Flower Power (in your mud kitchen and beyond)
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
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…
From little things, big things grow!
This holiday season has been a bumper time for this little business. So many consults (yay!) and lots of installs for the new year. As things gets busier, I’m still…
Clay | A fun first introduction (warning – its’ messy ;)
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…
Gemstones + Crystals | #unexpectedtoys
GEMSTONES + CRYSTALS are this week’s #unexpectedtoys. 1) They are eclectic, beautiful, and they bring good vibes to your space (all the wins). 2) They are a lovely play invitation…
Loose parts in the sandbox | #unexpectedtoys
It was out with the mud pies and stews today, and in with ravine digging, ramp building, and car racing. Today’s #unexpectedtoys were wood offcuts and old bricks. I took…
Mud Kitchen Treasures (thanks, autumn)
Autumn is wonderful for so many reasons - cute vintage knits, no mosquitoes, zero reason to shave, and plentiful nature treasures for your mud kitchen*! We have an old metal…
The ‘Thoughtbarn’ Playhive you’re going to NEED!
Many many years ago before we had kids, I discovered Thoughtbarn's amazing 'Playhive'. It was love at first sight and I always dreamed of building it at one of the…
DIY Nature Tray | #unexpectedtoys
Created using a drawer found on the side of the road, scrap pieces of plywood for the dividers, and this mirror from Amazon (I made two identical trays). This tray…