We’ve been learning about and discussing weather this week. We’ve chatted about it in the car on the school run and then I’ve carried that on with the little boys by talking about the shapes and colours in the sky. We talked about all the different kinds of weather we have and what their favourite […]
Making a mini beast habitat
After a good run around outside and a visit to a local playground today the children were keen to come in from the cold, have a few snacks and a compulsory hot chocolate and do some craft. We’ve found rather a lot of mini beasts in the garden this week so that was on their […]
Making a dragon
We spent some time at the weekend doing a bit of craft. We used a range of things from Bostik around the theme of dragons. Here are some of the things we used. There was a specific request to make “a really huge dragon” which did seem like a bit of a challenge, so we settled […]
Crafting with a toddler
I have written lots about how much the children enjoy craft activities. I’ve always endeavored to start them young and, like cooking, tried to look for ways for even the youngest of children to get involved. I know lots of people wait until the children are older and liable to make less mess but I feel that […]