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
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
Paper lanterns are a simple craft to do at any time of the year. I think the last time I made these with my More
Over the past few weeks we have done quite a few Halloween crafts and games, therefore it is high time for a science based More
These craft stick haunted house is a fun craft for kids of all ages. BB and I made ours when he was off school More
I have had a set of glow in the dark origami paper in my art cupboard for a few years now and I have More
Last year we had great fun making some positive and negative Halloween pictures. They are a slightly more complicated craft, so younger children may More
I read about these ghost bombs on the blog growing a jeweled rose . They looked right up EC street. He loves things that More
I have two different ways to make pompom pumpkins. Ours kind of turned into Mickey pumpkins (well there is a big shocker!). Whether you More
About 7 years about EC and I first made chromatography butterflies using coffee filters. Now BB and I are using the same technique to More
I love doing owl crafts, they are such an easy bird to draw. This time we have been making moveable owl puppets. Make sure More
Our box of junk modelling is beginning to overflow and has been begging to be used. I decided to use a couple of boxes More
I have seen these Halloween light jars being made on Pinterest for some time now, and they are just adorable. There are many ways More
If you need a quick and simply Halloween craft for toddlers and preschoolers, then these loo roll mummies are perfect. Make sure you follow More
The other day we had one of EC’s friends over for a science play date – what it is a science play date? Well More
I love how there seems to be a limitless number of things that you can do with bicarbonate of soda and vinegar. So far More
It is conker time! Every September my charges seem to collet every conker that they see and we end up with baskets full of More
EC’s favourite animal is the bat, so every year I try to do some sort of craft bat around Halloween. So far we have More
I was going to try making some Lego pumpkins with my charges, but after a search through all the blocks, there really wasn’t enough More
Last year EC, YC and I spent a very pleasant afternoon making some autumn sun catchers. YC enjoyed it so much she asked the More
I have done this baking soda and vinegar experiment before; this is just a variation of it. It’s always fun and goes down well More
Every autumn I see lots of posts about conkers, painting them, maths activities, and sensory bins etc. But I see little about acorns. Don’t More
A few weeks ago I did a Halloween themed memory game that went down a storm with my charges. Today’s game is another memory More
This Halloween melting hand activity is easy for children to help setup and keeps their attention for a long time. We’ve done many similar More
What you will need: paper plates, black paper, paint, scissors
We’ve done shadow puppets before, we did them for St George’s day a few years ago. Well at a club that YC goes to More
There is always part of me that feels slightly guilty when I am carving up a pumpkin. It feels like I am wasting food, More
I am not quite sure why I am doing a Halloween spider web craft, over the last few weeks my house seems to have More
From rebuilding the city with LEGO bricks to half-term Halloween raves, here are the best ways to spend the October holiday with your children.
These Halloween silhouette scenes are a nice quiet activity. I had one of my munchkins at home sick and when the tv became tedious More
I love carving and decorating pumpkins, but I prefer the non-carve approach because it means younger children can get involved with very little help, More
Marble painting spider webs is a super quick and easy Halloween craft for children of all ages. It was the perfect afternoon filler for More
This Halloween fingerprint silhouette picture is a really nice and simple craft for all ages. It is slightly more involved than some crafts that More
It is always fun to start doing Halloween crafts and activities. This monster blow painting is not only a fun craft for all ages, More
It seems like a good idea to make the most of the good weather, and make some sun catches to capture those last rays More
I have seen these done Halloween 3D spider balls before and thought how cool these looked. Of course I had to get my charges More
I love October, it is by far my favourite month. There is so much going on, and of course there is Halloween to prepare More
We have done this vinegar and bicarbonate of soda experiment in many different forms. It is truly a classic one. This time we turned More
Suddenly, like in the space of a weekend, BB has gone from flitting between activities every minute or so. To being able to engage More
This week EC came home from school and wanted to do some painting. While he was busy doing his own thing and YC was More
