Home-made Resources

A couple of weeks ago at the Materials Bank they had lots of pieces of MDF wood so I grabbed a few. The roud ones I painted with acrylic paint...

We had a go at making moon sand this week. (I’ve added the recipe to the Recipe Page).  Even though I found it quite fascinating to watch, the children weren’t...

Pentagon Den – Mark II

Our pentagon den underwent a transformation this week and turned into……..a den. Okay not very imaginative, but almost always guaranteed to be a hit.  It was soon filled with blankets,...

Such a simple idea!

I’ve been looking for ages for a table that I can use in the garden for craft activities and that would fold down for storage.  The only ones I had...

Sectioning the sensory table

Although I have provided lots of sensory activities, such as sand and rice, with gutters and tubes connecting trays at different levels, I hadn’t even considered dividing the play area until...

Who was here

Ever wandered past something and thought, someone has arranged that with intent and purpose, but who…..and how come I always manage to miss it……

Window Art (Christmas themed)

Sorry, this is quite a long post as we have been doing lots of experimenting this week with window art! (Only problem with window art, is it proved to be quite...

Playdough Cakes – Week 2

The resources we add to playdough have changed alot in the last few months.  Credit for this has to be attributed toAnna at The Imagination Tree.  She has some really fantastic and...

Simple Spider’s Webs

As it’s Halloween soon and J currently is very interested in insects, I though we could have a go at making some spiders webs.  However some of the children are...

Coloured Spaghetti!

This week we’ve been exploring coloured spaghetti. I’d made a batch for the Childminding Group but kept a little back for mine to explore.  I coloured the spaghetti with food...

Playdough & Kitchen Utensils

This week we’ve been busy exploring playdough with kitchen utensils. I added the resources to our playdough equipment and supported the children whilst they explored.  (Note the children are all...

Water Blob!

I’ve seen water blobs ALOT on the internet lately and they looked too much fun not to give them a try! I wasn’t entirely confident about how successful ours was...