Take a look, through some of the common species of wildlife that live in the South Yorkshire area around Sheffield and Rotherham.
A recently extended patch of heathland and woodland, neighbouring Wyming Brook.
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Join me on my quest to keep a toddler entertained in my garden and home, using nature as our inspiration with fun, adventure (and a bit of learning!) as the goal.
All the activities are simple using things you can, mostly, find in and around your home, and will be free.
My 2 and ½ year old and I will test out these simple and easy-to-do-at-home activities. We’ll let you know the results, and would love to hear how you get on, too. Hopefully they will help to keep you both entertained (and sane!) as they have done for us.
Enjoy!
Sarah and Oscar x
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A mix between a memory game and a sensory exclusion activity, try this fun challenge out with your toddler, and they can have a go at testing you, too!
A mixture between a science experiment and an art project, this activity will help to engage children of all ages, from discovering how the ice caps melt, to being a simple sensory experience – fun for all the family!
Boggarts are magical creatures that lurk in all kinds of unusual places across Sheffield and Rotherham. Bring a ball of clay to life with some foraged items and create your very own Boggart.
This has become an activity we keep returning to, which is great. Oscar is just learning shapes, so this was a brilliant activity to help him.
As anyone with children will know, things don’t always go to plan. Not something I’d thought of, but turned out to be an absolute win, so we decided to share it with you.
Encourage your budding artist by finding natural materials and creating their very own nature collage.
Join me on my quest to keep a toddler entertained in my garden and home, with nature as our inspiration, and with fun (and a bit of learning!) as our goal.
Make your own mini garden out of things you have around the house and garden.
Get creative and make some noise (and music!) with some home made instruments using household items and things found in your garden or local green space.
Make your own Crown with a few items from around the house, and whatever you find to decorate it!
Get physical with a garden (or house!) obstacle course that will entertain your toddler, and get them doing a great range of movements. Great as a fun lockdown workout.
Depending on the age of your child, this might be an activity you may have to take much more of a lead on the design and creating, but the end result is sure to capture the imagination of all ages.
Get creative, create a work of art, and learn about light and shadow with this simple activity – perfect for a sunny day.
Have fun with some water, and challenge your toddler to think outside the box with this simple but effective science experiment.
Introduce your toddler to the ‘Woolley Worms’. When they’re not looking, hide them – and then show your toddler the empty container – Oh No! They’ve escaped!
It took a few layers for him to notice the effect, but at the end, he really seemed to notice all of the different materials he could see.
The perfect solution to using up those sprouting potatoes we seem to end up with in our veg racks. On your marks… get a spud… GO!!!