DIY Activities & Play
Unleash creativity with our DIY activities and play ideas. Explore fun, engaging projects and games for kids that are easy to make at home. Discover crafts, educational play, and creative ways to entertain and bond with your little ones.
Aussie Dad Builds $10,000 ‘Up’ Cubby House
A Canberra dad has taken his son’s obsession with the movie Up to new heights, crafting a spectacular kids cubby house replica of the animation’s […]
How to Make Edible Sand for Sensory Play
Babies love sandpits, but they also want to eat all of the things, which makes for little mouths full of sand. So one canny mumma […]
21 busy boards for fine-tuning motor skills
‘Busy’ takes on a whole new meaning when there’s a toddler in the picture. With boundless energy, enquiring minds and fingers that want to poke […]
Mum and Daughter’s Delightful Chalk Art Adventures
Who knew a few sticks of chalk and one clever mumma could transport a little girl on all sorts of wonderous adventures. Abbey Burns Tucker […]
7 Tips for Enjoying Backyard Fun with Kids
There’s no place like home, and waiting beyond our familiar walls is a whole new world of adventure, exploration and joy – right in our […]
23 egg carton crafts that are easy as can be
Transforming everyday objects into a masterpiece with our mini-me is one of life’s simple pleasures. And if the crafting keeps those fidgety fingers busy for […]
Book Review: The Kids’ Book of Paper Love
The Kids’ Book of Paper Love : Write. Craft. Play. Share. Irene Smit and Astrid van der Hulst Unplug, unwind and lose yourself in papercraft. […]
DIY lift-the-flap family board for toddlers
A crafty mum has come up with a sweet way to not only re-use common baby items that are usually thrown away, but help her […]
9 ways to celebrate Chinese New Year with kids
Kung Hei Fat Choy! Friday marks the start of Chinese New Year and the beginning of the year of the horse. Those born this year […]
Clever Kmart mud kitchen hack
We’re all about ripper Kmart hacks and this transformation takes a storage bench from drab to a fab mud kitchen is brilliant. Lisa Trevaskis shared […]
Grandma’s Epic Kmart Cubby Mansion Hack
The world’s best grandma has revealed her ultimate Kmart cubby hack, supersizing the popular playhouse by joining two to create a Kmart cubby mansion that’s […]
17 DIY big-ticket presents the kids will love
If you want to give your kiddo a gift that money can’t buy, the answer is to DIY! Perfect for those bigger items, a pressie […]
Parents’ perfectly pink Cozy Coupe car makeover
Old fashioned elbow grease, a couple of trips to Bunnings and a clever mum and dad have turned a bargain secondhand buy into a little […]
Yes, It’s Playdough. Yes, You Can Eat It.
No matter how many times you tell the tykes not to eat the play dough, somehow the salty, squishy substance always ends up getting a […]
The $5000 DIY Cubby Built by Aussie Parents
Be still our beating hearts, we’ve fallen head over heels for the most impossibly beautiful cubby. This isn’t just any DIY playhouse – it’s more […]