We are fighting back against the darkness brought with the clock change and making jam jar candle holders to light up our home.
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The Homemade Play Dough Recipe Book
Love sensory play? You’ll love The Homemade Play Dough Recipe Book. It’s a fantastic resource that brings you recipes and ideas for a whole year of play.
The Homemade Play Dough Recipe Book
Play dough is such a beneficial material for children to play with and so versatile that it can be used however old your children are, and whatever their passions might be.
The Homemade Play Dough Recipe Book brings you recipes and play ideas for a whole year of activities. It includes great ideas for sensory and imaginative play, creating small worlds, art projects, and math and literacy activities.
You can buy it now for $9.99.
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Pine cone math station
This hands-on pine cone math station is a great investigation table that invites children to explore estimating, counting, size comparison, measuring weight and length, and recording data in a table – all while having fun.
Twig weaving autumn craft
We make these twig weaving stars as part of our autumn craftings each year. I love the texture of the yarn and they seem to have a very calming effect on the children as they weave! Here’s how to make them:
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Salt dough candle holders for Diwali
Will you be celebrating Diwali with your children next month? I think observing festivals from many different cultures is a wonderful way to introduce kids to the wider world. The festival of lights is taking place on Wednesday November 11th 2015 and a creative way to mark the occasion by making some salt dough candle holders.
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Make a pumpkin house! :: imaginary play
Having the right things, in the right places can really help to spark children’s imagination. Pulling in play dough, art and imaginary play, here’s how to turn a pumpkin into a house!
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Tape resist process art project for autumn
Explore the colours of the season and an interesting art technique with this process art project using tape and metallic paint.
