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 We don't do that many template activities, but when I saw this one last year on Sarah Dean's childminding Facebook page, I thought it was a nice simple activity to…

This week we have been busy experimenting with the marks we can make with combs. I thickened the paint with flour and water and then let the children loose!  (You…

There was lots of experimenting in this activity as we hadn't done it before and eventually we got it right!  I'd seen Salad Spinning Painting on Irresistable Ideas for Play-based…

Well I couldn't just leave this branch there when we went for a walk in the woods - all those thin branches, perfect for threading and decorating! So I put…

We have been busy this week making these cool tin can drums.  I borrowed this fab idea from Jamie as hands on : as we grow. Luckily my can opener leaves…

I couldn't resist making these stress ball balloons when I saw them here.  These are basically balloons filled with playdough, with faces drawn on with Sharpie markers.  These are a great…

This week we have been busy printing with vegetables.  I needed an activity to do at the childminding group on Monday and on Sunday I still hadn't thought of anything…

At the moment we are focusing on growing.  This is part of a move to promote a healthy diet and healthy lifestyles with the children.  I know they are very…

We've been busy today exploring playdough, flowers and seeds.  This is an activity I planned as part of the seed planting and growing we will be doing over the next few months. …

 I've found another use for our tree cookies :-) As well as small world play and construction, I thought we could also use them for threading and lacing.  I had…

 I finally got round to finishing our Brown Bear story sticks.  I'd seen the idea for story sticks a while ago on the internethere and they've been half-finished on the table…

 Here's one of the Halloween themed activities I set up for the children this week.  The idea is that the children use the tongs to collect the spiders in the…