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in Embrace Imagination· Indoor Fun

Building a Bear Lair

11 Sep

We decided to make an under table bear lair. We have the school bear home to visit so we thought we would take the opportunity to help him feel at home. Here’s how we did it…

in Themed Days

Italian Themed Day

16 Apr

We wanted to have some fun learning some basics about Italy so decided on an Italian themed day.. Here’s what we did.. We painted flags.. We looked at famous Italian paintings and tried to recreate them. We looked at Italian landmarks and tried to build them… Our leaning tower of Pisa We tried our hand at pasta art We bought… View Post

in Themed Days

French Themed Day

16 Apr

We decided to learn a little about France and French culture in a fun themed day. Here’s what we did…

in Parenting Realities

999 What’s Your Emergency? (Life Saving Activity for Kids)

27 Feb

**PLEASE NOTE THIS IS KETCHUP, NO ONE WAS HURT OR INJURED IN THE PROCESS OF THIS ACTIVITY** We decided to have a little role play fun & teach the kids how to call for help if ever they needed to. It was gory and fun and valuable lessons were learnt.’ Here’s what we did…

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 skittles with smarties & serve as a bedtime treat with… View Post

in Outdoor Fun

Freezing Bubbles

12 Feb

We headed out to watch the sun rise on a frosty morning, it wasn’t particularly cold but the grass had a reasonable frost in parts of the shade, no more than a normal frost, it wasn’t frosty enough to create icy puddles. We took some small bottles of bubbles that are used as party favours (a 6 pack in Poundland… View Post

in Embrace Imagination

Fridge Facts

7 Jan

Sometimes children learn without even realising it, relying on the fact that the brain is like a sponge I wanted to try & input some knowledge into them & in a fun & not overly obvious way…. My resolution for this year is to teach my children a new fact every single day. I am achieving this with the introduction… View Post

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