After the success of our Christmas card printing, LBG suggested that we used the same technique to make Valentine's Cards. She will draw a heart on pretty much anything, so this is a great outlet for her talents. One of my greatest triumphs as a parent has been to teach her how to draw hearts. In the first weeks of term she came home in deep despair because her friends could draw hearts and she couldn't. So we took some time to look at how the … [Read more...]
January Discovery table: snow
The Girls grew beyond sensory boxes some time over the summer.They still enjoy them but I don't have a regular one like I did when they were both at home for most of the week. With LBG at school full-time and Dimples three days, they get all that stuff at school. So a few months ago, I started using our hall table- which doubles as a toy storage unit, as an Interest or Discovery table. As events change in the calendar, I simply change the … [Read more...]
The Ultimate A-Z of paper plate crafts: over 150 ideas.
Paper plates are a great tool for crafting with. If you don't know what to do with them, then this is the post for you: an A-Z of paper plate crafts with 150 ideas for how to use paper plates in crafts for all ages. … [Read more...]
Burn’s Night Kilt craft
Burn's Night, celebrated on January 25th every year, has long been a part of my yearly schedule: Dad and Mum attended a Burn's Night supper every year when I was a child. This Burn's Night Kilt craft is a great way of using up the bits and pieces you may have leftover from Christmas, whether it's Christmas cards, wrapping paper, paper chains or packaging. You need: a piece of card strips of paper tissue paper other … [Read more...]
How to make a snake puppet for Chinese New Year
This simple craft uses paper and a pair of chopsticks. Just a few minutes of your time and you will have a dancing snake puppet in time to celebrate Chinese New Year. You will need: thick paper ( I used a gold wallpaper sample.) glue googly eyes a pair of chopsticks optional: jingly bell If you are painting your paper, do this first and leave to dry. Firstly, cut out your paper. It's essentially a very long … [Read more...]
The last weeks of 2012: 366 update
It all got a bit hairy after term ended, with activities and illness and packing. So rather than writing it down, I'll let the pictures do that talking. This is what we did between December 16th and 31st 2012. And the last two days of the year: … [Read more...]
Things to do in Prague with children
We spent Christmas in Prague this year and we've had a fabulous time. There was such a lovely festive atmosphere throughout the city, with Christmas markets, trees and decorations in every square, that it would have been enough just to wander aimlessly through the same squares every day. If you fancy doing a little more, or you aren't in Prague at Christmas, here are a few ideas for things to do if you are visiting the Czech capital with young … [Read more...]
