Rainbow Stacking Stones Nanny Anita 18 September, 2019 Crafts & Activities, Living Stacking stones are meant to be very calming. I didn’t really put this activity together for that reason (although if it helps calm YC and EC when they’re angry then that is a bonus). I put it together as a bui...
Ping pong ball target practice Nanny Anita 26 August, 2019 Activities & Days Out, Blogger, Crafts & Activities, Living BB has always shown a love for using sprayers and has amazing accuracy. He has managed to get me right in the eye many a time while I’ve been doing the washing up. This ping pong ball target practice was one f...
Spy Training: Mission String Maze Nanny Anita 21 August, 2019 Activities & Days Out, Blogger, Crafts & Activities, Living A few months ago EC said to me “Anita, do you remember that time we did the spellings under the table?” It took me a few moments to realise that he was talking about the time I made a string maze under the tabl...
Crayon Printed T-Shirts Nanny Anita 19 August, 2019 Activities & Days Out, Blogger, Crafts & Activities, Living Another great summer activity is decorating T-shirts. I used to do this a lot when I worked in summer camps, although it tended to be the dying them. This week we had my charge’s cousins staying with us, so the...
How to Play Pong Hau K’i a Traditional Chinese Game Nanny Anita 12 August, 2019 Activities & Days Out, Blogger, Crafts & Activities, Living Pong Hau K’i is a traditional Chinese (although it is known by other names in different countries) board game for 2 people. I first saw this game on the blog what do we do all day and thought how good it would...
How To Make Bubble Snakes Nanny Anita 24 July, 2019 Activities & Days Out, Blogger, Crafts & Activities, Living Who doesn’t like bubbles? I think they bring out the child in everyone. These bubble snakes had everyone joining in. Be sure to follow my outside activity boardoutside activity board on Pinterest for more id...
Making Memories with Nanny Anita’s Postcard Diaries Nanny Anita 10 July, 2019 Activities & Days Out, Blogger, Crafts & Activities, Living I've always liked to keep a diary when travelling, so that I can look back on the adventures I've had. I try to make sure that while on holiday my charges keep a diary as well. Not a long one, just a couple of ...
How to Build a Perfect Den Nanny Anita 26 June, 2019 Activities & Days Out, Blogger, Crafts & Activities, Living I had hoped that I could build this perfect den outside for my charges. However, the English weather had other ideas and decided to dump around a months worth of rain in a week. I guess then this den has been t...
Inside Out Stress Balls Nanny Anita 12 June, 2019 Activities & Days Out, Blogger, Crafts & Activities, Living It has been a really long time since we made stress balls. I think I first made some with EC and YC when they were 3 and 5! So quite a while ago. We made cat ones last time. This time BB and I made Inside Out s...
How to Make Your Own Compass Nanny Anita 10 June, 2019 Activities & Days Out, Blogger, Crafts & Activities, Living Learning how to make your own compass is pretty easy, and it really doesn’t take much time at all. Make sure you follow my science board on Pinterest for more ideas. Don’t forget to save the pin for later. ...
