At home I am always trying to make the regular things in life or normal conversations into learning opportunities and fun activities. 5 minute fun really fits in with my approach to parenting so I’ve decided to take their 7 day challenge with the children and will be sharing the activities we try. So – what […]
A crafty Halloween
With half term upon us we have been doing lots of craft, and with Halloween fast approaching much of this has been themed around that. We seem to have had a run of bad luck on coloring things lately. Crayons snapping, pencils constantly breaking and felt tips drying our far too quickly. This week we’ve […]
School holiday activities: part seven
Welcome to part seven of our school holiday activities series. What sorts of things have you been up to so far? Did you ever play with plasticine as a child? I certainly did and loved the stuff. I used to create tea party goodies for all My Little Ponies and then all the teddies would […]
Partying with Plasticine by Softeez
On 5th August between 2-4pm we will be hosting a Plasticine Softeeze Twitter Party and we would love for you to join us on the #PlasticineSofteez hashtag. There will be lots of opportunities to win prizes during the party and we will be sharing our creations with you as well. This plasticine is great stuff […]
Ideas for creative play
Do your children love to be creative? Do you feel you have exhausted all the drawing, colouring, and crafting options? Are you looking for outdoor creative play options? Here are a few ideas of things you could try: Collect things from the garden, the park or when out on a walk and use them to […]