Memory Pictures: Photo Transfers to Wood Nanny Anita 20 February, 2019 Arts & Crafts, Blogger, Living Over the Christmas period I saw quite a few decorations where you transferred a picture to a piece of wood. They looked pretty cool, but didn’t really want to try them out. Then just before New Year I learned t...
Germ Experiment: What’s Growing On Your Hands? Nanny Anita 18 February, 2019 Activities and Days Out, Arts & Crafts, Blogger, Living Something suddenly hit me the other day while I was getting ready. And it was a possible reason as to why children don’t care about washing their hands. It occurred to me that YC and EC don’t seem to have a pro...
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...
