So its Autumn and we all know what that means
Leaves are falling, there's acorns on the ground, sticks, stones and many other items you may find in your garden that your child can use to create pictures.
One of the girls at work enjoyed using leaves, acorns etc. to make faces.
You child can use these items to make anything they wanted, or you can go one step further and use them to paint with, create a collage with them and you could even put them in a tub and give children magnifying glasses to look at all the different things that may be on them.
It is creative yet simple and easy.
Wednesday, May 14, 2014
Everyone loves chalk! Right?
Want to make your own?
With this chalk recipe you can even have some fun with vinegar and make your pictures explode.
BUT be warned you may have a hard time removing from concrete.
All you need is cornstarch, baking soda and water.
Mix together equal amounts of cornstarch and baking soda and fill a bottle (I used sauce bottles, the ones you squirt the sauce out of, I will insert a picture for you) 2/3 full and then fill the rest with water, mix well, I used the handle of a paint brush to do this, add some colouring, food dye works best and then let the children use their creative minds and have some fun.
If you want the extra excitement with this, put some vinegar in a squirty bottle and let the children spray their chalk creations and watch them fizz up.
Sauce bottles for the chalk.
Squirty bottles for vinegar.
With this chalk recipe you can even have some fun with vinegar and make your pictures explode.
BUT be warned you may have a hard time removing from concrete.
All you need is cornstarch, baking soda and water.
Mix together equal amounts of cornstarch and baking soda and fill a bottle (I used sauce bottles, the ones you squirt the sauce out of, I will insert a picture for you) 2/3 full and then fill the rest with water, mix well, I used the handle of a paint brush to do this, add some colouring, food dye works best and then let the children use their creative minds and have some fun.
If you want the extra excitement with this, put some vinegar in a squirty bottle and let the children spray their chalk creations and watch them fizz up.
Sauce bottles for the chalk.
Squirty bottles for vinegar.
Sand Fun
Ever wanted to make your own sand?
Well now you can and all you need is flour and cooking oil.
Mix together 8 cups of flour and 1 cup of oil. The mixture should be crumbly, but mouldable.
When I made this at work I didn't really measure I just put it enough flour and oil for the children to have a fair amount each and not fight over it.
They enjoyed playing with it on it's own but after a while they introduced cups and spoons into it.
Well now you can and all you need is flour and cooking oil.
Mix together 8 cups of flour and 1 cup of oil. The mixture should be crumbly, but mouldable.
When I made this at work I didn't really measure I just put it enough flour and oil for the children to have a fair amount each and not fight over it.
They enjoyed playing with it on it's own but after a while they introduced cups and spoons into it.
Monday, May 5, 2014
If you haven't already you need to check out pinterest asap!
It has the best ideas for not only children activities, but for anything and everything.
I absolutely love this website and swear by it.
If I'm at work and need a quick idea for something to do, I will checkout pinterest. It is literally my first stop when I have a mind blank.
So many ideas and so little time.
Get onto it
http://www.pinterest.com
Saturday, April 26, 2014
Scavenger Hunt
Everyone loves looking for treasure so why not write some clue and place them around your backyard for your children to try an solve an find the next one.
I believe 10 is a pretty good number although it is really up to you how many you have.
It may be best to number your clues so the children know if they have the right clue.
You can have prizes at the end whether its just a favourite toy, treat or maybe even something new.
Fire Truck Collage
Wanna build a fire truck?!
Not quite the same as a snowman, but we can do them too (:
Any who I don't really have a way of explaining how to do the collage but here's a pic hopefully you can work it out.
It's basically sticking the pieces on each other, I have also included the templates for your fire truck.
Instead of cutting the middle of the ladder out I just coloured them in, was easier to glue on that way.
Enjoy.
Hungry Caterpillar Painting
What you need; A3 paper Your hands Paint Brush Red, Green, Purple and Brown paint
What to do; Paint the front of your four fingers purple and the palm of your hand green. Then print on your paper 4 times, next to one another. Next paint the back of your index and little finger brown and the back of your hand red. Turn your paper upside down and print above one of the other hands.
What to do; Paint the front of your four fingers purple and the palm of your hand green. Then print on your paper 4 times, next to one another. Next paint the back of your index and little finger brown and the back of your hand red. Turn your paper upside down and print above one of the other hands.
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