Use these easy book-themed activities to celebrate World Book Day with your children.
Use these easy book-themed activities to celebrate World Book Day with your children.
This Christmas play dough recipe is inspired by the Christmas-flavoured sugar I make each year to go on our Christmas-movie-popcorn.
The sugar smells exactly like Christmas, with a blend of herbs and spices that fills the house with a festive feeling and, as I often have play dough on my brain, I thought why not try it for a Christmas play dough recipe?
Have you ever tried turning your children’s art into a keepsake ragdoll? I think it’s such a special way to capture their drawings and turn them into something they can play with now, and keep as they grow older. And it’s very easy to do.
This creative writing activity invites children to combine art, writing and imagination as they turn a bird craft into the very special homemade book.
Here’s a super cute Easter bunny craft idea that’s easy to make and works great filled with little Easter treats or as puppets for some imaginary play.
Awake up your senses with a zingy lemon sensory tub!
Click to play on the video above to see our sensory tub masterclass. You’ll learn how to make a sensory tub for your children using simple materials, the benefits of sensory tubs for children, and how to use a sensory tub to teach children about math, literacy, science and fine motor skills.
You’ll also see lots of ideas for sensory tub fillings plus find out how to get great printables to add to your tubs. Subscribe to NurtureStore’s YouTube channel to get more sensory play videos!
On dark winter mornings, bring a little zing to your day with this lemon scented sight words sensory tub.
The tub smells so good. It’s energising and lovely to play with, and it’s also great for letter and word practise.
Here’s how to dye and scent the rice and add a literacy twist.
Materials needed:
:: uncooked rice
:: yellow food colouring
:: lemon extract
:: plastic tub with lid or plastic bag
Place uncooked rice in a plastic tub (with a lid) or a large plastic food bag.
Add a drop of yellow food colouring and a little lemon extract.
Put the lid on the tub/fasten up the bag and scrunch, squash or shake until the colour spreads right through the rice.
Lay the rice out over night to absorb the colour and essence and to dry.
Use the rice to fill a sensory tub. Add bowls, spoons and other loose parts and invite your children to play. The lemon smell is so uplifting and gives the senses a boost.
Add in fridge magnet letters to make an alphabet-themed sensory tub. In addition to the zingy smell, the three dimensional shapes of the letters help the children to learn with all their senses.
Children can use scoops and spoons to hunt out the letters.
Can they find the whole alphabet?
Can they find the letters of their name?
Can they spell any words?
At the other end of the day, try our bedtime sensory tub which uses calming lavender to help children chill out.