Lego Party Ideas
Little M and Big Y were recently invited to a Lego party. I was secretly looking forward to it more than they were. From my previous Lego post you will remember that Lego is one [...]
Back to School Routines
Many families across the globe are starting a new school year and are facing the back to school routines. Mornings can be a time of panic and I have realised no matter how much planning and [...]
Letter Formation Printable Worksheets
Get your child to form letters correctly from the get go. It is important for the letter to look clear and legible and also equally important that the child learns to start and stop the letter [...]
July 2014
Salt Dough Fridge Magnets
I have been itching to try out salt dough with the kids and wanted to see how pliable the dough is and how practical it is too use with kids. I am now hooked! It is [...]
June 2014
Rock Climbing
Big Y is 7 and currently required to produce larger amounts of handwriting in the classroom for literacy. The frustration often for children at this age is that they cannot write down their thoughts as fast as [...]
Toothpick Construction
Little M wanted to create something with playdough. She had recently done a lot of the traditional playdough play with rollers and cutters. I wanted to work on her finger dexterity and bilateral coordination. So I [...]
May 2014
Ladybird Letters
A trip to Wilkinsons for cleaning products often turns into a craft finding hunt. Although the cleaning product aisle is a few rows down, the magnetic force of the arts, crafts and stationery section is [...]
Soft Playdough
There are loads of blogs around that have been posting recipes for playdough. This two ingredient playdough found on the Kids Activities Blog website seemed like a good one to try. The recipe requires one part hair [...]
Peg Rescue
We have had some lovely weather this past week in London and we usually take advantage of the sunshine by spending time out in the garden. We took out the little splash pool and added [...]
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Blanket Fort
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