Finally spring is here! I always find the last few weeks of winter the hardest and I can’t wait for the blossom to appear More
One question that I am repeatedly asked by my little ones is “why does it rain?” It may appear as an easy question, but More
This week’s activity was something slightly different; we decided to do something that was related to their development of S.T.E.M. skills, which stands for More
As the advert for the RSPB says, “Let’s make a Home For Nature”, we decided to spend part of our Sunday making a recycled More
This week I wanted to do an activity that was slightly more geared towards my eldest charge. He loves doing anything creative; he asks More
Time to get started on some Valentines crafts. Our first one of the year, paper plate threaded hearts, is a nice simple, but sweet More
Do you need a simple, but cute idea for a homemade Valentine’s card? Well, look no further. I was wracking my brain for an More
EC and YC don’t know about these Valentine’s Bubble gum Machine, they are my Valentine’s gifts to them. So shhhh, it’s a secret. Make More
Over the past few years I have seen (mainly from America) lots of ideas for presents from children to other children in their class. More
Recently I was doing a craft that involved using craft sticks and I ran out of a certain colour that I needed, it was More
Last year I started decorating some water bottles to use in a DIY bowling game. For some reason I put them to away and More
There are literally hundreds of ways to play with marbles, and here are just a few of my favourite fun things to do with More
I have always liked the Lunar New Year; I think having spent my earliest years living in South Korea obviously had some sort of More
I haven’t had that much fun with children doing crafts in such a long time. Don’t get me wrong we always enjoy ourselves, but More
We love playing with water beads here. They are just so relaxing. I can’t wait to use them with BB, but because of the More
Years ago we made lavender salt dough that could be put into draws and cupboards to make clothes smell nice. As it has been More
These cone Christmas trees are super simply to make. Hopefully they’ll also be sturdy enough to last being put in storage so that they More
Pour painting is extremely satisfying to do, albeit rather messy. I am super happy with how these pour paint decorations turned out. You literally More
I saw this great Abstract Christmas card idea on Pinterest, it would have been fun to make, but I knew that my charges would More
During October I saw this awesome Instagram post on painting using turmeric mixed with hand gel over some bicarbonate of soda mixed with water. More
Our resident craft expert Nanny Anita has been busy creating the ultimate Christmas crafts for kids – inspired by our favourite magical storybox and More
You will need: A jam jar Sand paper Modelling plasticine Distilled water (tap water
These sugar biscuits are one of my favourite recipes. I normally find sugar biscuits too sweet, but these have almond extract in which really More
Pinterest is such a great resource for ideas. I have had some wonderful Christmas crafts pop up on mine for months now, and these More
Tonies has a wonderful Christmas collection of stories to listen too, here are is a potato snowflake printing craft to do while listening to More
To make your own Scandinavian gnomes you will need…
Make sure that you follow my Christmas board on Pinterest, and don’t forget to pin it for later. Is there anything better than the More
Until I was 4 years old I lived in other countries, most of which were strict Muslin countries so they didn’t celebrate Christmas, which More
It has been a while since I set up an imaginative play scenario. This pet parlour imaginative play set up was just what BB More
It seems like over night BB has started pulling himself up on everything and cruising around the furniture. I love to watch him do More
Did anyone else love making little books when they were younger. I certainly did, and my charges, especially YC, love making them. The problem More
Yes, I know noughts and crosses can be played with just a pencil and paper, but it is still fun to make up a More
I do like really simple art projects that look like they are harder than they are. My charges see them, ask about them, then More
We love to make play dough; I love to play with it while it is still warm. Over the years we’ve made lots of More
Although are time after school is super busy at the moment, I always try to make time to do a craft around Remembrance Day. More
For a while I have been trying to wrack my brains for the perfect craft for Remberence Day. I didn’t want a piece of More
You have to admit there is something really unique about Bonfire Night. To me it has a special atmosphere to it, and once it More
Learning to use scissors is a really hard process. A child has to have the hand strength to open and shut the scissors while More
One of our favourite types of sensory boxes to do involve water beads, we love the feeling of them, playing with them, but also More
Woo hoo the half term holidays have started! That means lots of time for crafts and activities. To start everything off we made some More
A simple Halloween decorating idea is to print out some pictures to stick on your windows to create some spooky silhouette decorations. Make sure More
During lock down painting rocks and then putting them in parks and woods for people to find seemed to be the thing to do. More
During breakfast one morning my 4-year-old charge asked why I wanted to keep an empty cereal box, I replied I wanted to make a More
What would Halloween be without a few mummies around? You just can’t go wrong with them. This year we have been making some moveable More
I saw these moving eyes pictures from Pink Stripey Socks a few years ago. They immediately made me think of the portraits and busts More
Looking through Pinterest I came across countless pins about non-carve pumpkin ideas. I only wish that I had enough time and pumpkins to try More
It has been a while since I have made some play dough, so making a Halloween play dough tray was the perfect excuse for More
We started these Halloween clay decorations way ahead of the game this year! YC wanted to play with some clay with her cousin during More
Here are two great Halloween arts and crafts posts, perfect for half term. Make sure you follow my Halloween board on Pinterest for more More
As origami designs go, this origami flapping bat is one of the easiest that I have made. It doesn’t take long to make one. More
