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The benefits of music for your child

November 6, 2020 weezypops Uncategorized

“I would teach children music, physics, and philosophy; but most importantly music, for the patterns in music and all the[…]

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Why Teaching Your Children to Write in Cursive is Important

May 4, 2019 weezypops Uncategorized

Computers have become the main source of writing at present, and according to many administrators there is no need to[…]

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Getting Your Children Involved in Gardening – Bird Watching

January 4, 2017 weezypops Days Out, General Learning, KS1, KS2, Science, Science, Science, Uncategorized, Understanding the World

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

December 20, 2016 weezypops Art & Design, Art & Design, Art & Design, EYFS, KS1, KS2, Uncategorized

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

November 30, 2016 weezypops English Language, KS2, KS3, Literacy, Literacy, Literacy, Music, Music, Music, Uncategorized

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

November 30, 2016 weezypops Art & Design, Art & Design, Art & Design, EYFS, KS1, KS2, Uncategorized

  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

November 29, 2016 weezypops Days Out, English Literature, English Literature, EYFS, General Learning, History, History, History, History, KS1, KS2, KS3, KS4, Literacy, Literacy, Uncategorized, Understanding the World

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

October 30, 2016 weezypops EYFS, KS1, KS2, KS3, KS4, Science, Science, Science, Science, Uncategorized, Understanding the World

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

October 2, 2016 weezypops EYFS, KS1, KS2, Literacy, Literacy, Literacy, Uncategorized

Acrostic poems are a great way of inspiring budding poets by getting them started with the first letter and a[…]

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Sensory Balloons

October 2, 2016 weezypops Art & Design, EYFS, Uncategorized

A great idea from Naomi Claxton. Naomi likes to set her toddler ‘invitations to play’, we think these are wonderful[…]

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Surprise Ball

September 4, 2016 weezypops Art & Design, EYFS, Uncategorized

A quick and easy activity to set up, great for fine motor skills and talking about colours and textures. If[…]

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Bug Hotel

August 8, 2016 weezypops Art & Design, Art & Design, Art & Design, Art & Design, Art & Design, EYFS, KS1, KS2, KS3, KS4, Outdoor Activities, Science, Science, Science, Science, Uncategorized, Understanding the World

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

August 8, 2016 weezypops Art & Design, Art & Design, Art & Design, EYFS, KS1, KS2, Uncategorized

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

June 30, 2016 weezypops Art & Design, Art & Design, Art & Design, EYFS, KS1, KS2, Uncategorized

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

May 31, 2016 weezypops EYFS, KS1, KS2, Literacy, Literacy, Literacy, Uncategorized

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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Upcycled Crayons

May 31, 2016 weezypops Art & Design, Art & Design, Art & Design, EYFS, KS1, KS2, Uncategorized

I love this! Thanks to Clair for another fantastic idea! Fed up of finding bits and pieces of broken crayon[…]

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Homemade Moondough

May 4, 2016 weezypops Art & Design, Art & Design, Art & Design, EYFS, KS1, KS2, Uncategorized

Moondough is fun, mouldable sand; here’s how to make your own at a fraction of the shop bought prices. Thanks[…]

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Glow In The Dark Glitter Jars

May 2, 2016 weezypops Art & Design, Art & Design, Art & Design, EYFS, KS1, KS2, Uncategorized

Something fun for the bedroom (how cool would these be for a space-themed room?) or even to take camping with[…]

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Me in My World

March 31, 2016 weezypops Art & Design, Art & Design, Geography, Geography, Uncategorized, Understanding the World

Do your kids know where they fit into the world? This is a fun activity to help them understand where they[…]

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Puffy Paint

March 1, 2016 weezypops Art & Design, Art & Design, Art & Design, EYFS, KS1, KS2, Uncategorized

This idea from One Little Project really caught my eye. I would have loved it when I was a child[…]

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