Heart and Circle Animal Pictures Nanny Anita 13 February, 2019 Arts & Crafts, Blogger, Living A few years ago I made a heart pattern busy bag. We still have that busy bag, and pull it out around Valentine’s every year. This year I thought I would build on that idea and turn it from a simple pattern ma...
Valentine’s Sugar Paintings Nanny Anita 11 February, 2019 Arts & Crafts, Blogger, Living I first came across sugar painting during one of my first lessons at Norland. I have to confess, I haven’t actually done it since that particular lesson. Which is a shame, because it does produce beautifully gl...
22 Valentine’s Crafts and Activities Nanny Anita 9 February, 2019 Activities and Days Out, Arts & Crafts, Blogger, Living Here are all my Valentine's crafts and activities in one place for you: Crafts Marbled hearts Melted crayon hearts Heart pattern pictures Paper plate threaded heart Hama bead heart mobile Pap...
Simple LED Circuit Valentine’s Card Nanny Anita 6 February, 2019 Arts & Crafts, Blogger, Living If there is one thing I was never particularly good at at school, it was physics. I was great at biology, and pretty good at chemistry (except for balancing equations). But physics, ugh, that was not my topic....
Valentine’s Themed Play Dough: An Invitation To Play Nanny Anita 4 February, 2019 Activities and Days Out, Arts & Crafts, Blogger Time to start on this years Valentine’s activities! It has been a really long time since I’ve made play dough. Over Christmas BB was given a Playdoh set and now he is always asking for roll-roll, that is his wa...
Pom Pom Blowing Activity Nanny Anita 30 January, 2019 Activities and Days Out, Arts & Crafts, Blogger, Living This pom pom blowing activity for toddlers is a fun little game to play with them when you have 5 minutes to spare. Not only is it a fun, but it also has benefits in developing oral motor skills. Make sure y...
Mini Hand Warmers Nanny Anita 28 January, 2019 Arts & Crafts, Blogger, Living Does anyone else suffer from the cold? Don’t get me wrong, I much prefer cool weather to hot, but my hands and feet suffer so much during the colder seasons. I spend large parts of my day trying to stop them fr...
DIY Birdseed Feeder to Celebrate RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch Weekend! Nanny Anita 23 January, 2019 Activities and Days Out, Arts & Crafts, Blogger, Living To celebrate the annual RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch this weekend, I've put together this brilliant DIY birdseed feeder for the kids. Be warned - before we get started this activity takes PATIENCE! It will work, y...
Loo Roll Pictures Nanny Anita 21 January, 2019 Arts & Crafts, Blogger, Living This year I want to do more pieces of art on canvases. That way we can hang them on the wall properly. We did it with our balloon art pictures a few years ago, and they are still hanging in the playroom. To ...
3 Basic Magic Tricks For Kids Nanny Anita 16 January, 2019 Activities and Days Out, Arts & Crafts, Blogger, Living This year for EC’s birthday he did a magic workshop. He has been into learning magic tricks for the last few years. My knowledge of tricks is rather limited. When I worked for Disney Cruise Line I did have to g...
