Northam Murals
Northam Murals Table of Contents Northam’s Best Murals If you’ve ever found yourself hunting for a slice of Australian culture that’s off the beaten track, the Avon Valley town of Northam offers a delightful treasure hunt. Renowned for more than its historical significance and picturesque countryside, Northam is a canvas brimming with a vibrant subculture […]
Our Favourite Play Dough Recipe
Our Favorite Play Dough Recipe Our Easiest Playdough Recipe One of Maddison’s favourite things to do is play with play dough, she will sit for hours squishing and squashing the stuff. As an adult the smell reminds me of my childhood and all the fun I had making little worlds and stories out of play […]
2 Ingredient Oobleck
2 Ingredient Oobleck Oobleck: The Mysterious Non-Newtonian Fluid That Dances Between Solid and Liquid Imagine a substance that behaves like a solid when you punch it or squeeze it but flows like a liquid when you gently move your fingers through it. Such a material may seem like a fascinating concept from science fiction, but […]
Sensory Rice and Pasta
Sensory Rice and Pasta Dry Sensory Play Maddison’s favourite thing to do is play in sensory rice and pasta as part of her therapy program. To make it more fun I like to colour the rice and pasta and make it all pretty. I have included the recipe in a free printable download at the […]
WA Kids Have Gone Rock Crazy
WA Kids Have Gone Rock Crazy The Latest Rock Craze It’s 2017 and we have seen the decline of colouring-in, Pokemon Go and Fidget Spinners, as of now WA kids are going crazy for rocks. You may have seen it through Facebook, the news, your local newspaper or you may have stumbled over a […]
A Week of Easter Craft
A Week of Easter Craft Fun Easter Craft Happy Easter Everyone. This week marked the beginning of April’s school break, bustling with excitement and fun! We dove into delightful Easter activities, watching Maddison’s creativity shine through as she expertly crafted a festive hat and skillfully painted a charming ceramic bunny. The craft packs we chose […]
Easy Fork Chicken Craft
Easy Fork Chicken Craft Easter Fork Chicken Craft This week is Easter and Maddison is very excited to go on an egg hunt in the backyard on Sunday. We have had lots of fun doing craft activities this week in preparation for Sunday, and the one she loved the most was the easy fork chicken. […]
Headband Tutorial
Headband Tutorial Poppy Headband Tutorial My daughters favourite thing at the moment is the movie Trolls. Fortunately for her I had some left over tulle after making a tutu today and decided to make a Pinterest inspired Trolls headband for her imaginative play. After school we ventured to Red Dot to find some cheap […]
Welcome to Wheatbelt Kids
Welcome to Wheatbelt Kids Welcome To Wheatbelt Kids Wheatbelt Kids was started in July 2016 as I felt there was a need to have information in one place for residents and visitors to the region. Wheatbelt Kids is my personal community project in between work and family life. Currently Northam, York, Toodyay, Bakers Hill, and […]
Firework Craft To Celebrate The New Year
Firework Craft To Celebrate The New Year Firework Craft We had lots of fun even though it was a little windy. My daughter Maddison and I love paint and all things glittered, but if you want less mess to clean up, aprons and a drop sheet are recommended as it gets a little messy with […]
3 Step Skittles Experiment
3 Step Skittles Experiment Skittles Experiment I’m sure you have probably seen the Skittles experiment all over Facebook and YouTube the past few months just like I have. The rainbow Skittle experiment looked easy, fun and colourful. My daughter MJ and I decided to test it out and had lots of fun while learning about […]
Christmas Craft Week
Christmas Craft Week Christmas Crafts The first week of school holidays always means Christmas craft time in the Wheatbelt Kids house. My daughter MJ and I love to make and create different things to give to our loved ones and decorate the Christmas tree with. This year we saw a few different projects in shops […]