but don’t be too hasty throwing them…

Heavy Work for Kids

By curatedplayspaces January 16, 2020Uncategorized

Let’s talk about ‘heavy work’. 💪 Heavy work is any activity that requires you to put pressure on your muscles and joints as they are moving. During yesterday’s playgroup, there…

To trampoline or not to trampoline?

By curatedplayspaces January 15, 2020Uncategorized

To trampoline or not to trampoline? A solid question for those with kids and yard space. I never thought we would be a trampoline family (although childhood me would have…

Send some Thanksgiving love!

By curatedplayspaces November 27, 2019Uncategorized

This week’s #humpdayhangout (playgroup) was a smaller cozier affair than usual. With Thanksgiving tomorrow I wanted to do something special this week, without pushing racist or harmful stereotypes of the holiday. So…

Create an impromptu obstacle course (outside and in!)

By curatedplayspaces November 23, 2019Uncategorized1 Comment

It may be #Friyay but I’m already counting down the days til next Wednesday and our weekly #humpdayhangout (aka playgroup). We spend the majority of the time outside and the…

Clay | A fun first introduction (warning – its’ messy ;)

By curatedplayspaces November 6, 2019Uncategorized1 Comment

Wednesday’s are for #humpdayhangouts - a weekly play date I host with friends and their little ones. This morning’s session was taken up a notch with an unexpected acquisition of…

A Little Free Library Space Just For Kids | #mylittlehome

By curatedplayspaces June 9, 2019Uncategorized1 Comment

When we bought our house six years ago, the backyard was a jungle of weeds, dead trees, and a dilapidated chainlink fence. Over the years we have transformed it, including…