“The sandpit is boring!” My six year old did have a point. Our sandpit had been neglected for a while and even though I’d pulled all the weeds out and dug over the sand, it still wasn’t very enticing. I suggested a few ideas… “Let’s bring out some animals? Find some old containers and spoons? […]
Reindeer Playdough – an Easy, No-cook, Chocolate Playdough recipe
The kids will love making crazy cute Christmas reindeer with this reindeer playdough set up and free printable reindeer playdough accessories! Try our easy, no-cook, chocolate playdough recipe, which makes deliciously scented brown playdough that is perfect for making playdough reindeer. Then grab our free printable ‘build a reindeer’ accessories and make these super cute […]
Free Printable Christmas Find and Colour Activity
I’ve been saving this Christmas activity for a time when we really needed it. A time when the kids had to wait, or when I needed a few moments of peace, or when they were driving me totally bonkers and it was either do this fun little activity or see your mother’s head explode! Yesterday […]
Five Little Elves Song – Free Printable Puppets
The Five Little Elves song is a fun Christmas counting song that is even more fun when you use our free five little elves printable puppets! This cute Christmas counting song is sung to the tune of ‘Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed’, but this time there are five little elves and they are […]
Easy to Make Christmas Star Decorations
Every year we make something new to hang on our Christmas tree. We really don’t need any more Christmas decorations, our tree is loaded as it is, but it’s become a family tradition. So each year, amid the craziness of dance concerts, piano recitals and the end of the school year, we set aside an […]
Colour Mixing – What kids learn from this simple art activity
“Can I experiment and mix my own paint colours?” My nine year old had been looking through our newest art book, Art Workshop for Children by Barbara Rucci (affiliate link), trying to decide which project he’d like to try first. There are so many interesting ideas and beautiful images in this book, but eventually he […]
Scrunch Painting
A rainy Saturday afternoon means we get out the paints! My kids were intrigued as I set up this simple process art activity, they couldn’t work out what I was doing with all these odd bits and pieces, but as soon as I said ‘scrunch painting’ they got the idea! Sometimes it’s fun to do […]
Water Drop Printing.
There is something magical about the way water beads on waxy surfaces. Add a little colour to the water and you’ve got a cool science meets art activity! Surface tensions is not easy to explain to kids, but it is easy to show them! There are loads of great surface tension experiments and activities you […]
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