Here’s an EGGcellent craft! How to make a dinosaur egg! 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 eye coordination, fine motor skills and creative […]
We have found the most wonderful craft resource this fortnight: Sequin Art*. If you’ve not seen these sets before, have a read because we think they are absolutely fantastic and provide a whole array of benefits to children from developing concentration and patience to fine motor skills. We’ve […]
Summer has arrived and we’ve been trying out some ‘self serve’ craft activities for kids. By ‘self serve’, I mean ones where you can provide the materials on the table and the children can help themselves and create their craft independently (with us there to support when needed) […]
We are learning all about Aeroplanes this week on The SEN Resources Blog with aeroplane themed toy, book and activity reviews. One activity we had great fun doing and I would recommend is the ‘Simple WW2 Spitfire Glider Activity Paper Craft‘ by Twinkl. Perhaps the easiest and fail safe […]
The kids were busy, happy and learning this week with their Weekend Box– an activity kit that fits through your letter box and is full of different activities for children aged 3 plus to do at home. What did we like about it? Range of Different Types of Activities– Some […]
1. Daffodil Craft 👉What do you need: Paper, Paint, scissors, bun cases, glue. 👉What do you do: Cut out the shape of the flower and it’s stem & leaves. Decorate/paint and then add the bun case in the centre. 2. Painting Eggs 👉What do you need? Real Eggs […]
I love making and painting salt dough with children, it’s a great sensory experience for them. It also make children feel very proud as they can do it all by themselves (minus taking it in & out of the oven!) and they can show off their wonderful keep […]
Today we had the exciting task of creating our Christmas Tree! (Don’t worry it’s gone back in the garage until December.) Where did we get the kit from? B Creative sell 4ft Cardboard Christmas Trees (£11.99, or 5 for 35.99 excluding VAT) that you (as your kids) can […]
This is a very easy activity that requires little preparation and can be completed by all abilities and ages. It also produces a visually stunning Sensory art piece for children to look at. What do you need? Greaseproof/tracing paper/similiar. PVA Glue Water Scissors Tissue paper String/ribbon Paint brush […]
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 […]
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