Category Archives: Arts and crafts

One crafty day

Posted by Ailsa on 27 August, 2012 1 comments

One grey and wet day, we didn’t feel like venturing out, so we settled down at home to get crafty – very crafty! We had a rummage through Annabelle’s extensive craft supply and decided that we would make sun catchers, …

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Sensory sand finger paint

Posted by Ailsa on 2 August, 2012 2 comments

What on earth did we do before Pinterest was invented? I could happily spend hours trawling through all the gorgeous ideas for children’s activities, arts and crafts, and organisational ideas. Anyway, one day, this post by The Artful Parent popped …

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Goodbye, Good Luck, Happy Birthday, Get Well Soon!

Posted by Ailsa on 24 July, 2012 9 comments

It seems to be the season for celebrations, commiserations and thoughts for others at the moment, so we made some handmade cards for our friends. Three of my lovely colleagues at school are moving on to new jobs, little Lucy …

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Scissor Skills

Posted by Ailsa on 22 July, 2012 2 comments

Today we indulged in some good, old-fashioned cutting and sticking! Annabelle has been practicing using scissors with playdough and of course, cress, so we had a go at cutting some shiny paper to make a collage. I have been saving …

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salad spinner art

Posted by Ailsa on 6 July, 2012 1 comments

I have been looking forward to sharing this! I saw this idea on Pinterest whilst looking for ideas for plate art and it was one of those activities that made me think “Yes, this is for us, we must try …

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