When I was a teenager, I was always writing letters. Before we had smart phones, when landline calls were still really expensive, writing letters was a way of talking to our friends when we weren’t with them, even if we often ended up giving the recipient our letters in a person and sitting quietly while […]
How to Make Sun Catchers with PVA Glue and Food Colouring
Since we bought a bumper pack of food colouring from Amazon, I’ve been surprised how many things we’ve used it for that are totally unrelated to baking! These sun catchers are made by painting on wet glue with food colouring. You could make these pretty marbled sun catchers with liquid water colours too however food […]
Football Themed Learning Resources
We all know that kids learn best when they are engaged. Unfortunately, getting them engaged with their least favourite subjects is easier said than done. With children, having their work themed to something they are interested in can make a big difference to how they engage with education. I’ve previously written about the Minecraft themed […]
Squeegee Painting – An Easy Process Art to do with Kids
We love trying out new methods of getting colours on to paper and so were exited to try out squeegee painting. I initially thought I’d have to buy some squeegees to do this but then Boy Child pointed out that we have squeegees in the car for clearing our windows. We brought them in and […]
Minecraft Learning Resources
I don’t know about your kids, but mine absolutely love Minecraft. I’ve been allowing them some extra screen time lately and almost all of it is spent on Minecraft. I’m really pleased about this because if they’re on Minecraft, I feel like they are doing something worthwhile and it can be great as part of home […]