This is a fun, easy activity to do with children, especially those who love animals. By using various different materials inside, you can make it a great Sensory/touch and feel Activity and toy. Apart from cutting the box, children can do most of this acitvity themselves and get […]
We loved our wonderful guest post from Undercover Mumsy a couple of weeks ago so much (read it here) that we’ve got another ‘painting in a zip lock bag’ activity to show you: What do you need? Paints (we used ArtWorks Poster Paints from The Works) Zip lock […]
Art and Craft can provide wonderful Sensory experiences for all children, in particular for those with Special Educational Needs. Here are 3 of our favourite Sensory Art and Craft activities for children, please click on the links/photos to find out more: Sun Catcher Sensory Paint Bags Touch and […]
We received our Autumn Craft Monthly Box today through the post and it couldn’t have come on a better day! Not only is it the penultimate day of #CraftWeek on our blog, but it was chucking it down with rain and we were running out of ideas of […]
Mr Panda Inspired Doughnut Making. Guest Post by Filza @mammafilz I am a big fan of reading and the little ladies in my house (1 and 3) love books too. We also enjoy completing crafts connected to stories we have read. Please Mr Panda by Steve Antony is […]
Paint Play (mess free)! Guest Post By Undercover Mumsy (www.undercovermumsy.co.uk) I love the idea of giving my little one paints and letting her creative side show, but then I think of the amount of mess I will need to clean up and it doesn’t seem like a great […]
We love imaginative play (click here for our post on the benefits and more ideas) Castles are so easy to make out of a box and hours of fun! Develops: Language and communication skills- ‘acting out’ scenarios with toys in the castle Fine motor skills- drawing moats, grass and […]
Why are Fine Motor Activities important? Fine motor activities are those that develop and strengthen the small muscles in your child’s fingers, thumb and hand. They are therefore imperative for learning to write, eat with a knife and fork, do zips/buttons on clothes and learnt to do shoe […]
Exciting and fun rainy-day activity to engage children…can even tempt those who say they ‘don’t enjoy crafts’! What will you need? PVA glue + water to make paper mache mix. Strips of newspaper/paper Paintbrush String (to hang it) Balloon Scissors Paint (optional) Adult supervision and help Develops: hand […]
