Conker Eyeball Sensory Tray
It is conker time! Every September my charges seem to collet every conker that they see and we end up with baskets full of them. I managed to syphon some off and use them in my conker eyeball sensory tray for p...
Halloween Hama Bead Pumpkins
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 to make more than one. Pity. Instead I changed it to make Hama bead pumpkins. ...
Fizzing Baking Soda Bats Experiment
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 with kids. I only thought to do this because I set up a potions class for BB for an...
Halloween Pumpkin Pairs Game
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 game, but this time it is a Halloween pumpkin pairs game. YC loves to play a cupcake v...
Halloween Melting Hand Activity
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 activities over the years, but this is the first time we’ve done it as ...
Pumpkin Paper Plates with Nanny Anita
What you will need: paper plates, black paper, paint, scissors
Halloween Shadow Puppet Activity
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 that I help out at we were doing shadow puppets. Afterwards she came up to me and said “let’s do...
Pumpkin Ring Toss
There is always part of me that feels slightly guilty when I am carving up a pumpkin. It feels like I am wasting food, don’t get me wrong, I love to carve them and I will probably be carving one in the up comin...
The 10 Best Things To Do This October Half Term
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.
Halloween Silhouette Scenes
These Halloween silhouette scenes are a nice quiet activity. I had one of my munchkins at home sick and when the tv became tedious she wanted to do some art with me. We spent a lovely and quite afternoon doing ...
