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Kids Art Explorers :: Making Puppets

By Cathy James on October 8th, 2012%

Here’s a lovely eco art project that we’ve created as part of our Kids Art Explorers projects.

This month the Art Explorers are seeing what they can create using natural, outdoor materials. You can browse all the ideas already linked up below, and join in and make something with your own children, but first we’d like to introduce our puppets.

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Sticky word play and autumn sensory ideas

By Cathy James on September 16th, 2012%

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If you’d like to have a copy of the weekly play planner delivered straight to your e-mail in box, just pop your e-mail address in the box below. The planner will arrive on a Sunday, ready and waiting with a week’s worth of play ideas for the week ahead.

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Play dough activities: gazillions of ideas for play dough fun!

By Cathy James on June 16th, 2012%

I have enjoyed this Play Dough Pledge week so much! At home we’ve had so much fun with our Play Dough Pizza Parlour and our play dough mandalas. I loved the Play Dough Bakery idea Anna shared with us over at The Imagination Tree and the Play Dough Self Portraits Catherine shared at Sun Hats and Wellie Boots.

But the very best part of the pledge has been having so many of you join in with us. I have loved seeing the posts and photos showing your children trying something new with their play dough this week. You can see lots of them on Read more »

Play dough mandalas – sensory play

By Cathy James on June 14th, 2012%

Yesterday’s Play Dough Pizza Parlour was all busy activity and co-operative playing. Today’s Play Dough Pledge idea is very different. It’s quiet and gentle and sensory and mindful.

My 5-year-old has been ill this week and play dough has come to our rescue. She’s been low on energy but still interested in playing something. She’s also almost lost her voice {the house has never been so quiet} so chatting play was out. This idea for making Play Dough Mandalas came about by a browse through the kitchen cupboards. What did we happen to have that might be interesting and gentle and still stimulating for a poorly girl? Here’s what we came up with.