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in Embrace Imagination

Prehistoric Toddler World in a Box

26 Feb

I decided that I wanted to make a dinosaur world for Noah…. So we started with a really big box…

in Outdoor Fun

Sunset Fun

26 Feb

We headed to the beach to watch the Autumn sun set & not wanting the day to end we decided to reach for the sun… We took some pictures to keep the sunset forever… We spent the afternoon collecting pebbles & playing in our pop up tent… And as the…
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in Themed Days

St Patrick’s Day, An Irish Themed Day

25 Feb

We decided to celebrate St Patricks day by learning all about Ireland…. Here’s how we did it…. We used empty baby food jars to make our St Patricks Day treats. We simply filled with Rolos & Skittles (gold & rainbow) & topped with marshmallows (a cloud)…. You could replace the…
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in Embrace Imagination

Worry Grubs

24 Feb

We decided to make some worry grubs in an attempt to take any worries away we may have. We used air dry clay wrapped with wool and a matchstick box. You could also use pebbles or small sticks. Here’s how we did it…

in Indoor Fun

Monster Men Bottle Banks

24 Feb

We wanted to make some piggy banks so set about making some alternatives, We bought some bottles of value water for 17p each. We painted our empty bottle with Matt emulsion (because that’s what we had in the garage!) we left a viewing window so we could see our savings…
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in Outdoor Fun

Air Dry Clay Family Tree Totem Pole

24 Feb

We decided we were going to make our own natural totem pole in the forest… We took with us a pack of air dry clay (£3.50 in Hobby craft) to make a totem pole with all our family on it. We also took a pop up tent, flask of soup…
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in Outdoor Fun

Time Capsule Unearthing

24 Feb

We set out to the forest to unearth our time capsules that were buried 4 years ago. We took a pop up tent, flask of soup and some crusty bread. It took us nearly two hours to locate our capsule…oops 🙂 We also walked over logs, made dens and climbed…
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