Christmas Pine Cone Angels
I really like reproducing some of the Christmas decorations that I had on my Christmas tree growing up. One of my favourite were these pine cone angels that my parents got in South Korea when we lived there. We...
Paper Plate Christmas Trees
Earlier this year we used did an Easter tissue paper painting activity. The one difficulty with using tissue paper to paint with is that not all tissue paper bleeds its colour out. I was thinking of how to get ...
Threaded Christmas Cards
It is that time again to make some Christmas cards for teachers and friends. Each year I ask my charges how many cards they want to make, and each year that number gets bigger and bigger! This year’s design is ...
Harry Potter Dragon Egg Decorations
Every year we seem to make at least one Harry Potter inspired Christmas tree decoration. At some point I will be able to decorate my whole tree as a Harry Potter themed one. Pretty soon after making last years ...
Nanny Anita’s Christmas Crafts For The Holidays – FREE Downloadable E-Book Inside
INSIDE: Download Nanny Anita's FREE Christmas Craft e-book, a complete guide to SEVEN fab-yule-ous crafts to celebrate Christmas.
Cheerios Bird Feeder
Recently I have rediscovered the yumminess of Cheerios. My parrot also really likes to eat them, she gets very annoyed at me if she sees me eating them and I haven’t offered her any. Chances are she’ll throw it...
Lego Wind Racers: Stem Challenge
Continuing on in our series of stem challenges, I challenged YC and EC to build Lego wind racers.
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Autumn Leafy Hedgehog Pictures
Every autumn I find that my pockets and bags are filled with the remains of leaves that my charges have given to me. This year I have been much better at pressing the leaves as soon as we get home. That way I c...
Remembrance Day Poppy Field Craft for Kids
This craft is to create the poppy fields left on the battlefields across Europe. It is just a small token of remembrance and thanks for all of those who have ever given the greatest sacrifice in protecting this country.
Drop Painting Process Art Activity
Exploring new painting techniques with YC and EC has been one of the best things about lock down. Our newest method was all about drop painting with inks.
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