Make: butterfly and owl craft kit
Another cold Friday, another fun craft activity for the 4yo!
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Crafts
Make: paper bag puppy puppets!
As regular readers will know, the 4yo isn’t in preschool on a Friday. So, we get to spend the morning together and I always try to have an activity lined up; whether that’s a play date, a trip to the
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Make: kaleidoscope kit
One of the 7yo’s Christmas presents was a kaleidoscope making kit.
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Stars for Matilda Mae
Sunday marked one year since Matilda Mae, the beautiful daughter of Jennie at Edpsire, went to sleep and didn’t wake up. I can’t imagine that we were the only family thinking of Jennie on Sunday, and marking the day in
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Mess: snow painting
Yet again, it’s been cold, blooming cold! Daytime highs of -10C are not conducive to spending much time outside. So, some quick and easy activities are needed to let everyone get a bit of fresh air. But, they need to
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Make: simple paper Christmas tree craft
I have been gathering together a list of Christmas crafts to do with the boys. I’ve been having fun on Pinterest and have been gaining inspiration from lots of lovely blogs. Today has been one of those days and I
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Mess: tuff spot painting
My 4yo remains as keen on messy play as he has always been. Last week he asked if we could get the tuff spot out. I have to admit it hadn’t been used for awhile – life has been busy!
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School project: volcano
A few weeks ago the 7yo came home with his latest school project… They have been studying landforms and each child was asked to make a model of a landform – from lakes to lagoons, beaches to bays, glaciers to
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Make: a colour mixing, colour battle!
The boys have become very interested in colour mixing, the 4yo recently experimented with mixing primary colours in paint. Last weekend my oldest asked if he could have a colour battle. He wanted to see which colour would win when
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Autumn activities: how to make a scarecrow
Do you know how to make a scarecrow? I admit, I didn’t! But, I have now discovered a great fun family activity for a sunny autumn day.
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