Want to know why every mum (and mom) needs Pinterest, and discover some brilliant boards to follow? I have some great picks for you today as I’m taking part in Pinterest’s PinItForwardUK campaign. Read on to discover my top boards for all things kids.
The benefits of loose parts play
Wondering how to get started with loose parts play? Maybe you want to explain the benefits of loose parts play to parents? Use this guide and printable poster to share the magic of loose parts!
What is loose parts play? [Read more…]
Kids art :: cut, stick, draw challenge
For a fun kids art idea that gets your imagination firing, take the Cut :: Stick :: Draw challenge!
Cut :: stick :: draw :: kids art challenge [Read more…]
Get the NurtureStore free kids apps
Exciting news to start the month :: you can now download one of the NurtureStore free kids apps, which means you can use all our ideas, straight from your phone, any time you need them!
If you’re wondering what to do with the kids tomorrow, you’re planning a playdate, you need some ideas to help your kids with their spellings or you’re stuck in on a rainy day in need of a rescue idea – NurtureStore is here!
Follow these easy-peasy instructions and you can have a nice little NurtureStore app on your iPhone or iPod Touch, which with one click brings you straight here, to see our latest ideas and to dive into our huge archive of kids activities.
How to get the free kids apps
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Bake a snowman :: cake recipe for kids
As we still haven’t been blessed with any snow yet, we decided we would bake a snowman instead. This is a great cake recipe for kids to try. It’s only got three ingredients, it’s a really easy recipe to make and it tastes scrummy yummy. Here’s how to make crispy cake snowmen.
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Top 10 Valentine crafts for kids
Here are our top ten Valentine crafts for kids. We’ve picked our favourite ideas from our Valentine archive to bring you some fun, simple-to-do, hands-on Valentine’s activities. Take your pick from art, craft, baking and sensory play ideas.
Top 10 Valentine crafts for kids [Read more…]
Coloring pages :: snowman printable
I never used to be a fan of coloring pages, preferring to offer lots of paper, pencils and other art materials to encourage the children to create their own art. However along came L, who really loves to colour in and reminded me that there’s fun and benefit in many different kinds of kids activities.
Children’s creativity can be encouraged in many ways – and best of all when you’re starting out with the individual child’s passions in mind. She seems to find colouring in quite meditative and often sings whiles she’s doing it! So, with her in mind, I put together some snowman-themed coloring pages – and I thought you might like them as a printable too.
Coloring pages :: snowman printable
The coloring pages have been put together using PicMonkey. Have you discovered it yet? It’s a photo editing site which I use a lot for photos on the blog, but it’s also a great site to give children a chance to try out some IT skills.
Both B and L like to use PicMonkey to make their own pictures and letters to send to friends. L’s 6-years-old and has found it easy to get the hang of. I set up a blank ‘collage’ and she practises using the mouse to change colours, fonts, do some online writing and use their image bank to make fun pictures. You can use many of the facilities on the site for free or upgrade to get access to everything.
#1 is a simple snowman outline, great for customising with your own hat, scarf and face.
#2 is good for practising scissor skills
#3 is a fun doodle sheet where you can add whatever you can imagine to the winter scene, along with lots of extra snowflakes.
See how glamorous the snowmen – or rather snowladies – are in our house!
( Thanks to PicMonkey for their permission to share the coloring pages with you.)