Luckily I have a space enthusiasm on my hands so when nursery asked her to make a space ship or rocket out of recycled items to go with their weekly topic she was so unbelievably excited. I mean what better ‘homework’ than that? (If you can call it homework at 4 years old? I am not sure I want to!)
When it comes to Easter Bonnets, well craft in general actually, I am all about the understated. How to make something easy and effective with the help of children and perhaps maybe even beautiful whilst you’re at it and I am all ears! I am also a big fan of letting children make things themselves, which, I hear you say, may not go hand in hand with beautiful and understated! Well I am here to tell you that it can…with the right persuasion. And by that I mean surrounding them with the right tools for the job.
Every year since Eddy and I met (that’s 12 Christmas’s now) we have had a home made advent calendar. Originally that was because I didn’t eat dairy so he would make me one filled with after eights and other treats and I would make him one filled with Ferrero Roche or Mars bars. In fact … Read more