on December 5th, 2010%
This craft was meant to be. We’ve wanted to have a go at spinning art for a while, so last week I went out to try and buy a salad spinner. As we were intending to get it covered in paint I didn’t want to spend a fortune on one but in . . . → Read More: Salad spinner painting
on November 28th, 2010%
Do you have a nativity scene your children can play with? Advent begins today and I know my girls will spend December dressing up as kings, reading Christmas story picture books and generally bursting into a round of Away In A Manger at any opportunity. We have a beautiful nativity scene which . . . → Read More: Junk model nativity
on November 25th, 2010%
Did you see the marble painting we did yesterday? It was great roly-poly fun and we decided that instead of just adding to our picture gallery we would use the designs to make a shape garland.
We had lots of chat about which shapes we would use and decided to stick with circles, . . . → Read More: Shape garland
on November 24th, 2010%
We love marble painting. We love the crazy patterns you can make, we love the roly-poly fun and we love how vibrant the final paintings are. Marble painting is a good craft activity to try with children who usually prefer action play to something artistic – you might just find that this . . . → Read More: Marble painting
on November 21st, 2010%
Following on from our faces book, how about trying to draw self-portraits?
Drawing Self- Portraits
Sit your child in front of a mirror to let them have a really good look at themselves. With young children you can name the different parts of their face and have them pull funny faces. Encourage . . . → Read More: Children’s self-portraits
on November 18th, 2010%
There are opportunities for scientific learning everywhere. When your children are tired and it’s cold and dark outside, you may think hot chocolate and toasted marshmallows are just for comfort – but no! Science in action! Let them discover a little about heat and solids. Pop a marshmallow onto a skewer, light . . . → Read More: Marshmallow science

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