A simple, calming Morning Circle Time routine for preschoolers and homeschoolers with 5 gentle activities, free printables, and toy and resource ideas to start your day off right.
STEM - science, technology, engineering, and mathematics - builds critical thinking and problem-solving through hands-on exploration.
Oskar's Wooden Ark is one of the sponsors of the Early STEM Education Awards 2026 with Little Scientists Australia, celebrating educators who make STEM accessible and joyful for young learners.
Welcome to the Oskar's Wooden Ark Colour Lab! Are you looking for fun and simple science activities to enjoy with your kids? We have two colourful STEM Experiments for you that have all the WOW factor but are simple to set up.
Discover how bookish play - using your children's loved books as a starting point - helping children build vocabulary, comprehension and storytelling skills through hands-on, imaginative play.
Perfect extension to Book Week, or any time of the year!
No Playsilks at home? No problem at all. Some of the most beautiful gifts we've ever seen were wrapped in things pulled straight from the linen cupboard — a favourite tea towel, a length of muslin, a well-loved bandana. Add a sprig of something from the garden, a strip of recycled kraft paper decorated by little hands, and the result is something truly special.
The water (and colour) moves up the paper towels through a process called capillary action. The gaps in the fibers of the paper towel act like capillary tubes and pull the water upwards. This is a similar process to water climbing from a plant’s roots to its leaves.
Treasures From Jennifer is a beautiful small business run by Jennifer and her husband Joe in the US. All their products are handmade from only the highest quality wood and they have created a stunning collection of educational resources. When...
SumBlox are one of the best open-ended learning tools to visualise the concept of numbers. David B. Skaggs, the SumBlox inventor, created SumBlox when he realised that not all children are into maths games and some have trouble understanding and...
