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Beach fun

Kids love the beach, so when we got the opportunity to spend a day at the beach last week, we grabbed the chance. Off we went, buckets and spades in hand to the beach. In the morning, we went to the local stoney beach and decided to do something a bit different. We took paints. …Continue reading

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Craft box essentials for parents

Most children enjoy some form of art and craft occasionally. Some children love it and would spend hours drawing and crafting, while for others, it’s more of a quick art session before moving onto something else. Some parents love crafting with their children, while others loathe it. Whatever category you fit in, I believe it …Continue reading

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Painting spring flowers

My children love painting, they get very excited when I suggest we get the paints out, so when I heard about the Center Parcs and Tots100 challenge of painting flowers, I knew they’d love to take part. I read Emma Hull’s tips for getting creative and was inspired by her suggestion to “Find materials around …Continue reading

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Spaghetti art

Children love messy play. Messy play is good for them, it teaches them about texture, exploration, imagination, fine/gross motor skills and art. But above all, it’s FUN! However, many mums out there I know are cringing at the thought of all the mess. It can be difficult enough keeping on top children’s mess, let alone …Continue reading

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Heart arts and crafts

As it is coming up to valentines day, we thought we should do some heart arts and crafts. Here is what we had fun doing….. Heart sun catcher These heart shaped sun catchers are very easy to make and the children get to practice their scissor skills. First we cut out heart shapes out from …Continue reading

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Snowmen art

Now christmas has past, but winter is still here, my children are desperate for some snow to play in, but as yet, it’s not happened. So, last week, we decided to make lots of snowmen art. Here’s what we did….. Paper plate snowmen We inserted a clip to attach two paper plates together, painted the …Continue reading

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Fireworks art

As it’s nearly Guy Fawkes night, I thought it would be nice to do some fireworks pictures with the children. Firstly we did some wax crayon pictures….. Wax crayon fireworks pictures The children enjoyed colouring the bright wax crayon colours and then scraping off the black, to reveal the colourful fireworks underneath. It was just …Continue reading

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