Salad spinner painting

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

Junk model nativity

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

Shape garland

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

Marble painting

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

Children’s self-portraits

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

Marshmallow science

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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