As our babies get older and become toddlers and pre-schoolers, I've noticed that a lot of the really cool bits of parenting come down to providing the little ones with new experiences. Stuff they haven't done or seen before. It's just magic to watch their faces ...

As we all know, reading books to our children is one of the best ways we can spend time with them. Children love to be read to, it fuels their imagination and helps them develop language and comprehension skills. And of course it's lots of fun! But reading is great ...

Our friends at MakeItRuby.com have been busy putting up new activities for dads and daughters. What we like best about their material is that all ideas are aimed at encouraging dads with daughters to get into simple do-it-yourself projects for at home arts and crafts. ...

If you are interested in teaching your children to look after their money well you will like the following activity suitable for children 3 years and older (or whenever you can be sure they don't swallow stuff unexpectedly). If you haven't already got one, get your little ...

Today's activity in our "learning with dad series" is actually a pretty cool game you can play as a whole family. It's a memory game where you show your little champ (or everyone) a selection of objects (e.g. toys, household objects, etc) and then cover them ...

I saw this on the waterfront the other day - what a FABULOUS IDEA!!! One of the companies providing activities at the waterfront offered rides in a giant air bubble. They had these sturdy see-through plastic bubbles that were pumped up with air and kids (up to 40kg) could go ...

This week we are focusing on a very simple activity you can do with your kids - finger painting. But did you know that it helps children fully develop motor skills - all the way from the shoulders to the fingers. And yes ... it can ...

If you're stuck for some decent video clips to watch with your toddler / pre-schooler, check out "Calliou" and his adventures. The Caillou animations are based on the books by Canadian authors Christine L'Heureux and Hélène Desputeaux. Many of the stories just describe everyday activities and situations which means young ...

One of the all-time favourite acitivities of dads with their babies and small children has got to be massaging them. From a very early eage on it's just superb to see how they totally love the feeling of being massaged. Well then again who doesn't like being massaged - why ...

In case you haven't seen the "get dad to reenact a famous movie scene" concept check out the following: I think the concept is great but they could have really pushed it a bit further. So definitely try this at home, but whatever you do ... stay away from reenacting the ...