Author Archives: Alana from Mud Mates

Helping Kids Afraid of Water

Do you know any children who are afraid of water? I certainly do. Both my kids [...]

Handprint Christmas Wreath

Christmas is a great time to get your craft on with your kids. This handprint [...]

Creating a Vegetable Garden with Kids

Ever thought about creating a vegetable garden in your backyard? Kiwi kids love nothing more [...]

Shaving Cream Rain Clouds

This shaving cream rain clouds basic science experiment is easy to create, pretty to watch and provides [...]

Winter Beach Trips

A morning or afternoon at the beach is guaranteed to provide little people with big [...]

Winter Snow Dough

This 2 ingredient Winter Snow Dough is easy to make and so much fun to [...]

Midwinter Messy Madness!

Indoor messy play doesn’t need to mean the destruction of your house! We all know [...]

Fizzing Baking Soda Paint

Baking soda and vinegar experiments are always a huge hit at Mud Mates Headquarters so we [...]

Are Mud Pies Waterproof?

Kids are incredibly inquisitive and want to know everything. ‘Why?’ is a standard question in [...]

Shaving Cream Dyed Eggs

Easter is nearly here – yay! Here’s another fun activity for the kids to help [...]