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Easter bunny craft

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Easter bunny crafts
Looking for a kids Easter bunny craft idea? Here are five different ideas you might like to try – all easy to do and all super cute!

Easter bunny craft #1: rabbit mask

Here’s an idea from my colleague Lesley, which we used at creche this week.

Cut out a rabbit face shape from a piece of card, with lovely big bunny ears. Provide pink noses and ear shapes, black wool for whiskers and black pens or pencils for drawing on eyes. Invite the children to glue, stick and draw to make their own bunny rabbit craft. You could turn this into a mask too – punch eye holes and attach an elastic thread at the sides and the children can wear their creations. [Read more…]

Painting with drinking straws

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The Kids Art Explorers project this month is enjoying a No Paint Brushes Allowed challenge. We’re trying out lots of different ways to use paint and inviting you to join in. The NurtureStore children have been hunting through our art and craft cupboard to find different materials they think will be great to paint with.  We also have lots of other blogs joining in the project and you can see some of the amazing art they’ve been creating below. But first, here’s what we created when we tried painting with drinking straws.

Painting with drinking straws

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Kids Art Explorers: join the new challenge!

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kids artThis year we are undertaking lots of different art experiments. We’re exploring materials, techniques and styles and seeing where our creativity takes us. We’re celebrating the process of art: trying new things, having a go, being daring, making mistakes. We’re interested in how things turn out but much more focused on the fun we have along the way.

Kids Art Explorers Project Three: no paint brushes allowed!

This month the Kids Art Explorers are trying out some painting, with one important rule: [Read more…]

Art for kids: paint play

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Art for kids can be hands on fun with the simplest of ingredients. My girls find it so hard to resist putting their hands in the paint, so why not encourage it and let them enjoy some sensory play. Try these suggestions to add in some maths and literacy play too. [Read more…]

Top ten pinterest boards for kids art and craft

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Oh boy, is Pinterest popular right now. I can’t quite believe how many of you came to check out my Top Ten Pinterest Boards for Parents. I’ve had lots of feedback saying you found the list really helpful to get to some of the best kids’ resources around, without being overwhelmed by the huge volume of information out there.

I’ve also been asked to collate some more user-friendly guides, so here’s my next round of suggestions: my Top 10 Pinterest boards for kids art and crafts. Follow these boards and you’ll get an amazing source of inspriation for beautiful, fun and easy to do arts and crafts, plus ideas for new materials to try, and tips on how to display all that art you’re going to be making.

Top ten Pinterest boards for kids’ art and craft [Read more…]

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