While math may not be the most enjoyable subject for children at school, there are tons of techniques and skills[…]
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Category: KS1
Jellyfish, Spider & other Creatures
What You’ll Need: Paper plates Pencil Pipe cleaners Paints Glitter Tissue paper/wrapping paper Googly eyes Any other craft items that[…]
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Animal masks
If your little ones are anything like mine, they detest having a mask with elastic strapped on to their face.[…]
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Salt Dough Hand and Foot Prints
A great idea for keepsakes from Kirsty Richards Age : 1-10 Time : 1 hour Equipment: salt, flour, water a[…]
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Stained glass windows
A great, creative idea from Clair Girvan. This is one for school age children, or those close to it. She[…]
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Bird Feeding Station
If you have a window that overlooks a garden it’s a great idea to put up a bird feeder. I[…]
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Easter Egg Alphabet Activity
Thanks to Naomi Claxton for sharing this fun Easter activity with us! You will need: 26 small plastic eggs[…]
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Blobs in a Bottle
Mini Professors Benfleet & Rayleigh have shared this great experiment with us for British Science Week 2017. Check out their[…]
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Water Mark Making
Takes seconds to set up but provides hours of fun Equipment Needed Bucket or container Paint brush Food colouring or[…]
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Getting Your Children Involved in Gardening – Bird Watching
If you’re an avid gardener, you may take pride pulling up weeds, planting seeds or choosing the right stylish bird[…]
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Arts and Crafts Ideas for Every Stage of Your Child’s Development
Arts and crafts are great fun. Children love the creativity and imagination art requires, and getting a little bit messy[…]
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Your Own 12 Days of Christmas
A fun and simple idea that the whole family can do together. We all know the 12 days of Christmas[…]
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No-Sew Sock Snowman Craft
How cute are these? If you’re looking for a really simple Christmas decoration or even a fun gift from[…]
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Learning Doesn’t Have To Be Boring: Educational Trips In London And Essex
They say that travel broadens the mind. It’s true, too, and we can all agree that a voyage away somewhere[…]
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Fizzy Science
Bonfire night is coming up and I thought it would be fun to look for some fizzy, whizzy science experiments[…]
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Halloween Acrostic Poem
Acrostic poems are a great way of inspiring budding poets by getting them started with the first letter and a[…]
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Bug Hotel
Arts and crafts for the garden? We turned a trip to the woods into a materials gathering treasure hunt for[…]
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Homemade Blackboard Frames
Another lovely idea from Claire! Making a blackboard frame. You will need: An old wood picture frame with backing[…]
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Pretty beaded bubble wands
Another great idea from Clair Thienel: We made this super cute bubble wands about two years ago; they always come out[…]
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Reading Bookworm
This idea from chickenbabies.com was originally aimed at getting kids to read throughout the summer holidays, but I think it could[…]
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