Transform Your Children’s Art into A Treasured Keepsake with Doodlenest Charlotte Pearl 5 December, 2018 Crafts & Activities, Living I long to be the type of mother who is on top of all her home admin but most of the time I seem to rush around juggling what I have to remember to do on a daily basis! One of the tasks that never gets done, because there is no imminent deadline, is sorting out the children’s artwork
Diet Coke and Mentos Science Experiment Nanny Anita 28 April, 2016 Activities & Days Out, Blogger, Crafts & Activities, Living When I worked for Disney Cruise Line one of the experiments we used to do with the children was the Diet Coke and Mentos experiment; it was part of a show called Super Sloppy Science: Gases and Goos. It was a p...
DIY Bedroom Door Signs Nanny Anita 7 July, 2015 Crafts & Activities, Living Yesterday we spend a really pleasant hour making door signs. To make your own door signs you will need: Cardboard Paints Paintbrushes Glue A selection of materials to decorate with, we used: ...
Letter and Sight Word Maze Nanny Anita 15 April, 2015 Crafts & Activities, Living During the holidays I try to do a little bit of maths and English with my charges, just to help keep everything fresh in their memories. At the moment we have been working our way through a couple of workbooks,...
10 Easter Crafts to Make With The Kids Right Now Nanny Anita 30 March, 2015 Activities & Days Out, Crafts & Activities, Features, Living Make An Easter Garden With the Children to Remind Them What Easter is Really About An Easter garden is more than just a pretty centre piece for your Easter lunch, it is a way to help teach children about Jesus...
5 Little Ducks Maths Activities to Make Your Child Go ‘Ahh’ Nanny Anita 27 March, 2015 Crafts & Activities, Features, Living Every child knows the song about 5 little ducks who went swimming one day, well I used this song to create a maths activity using rocks for the ducks. To make your little ducks you will need: 6 stones ...
Easter Egg Letter Hunt Nanny Anita 24 March, 2015 Activities & Days Out, Living Having complained about having all these plastic eggs left over from last year, it may come as a surprise that I just went out and bought two more packs of them! At least next year I won't be left wondering whe...
How To Make A Mother’s Day Coaster Nanny Anita 12 March, 2015 Crafts & Activities, Living Hard to believe but my family aren't in the habit of giving presents for Mothering Sunday, to us it is a religious event in the middle of Lent to give thanks to the Virgin Mary and for people to go back to thei...
Under the Seas Sensory Bag by Nanny Anita Nanny Anita 21 January, 2015 Activities & Days Out, Crafts & Activities, Features, Living Sensory bags are fabulous way for little ones to explore the world around them. They are cheap to make and easily slipped into a bag to take out to restaurants and places. There are many different ideas that y...
Nanny Anita’s Fun Things to do with Marbles Nanny Anita 24 September, 2014 Activities & Days Out, Living There are literally hundreds of things to do with marbles, and here are just a few of my favourite: Playing Marbles! Seems rather obvious, but the game of marbles will keep children of all ages engaged fo...
