Spring Blossom Printing

Spring Blossom Printing

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

Why Does it Rain?

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

Nanny Anita's STEM Activity

A S.T.E.M. Toothpick Constructions

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

Recycled Bird Feeder

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

Make Your Own Helicopters

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

Paper plate threaded hearts

Paper Plate Threaded Hearts

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

Valentine’s Fingerprint Heart Cards

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

Valentine's Bubblegum machine gift

Valentine’s Bubble Gum Machine Gift

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

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Melted Heart Crayons for Valentine’s Day

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

Craft Stick Treasure Box from Nanny Anita

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

Turn Old Plastic Bottle into a DIY Bowling Game

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

Fun Things To Do With Marbles

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

Lunar New Year Sensory Tray

Lunar New Year Sensory Tray

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

Nanny Anita's Pac Man Shaving Cream Painting

Nanny Anita’s Pac Man Shaving Cream Painting

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

water bead sensory bottle

Water Bead Sensory Bottle

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

salt dough clothes fresherners

Salt Dough Clothes Fresheners

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

easy cone christmas trees

Easy Cone Christmas Trees

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 paint decorations

Pour Paint Decorations

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

abstract christmas card

Abstract Christmas Card

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

Red cabbage christmas painting activity

Red Cabbage Christmas Painting Activity

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

6 Christmas Crafts For Kids To Do While Listening To Their Toniebox

Our resident craft expert Nanny Anita has been busy creating the ultimate Christmas crafts for kids – inspired by our favourite magical storybox and More

6 Crafts to do while listening to Tonies Christmas Collection

Nanny Anita’s Festive Snow Globes

You will need: A jam jar Sand paper Modelling plasticine Distilled water (tap water

How to make Gruffalo sugar biscuits

How to Make Gruffalo Sugar Biscuits

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

nutcracker christmas tree decorations

Nutcracker Christmas Tree Decorations

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

potato snowflake printing

Potato Snowflake Printing with Tonies

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

scandinavian gnomes

How To Make Easy Scandinavian Gnomes

To make your own Scandinavian gnomes you will need…

How to make a christmas cracker

How To Make A Christmas Cracker

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

Polystyrene Snowmen Ornaments

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

pet parlour imaginative play set up

Pet Parlour Imaginative Play Set Up

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

furniture obstacle course for babies

Furniture Obstacle Course for Babies

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

simple book binding

How to Make a Simple Book Binding

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

hogwarts noughts and crosses

Hogwarts Noughts and Crosses Busy Bag

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

line drawing

How to Create a Line Drawing Picture

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

naturally dyed play dough

Naturally Dyed Play Dough

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

Potato printed poppy lantern

Potato Printed Poppy Lanterns

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

pom pom poppies

Make your own Pom Pom Poppies for Remembrance Day

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

Firework Printing Painting

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

monster hair cutting activity

Monster Hair Cutting Activity

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

Halloween water bead tray

Halloween Water Bead Sensory Tray

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

Egg Carton Monsters

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

halloween silhouette decorations

Halloween Silhouette Decorations

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

ghostly stones

Halloween Ghostly Stones

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

monster grabber

Nanny Anita’s Monster Grabber

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

moveable mummies

Halloween Moveable Mummies

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

moving eyes pictures

Halloween Moving Eyes Pictures

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

Nanny Anita's Halloween Craft

Last Minute No Carve Pumpkin Craft with Crayons

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

Halloween play dough tray

Halloween Play Dough Tray

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

halloween clay decorations

Halloween Clay Decorations

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

Nanny Anita’s Ghost Leaves & Hanging Bats

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

origami flapping bat

Origami Flapping Bat

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