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Nanny Anita

Norland Nanny

Nanny Anita is our resident Super Nanny. Having trained at the famous Norland College, in Bath, she has over 12 years experience, working all over the world with children from 2 months to 17 years old. Nanny Anita is an expert when it comes to keeping the little ones entertained and writes a column with Leonora called 'Get Crafty' for Little London magazine. Nanny Anita has been on hand to answer our reader questions, and she provides weekly arts, crafts and activities for families to do with their children at home. She really is a modern day Mary Poppins!

Nanny Anita’s Ice Sun Catchers

Nanny Anita
22 January, 2020
Activities & Days Out, Crafts & Activities, Living
This probably works better when the weather is colder as the sun catchers will last longer
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How to Make Elephant Toothpaste

Nanny Anita
20 January, 2020
Blogger, Crafts & Activities, Living
Elephant toothpaste has been an experiment I have wanted to try for ages. However, I thought getting my hands on the chemicals would be tricky and that maybe it would be too dangerous to do with the kids. Turns...

Mitten Match Maths Activity

Nanny Anita
15 January, 2020
Crafts & Activities, Living
For this mitten match maths activity I tried to keep it in a winter theme to make it easier to get back into our daily maths and phonics session. When my youngest charge saw what I had put out for her to do she...
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Exploring Magnets: A Sensory Tray

Nanny Anita
13 January, 2020
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This exploring magnets sensory tray was inspired by BB when he was playing with a train set. He had discovered that a magnetic pen would attach itself to the magnetic couplers on the train. He was fascinated by...
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Cardboard Gingerbread Men

Nanny Anita
23 December, 2019
Christmas Activities, Crafts & Activities
My final craft of 2019! It’s been quite a year. I thought I would finish with cardboard gingerbread men. If you’re like me, then you’ll probably be getting a whole bunch of parcels in the post at the moment. Wh...
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Snowflake Drawings

Nanny Anita
18 December, 2019
Christmas Activities, Crafts & Activities
I love these snowflake drawings.  I saw them on Pinterest by the Kitchen Table Classroom and fell in love.  They are a fun activity to do at home and to make into a busy bag and take it out and about with you. ...
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Christmas Present Sensory Tray

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16 December, 2019
Christmas Activities, Crafts & Activities
If there is one part of Christmas that young kids can be left out of; it’s wrapping gifts. I get all excited when I am wrapping at the thought of how my friends and family will react to their present. YC and EC...
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Paper Plate Snow Globe

Nanny Anita
11 December, 2019
Christmas Activities, Crafts & Activities, Living
It was about 6 years ago that I made snow globes with EC and YC, now all these years later I am making it with BB. Well, not a typical snow globe, a paper plate snow globe. I think that BB would probably end up...
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3D Paper Baubles

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9 December, 2019
Christmas Activities, Crafts & Activities
For the past few years I have made paper decorations to decorate the playroom. They aren’t normally ones I involve my charges with, as I like to surprise them on the 1st December with it all. This year I have b...
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Nutcracker Christmas Tree Decorations

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4 December, 2019
Christmas Activities, Crafts & Activities, Living
Pinterest is such a great resource for ideas. I have had some wonderful Christmas crafts pop up on mine for months now, and these Nutcracker ones by Fire fires and mud pies really took my fancy. But I thought, ...
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