INDIVIDUAL CREATIVE CHRISTMAS CARDS!
I am not keen on mass production cards for celebrations. I appreciate they are cute and that they might be easy when in a setting with many children, but I…
NATURE DOUGH!
We like mixing our resources here and feel strongly that it it brings new learning and interest to familiar activities. play dough is one of those very activities that can…
CRAFTING IN THE GARDEN!
Some days are just craft days. Lots of art and making. Today was one of those days. We all sat outside around the table and worked on our own little…
STARTING SCHOOL MADE EASY! Part 7
Starting school is a huge transition for even the most confident of children. There are so many things that they will have to start doing for themselves and it can…
HOW TO MAKE – CHARCOAL PAINT
We are very lucky to have some very hands on and enthusiastic friends at our Forest School. One of these lovely parents came along with their own activity to share.You…
STICKER ART FOR TODDLERS
Stickers a great tool for little artists. Peeling off the sticker backs and placing them on the paper is a great fine motor skill and gets little hands working in…
PAINTING A GARDEN WITH TODDLERS.
The children have been using nature as inspiration for their painting today. They used different brushes and rollers to make marks on their paper that reminded them of the plants…
TADPOLE ART
Exploring the tadpoles and frog spawn in our pond has lead to some fun art today! Suited ages 1 to after schoolers and all enjoyed the sensory element of using…
MORE PLAYDOUGH EXPLORATION – COLOUR MIXING
Continuing with the current interest in Playdough, I set up the playdough on the table again today and added the rabbits to the accessories. They had been such a big…
EXTENDING OUR BUG LEARNING!
After finding the bug and little "J"'s weekend of bug finding, I decided to extend the learning with making Butterfly paintings. Everyone was keen on a spot of painting and…