When you run out of batteries, but you have a few lemons at home. To start, we put copper coins and galvanized nails on different sides of lemons. Then we connected the nail to the copper coin on the next lemon in a line with a wire....

We have made a butterfly with Max from a piece of hard paper that can balance on a tip of a pencil. Now Max is looking for magnets to explain why it doesn't fall.

Meet our new spooky friend for coming Halloween. I glued a sports cap to the center of CD, closed the pop-top and fitted the neck of the balloon over the moving part of the cap. When I am ready to let my ghost to hover, I put it on a...

Experimenting with plastic bottles, straws and water

If you have a balloon and a straw at home, you can make this fun spinning balloon.

Today we made easy-to-make catapults from popsicle sticks and rubber bands for hours of fun. When I showed this catapult to Max for the first time he was very excited to play with it as it looked like an aeroplane. He was a bit...

A quick craft using kitchen foil to make a dream come true toy for Max.

Why not to start a solid foundation in physics in a single afternoon activity learning to balance counterweights? DIY tutorial for making scale using hanger and plastic bottles.

Checking with Alex how strong spaghetti actually is. First, we easily break just one piece but have a look how easy it is to break a bunch of them.

Check out this fun ready-to-zoom-into-space DIY toy that we made.<br/>

Are you ready to roar? Here is a simple craft idea for children with a bit of colouring and a bit of cutting that we have done with Max this morning.

This is, perhaps, the simplest and the funniest magnet fishing game with paperclips! I taped a magnet to a pipe cleaner and attached it to the front of a cap with a clothespin. After that, boys were ready to catch colourful paperclips...

This is an easy-to-make game that gives parents a chance to come up with their own variation that suits their child best. I made 2 plates. The first one was meant for Max with a challenge to make a marble to go thru every number in the...

I love Ferrero Rocher empty boxes, perhaps, even more than chocolates. We use them a lot as trays and for different mess-free activities. Here is a quick tutorial for a homemade toy. I used different colours marble for challenges I plan...

I am not sure how to call these things we have made from straws, but we had a lot of fun with them.

These balloons are perfect for both children tactile sensory play and for stress relieve for grown-ups. We used corn flour, beans, peas and rice, but balloons can be filled with almost anything you have at home.

We used toilet roll tubes to make those creative stamps for more arty fun. I gave Max a chance to make one himself but then I ended up finishing it myself. To make fun last even longer we have switched to black paper, that gave Max a bit...

After Easter egg hunt we were left with loads of plastic eggs. So I made this Montessori-inspired sound set. Max had to match sounds, pairing every red egg with one green egg.

How cool are these light up spooky ghosts? So easy to make and they look super cool. To make them I used empty milk jugs, battery operated lights and baking paper (to make the light spread evenly).

People have been using codes throughout history to keep their messages private and my two little spies needed a way to sent their secret messages to each other too. So I came up with this simple paper plate decoder for them to have fun.

I like trying new exciting things with my boys. So I gave this homemade playdough/slime to Max for a new sensory experience. Have a look at his reaction when he touches it for the first time! The greatest thing about this recipe is that...

I want to show you another way to use an empty chocolate box. This time I've made a sand art box for Alex to draw with a steel ball and a magnet. Two layers of coloured sand and a bit of glitter made the process a bit more exciting for...

This DIY toy is from the time I was a child. It is simple but it could blow the mind a person who doesn't know how it is made. Alex was looking for magnets to explain why it moves that way. All you need to make one is a piece of kitchen...

Nuts and bolts aren’t something you would first think to offer your kid to play with. But they are great for developing fine motor skills and just super fun.