Roxanne's Home-based Childcare

Today our activity table transformed into a little city of movement and imagination 🚂🚗🌳

Using train track-patterned washi tapes, the children worked together to design their very own transport world. They carefully positioned the tracks around the table, adding cars, trains, trees, and buildings to bring their city to life.

As the trains travelled around the tracks, wonderful conversations unfolded. Children shared their ideas about trains going to the town centre, mums and dads travelling to work, and even dinosaurs heading off to the playground 🦖✨

This playful experience encouraged creativity and imaginative thinking, while also supporting language development, social interaction, problem-solving, and fine motor skills through hands-on exploration and collaborative play.

It was lovely to see the children so engaged, confident, and excited to share their stories with one another 💛

A slow autumn walk through the reserve, wrapped in golden sunshine and crisp, gentle air 🍂☀️

The children ran ahead with rosy cheeks and bright laughter, exploring every corner of the playground as though it were a tiny world of its own. The swings became their favourite place — little legs kicking toward the sky as they took turns sending each other higher and higher, laughter drifting through the trees like music.

And sweet baby Leelia… completely unbothered by the busy world around her.

She sat quietly upon the earth, soft curls catching the sunlight, carefully gathering pieces of bark one by one. Each tiny treasure was placed delicately onto my hands, onto her little legs, with such tenderness and wonder, as though she had nowhere else to be and all the time in the world to simply exist.

For a fleeting moment, time itself seemed to stand still.

Only golden leaves, warm sunshine, children’s laughter, and the quiet beauty of autumn carrying us softly through the afternoon 🤎

This week for ANZAC Day, we explored learning through nature-based “junk play” 🌿

Using loose parts from our garden and recycled everyday materials, the children engaged with pinecones, cardboard rings, cardboard twine cones, and honey locust seed pods — which sparked lots of joy as they discovered the rattling, maraca-like sounds when shaken.

The children freely explored and created, organizing and displaying the materials in their own unique ways. Dinosaurs made their way into our little “jungle,” alongside moments of counting, music-making, and curious investigation — especially of the fascinating seed pods.

We also came together to make red poppies using paper, gently introducing their meaning as a symbol of remembering people who were very brave and helped protect us.

Through simple, age-appropriate language, toddlers are learning and repeating words like “poppy” and “brave,” building early connections to the meaning of ANZAC Day in a way that is meaningful to them ❤️

Anzac Day 2026
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We will remember them.
Lest we forget.

Water magic painting has been such a hit with the children lately 💧✨

Using just water, the children draw, paint, and watch as colours magically appear on the mat — a simple activity with so much learning behind it. From exploring cause and effect, to strengthening little hand muscles, to building focus and imagination, it’s learning through pure joy.

A calming and engaging experience where children can explore, create, and discover at their own pace 🎨

Nomnomnom little chefs baking Easter muffins 😋🧁

The children absolutely loved this hands-on experience — look at those serious little faces (with some very strict quality control going on 😆).

From naming ingredients to pouring, mixing, scooping and stirring, every step becomes meaningful learning. And somehow… the muffins always taste sweeter when made by their own tiny hands 💛

Happy Easter!

If some children aren’t into sitting down for Easter arts and crafts, this Egg Grabbing activity is a perfect alternative 🐣

Using a simple egg grabber from Kmart, children can have fun picking up Easter eggs from the floor while building body coordination, muscle strength, and hand–eye coordination. It’s engaging, active, and full of giggles!

And the best part? It’s not just for eggs… it works for chocolates too — or hey teachers, sit back and enjoy while the kids help pick up and tidy all the toys off the floor 😆

Messy hands, busy minds, and so much joy!!

The play dough sessions have been a huge hit — all the children absolutely loved exploring and creating with our homemade dough. There’s something so special about watching their little imaginations come to life through simple play.

A highlight was - Jai, who carefully used the heart-shaped cutter to make hearts for his mum — not just one or two… but 11 hearts to take home 🥹 Such a thoughtful and loving gesture. You could see how proud he was of his creations, and it truly melted our hearts too.

These are the moments that matter — creativity, kindness, and love all rolled into one 💫

Soft play is a new favourite in our space ✨ for any age!

Children explored, climbed, crawled, and balanced their way through the soft play setup. This kind of play may look simple, but it plays such an important role in developing strength, coordination, and confidence, as as expressing their emotions and sensory needs through tumble and rough play.

As the children moved through different shapes and levels, they were learning to take safe risks, solve little challenges, and trust their own bodies. We also saw beautiful moments of turn-taking, encouragement, and shared joy 💛

Providing opportunities like this allows the children to learn through movement, curiosity, and play — just as it should be.

Children were captivated by the magic of our light table ✨

With transparent coloured boards and cubes, the soft light and tri-mirror created a beautiful kaleidoscope of reflections. They explored, built, and designed with such focus and patience—carefully balancing pieces and experimenting with colour and light.

A simple setup, but so rich in creativity, problem-solving, and wonder 💛

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