Flower Vase Sensory Tray
I saw this on Instagram a few weeks ago and thought it looked quite sweet, maybe slightly young for my charges, but definitely one to remember. However, when YC heard about it she was really keen to try this f...
Making Memories with Nanny Anita’s Postcard Diaries
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 ...
Waterdrop Art
During the half term YC and I were having an artsy morning. We got out a variety of materials and started creating. She decided to make a dolls house out of a shoe box, whereas I decided I wanted to try doing...
How to Extract DNA from Fruit
Did anyone extract DNA during biology class at school? I remember doing it at A-Levels when we were looking at DNA. Extracting DNA from fruit is actually a really easy experiment to do at home and fun for kid...
A Simple Friendship Bracelet
EC and I were watching the latest Spider Man movie and he saw that I was making a friendship bracelet while watching it. He was really interested in what I was doing and asked if he could learn to make one. S...
Where To Stay In London With The Kids: Conrad London St James
Situated in a quiet street in iconic Westminster, right next to St. James's tube, the hotel has curated a fabulous family experience for little adventurers this summer.
DIY Marble Mazes
Years ago, I wrote a blog piece called fun things to do with marbles, now I have a new piece to add to add. DIY marble mazes.
Make sure you follow my activities board on Pinterest for more ideas. Don’t forg...
How To Make 2 Different Types Of Bubble Wands
I don’t think I have every come across a child who doesn’t like bubbles. Over the years we have done a number of different bubble related activities. This time we have been making different types of bubble wand...
The One-Word Story Game
When I was working for Disney Cruise Line as a Youth Activities Hostess, I used to do this show up in the tween space called That’s Hilarious. It was basically all about improve. One of the games that we used...
4 Coca Cola Experiments
We have all heard the stories of how if you leave a tooth in coca cola that it will completely dissolve. EC was telling us how he had been doing this sort of experiment at school. Well I don’t have access to a...
