Take Your Kids On A Colour Walk
Last week's weather turned out to be pretty hideous with gala force winds, which put any plans of extended outside activities on hold. Thankfully, this week has been glorious and we have spent the majority of o...
Nanny Anita’s Pac Man Shaving Cream Painting
I haven't had that much fun with children doing crafts in such a long time. Don't get me wrong we always enjoy ourselves, but this craft combined PAC Man art with sensory play and it just couldn't get ant bette...
Make Your Own Cardboard Box Plane
Final Calling for flight …
My two charges love playing aeroplanes, it is their main game, and results in numerous bags being packed and teddies being taken onto their pretend planes and flown to some very ex...
Make Your Own Activity for Fine Motor Skills Practise
Fine motor skills are so important, without them we would find doing everyday tasks such as doing up buttons and fastenings, cutting, self-care, feeding and writing (to name a few) impossible. Therefore it is r...
An I-Spy Sensory Bottle Game for Kids
I-Spy can either be a great way to pass the time with small children or utterly infuriating. I was playing it recently with my eldest charge (who is 5), but nobody could guess what the object was. Turns out he ...
DIY Bedroom Door Signs
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: ...
A DIY Magnetic Geometric Shapes Activity for Kids
As I was preparing everything for an upcoming holiday I started to take out some of our busy bags that we might need. It was then I decided that, although we have nice collection of busy bags, it was time to ad...
Fun Painting Craft To Do with the Kids Using Watercolours and Salt
Painting with watercolours on watercolour paper is always a fun way to experiment as the paints bleed into each other and create new colours and patterns. If you then add salt into the mix, it brings a whole n...
Turn Ice Cream Sticks into Popsicle Phonics Fun For Your Little Ones
While puzzles are a lot of fun, sometimes taking one on the go can lead to more trouble than it's worth, especially when those little pieces go missing. For this busy bag activity we made our own puzzle that is...
Letter and Sight Word Maze
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,...
