Tissue Paper Painting Easter Eggs Nanny Anita 25 March, 2020 Blogger, Crafts & Activities, Living We haven’t done tissue paper painting for years. I think the last craft we did with it was a Halloween one. As BB has never done it before, I thought it would be fun to introduce him to it with these tissue pap...
Black Glue Easter Pictures Nanny Anita 23 March, 2020 Blogger, Crafts & Activities, Living I do love it when a craft turns out so much better than you thought it would. I was excited to make these black glue pictures, but I honestly did not think that they would end up looking as good as they have. T...
DIY Gel Air Fresheners for Mother’s Day Nanny Anita 18 March, 2020 Blogger, Crafts & Activities, Living It is that time again to make some homemade gifts for Mothering Sunday. Over the years we have made a variety of things, this year we have been making gel air fresheners. You might think that it is a bit of a...
Nanny Anita’s LEGO Challenge Nanny Anita 18 March, 2020 Activities & Days Out, Blogger, Crafts & Activities, Living The LEGO challenge is very simple. Each person takes it in turn to name something like an object, animal, plant etc. Then everyone builds it.
Farmyard Sensory Tray Nanny Anita 16 March, 2020 Blogger, Crafts & Activities, Living The weather has been pretty shocking as of late. Today I feel that we have had 4 seasons in a day; we started with snow, which turned to rain, then perfect sunshine, and finally it was blowing a gale by this af...
A Puffy Paint Card for Mother’s Day Nanny Anita 11 March, 2020 Activities & Days Out, Blogger, Crafts & Activities, Features, Living There are a lot of recipes out there for puffy paint that require a microwave, but I managed to find one from the Artful Parent that doesn't require a microwave at all. We decided to try it out for our puffy pa...
How to Make a Junk Model Paddleboat Nanny Anita 9 March, 2020 Blogger, Crafts & Activities, Living As EC is getting older, he is less inclined to take part in the craft activities. Which is absolutely fine, I just need to be better at finding things to tempt him away from the screen. One thing he loves to do...
Clothespin Airplanes for Little Aviators Nanny Anita 2 March, 2020 Blogger, Crafts & Activities, Living Which toddler/pre-schooler isn’t obsessed, in some way, with cars, trains, or planes? My niece loves cars and planes, as does BB. I often have small cars in my bag for him to play with when we are out and about...
Capsicle! Help Save Captain America From the Ice Nanny Anita 26 February, 2020 Activities & Days Out, Blogger, Crafts & Activities, Living Im not going to lie, I am super proud of this activity. Not because of it's coolness factor, but because it appealed to the nerd in me. If you have ever seen/ read Captain America you will know that he spent a ...
How to Make Aqua Sand Nanny Anita 24 February, 2020 Blogger, Crafts & Activities, Living Did you ever play with Aqua Sand when you were younger? I never did. I feel that my mum would have hated having it in the house; she’s not a fan of sand. Aqua sand is very different though, its sand that you ca...
