Nanny Anita’s Ice Sun Catchers
This probably works better when the weather is colder as the sun catchers will last longer
Upcycled Plant Pot Bird Feeder
It seems the colder weather has hit, we actually had snow last week! I don’t ever recall getting snow in Autumn before, spring yes, but not Autumn. It was rather a shock. As the colder and wetter weather sets i...
Pendulum Painting
I have seen many pendulum painting activities over the last year and have been waiting for the perfect opportunity to do it. To say that this summer weather has been changeable, is putting it lightly. When the ...
Water Gun Painting
Summertime is the perfect time to take the arts and crafts outside. We have been having lots of fun with this water gun painting craft. Just a warning, make sure that your little ones are wearing clothes and sh...
How To Make Bubble Snakes
Who doesn’t like bubbles? I think they bring out the child in everyone. These bubble snakes had everyone joining in.
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Body Tracing Art Activity
When I was training at Norland one of my placements was at a nursery. We would often get a huge roll of paper and draw around the children. I haven’t done this body tracing art activity for years, so I though...
Mud Pie Kitchen Play
Did you ever make mud pies when you were little? I loved making them, and playing in the mud in general. I remember spending many a summer afternoon sitting in our rock garden trying to make pools and rivers in...
Gardening with Kids
I have been looking forward to Spring since the end of last summer. Not because I don’t like the autumn and winter months, in fact I much prefer them to the summer ones, but because I wanted to do some gardenin...
DIY Bee Hotel
Did you know there are around 270 species of bees in the UK! Out of those 270, 250 of them are solitary bees that do not live in hives. As I am sure all of you have heard, our bee numbers are dwindling. Over th...
Bushcraft: How to Make a Sock Filter
During the summer hoildays EC spent a week doing a bushcraft camp. He absolutely loves that sort of thing. The week afterwards he was telling me about all the cool stuff they had done. It kind of made me j...
