Fabric upcycle: make a chicken door stop
September 11, 2014 – 5:55 am | No Comment

To make this chicken door stop I used the template kindly offered by Bake and Sew. I adjusted the sizes in mine to make it a little larger by adding 4 cm on each …

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Learn through play: times tables bingo
February 17, 2015 – 6:28 am | No Comment
Learn through play: times tables bingo

The times tables bingo is a fun game to play with as many children as you like. It consists of 12 boards, one for each times table with the results placed at random.  The boards …

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Multiply with hearts
February 10, 2015 – 2:00 am | No Comment
Multiply with hearts

This is a two page printable with a grid of the two times table where hearts are used instead of numbers and another grid with hearts containing the answer. The answer grid can be cut …

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Learning the Periodic Table can be fun
November 19, 2014 – 10:36 am | No Comment
Learning the Periodic Table can be fun

This week’s science topic was The Periodic Table so I had a look around for fun ways to familiarise with the symbols and the concepts of the elements and I found a great board …

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History lessons through play
January 10, 2014 – 2:59 am | No Comment
History lessons through play

Today on one of my inspiration wanders on Pinterest for Chinese new year’s crafts I landed on a fantastic homeschooling blog. Nadine’s paper dolls and paper men, which are free to download, are a great …

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E is for elephant: how to make an elephant out of magazine pages
January 8, 2014 – 4:32 am | No Comment
E is for elephant: how to make an elephant out of magazine pages

  I am very proud of this little elephant made entirely out of magazine pages. All you need is lots of glossy paper (though newspaper works just fine, but it is less colourful), vinyl …

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Family fun events at the V&A
November 9, 2012 – 4:29 am | One Comment
Family fun events at the V&A

You know how much I love museum activities for kids and families and The V&A has a great program at weekends and during half term and school holidays. If you are in London on the …

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Waiting for the Olympic games: make a simple medal chart
July 16, 2012 – 8:58 am | 3 Comments
Waiting for the Olympic games: make a simple medal chart

We are really looking forwards to the Olympic games so while we are waiting we have made a chart to keep a record of the gold, silver and bronze medals for some of the countries …

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Science experiments: surface tension
January 24, 2012 – 7:27 am | No Comment
Science experiments: surface tension

To explain the surface tension to kids you can do a simple experiment. You need a glass, water, an eyedropper and a paper clip. Fill the glass with water to the rim, and then add …

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Learn through play: Kid Science Stanley the Skeleton
October 7, 2011 – 5:51 am | No Comment

Looking around for Halloween songs I landed on a fantastic website Science with Me where you will find songs, science movies, games and fun experiments for kids to learn about science. Whilst I was …

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Times tables game old style
September 14, 2011 – 2:08 am | No Comment
Times tables game old style

During the school year I found many games to help my son learning the times tables. We have used songs, online games and a variety of iPhone apps that make learning easy and most importantly …

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Baking with kids: geography pie
July 22, 2011 – 2:15 am | 2 Comments
Baking with kids: geography pie

My son loves baking and helping me in the kitchen so some months ago we made a jam pie. I must admit we didn’t make the pastry from scratch; it is straight out of a …

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Children’s crafts: L for ladybird
June 30, 2011 – 2:30 am | No Comment
Children’s crafts: L for ladybird

This is a craft from the past, back when my son was learning the alphabet. In one of my few attempts to put some order in the piles of stuff we have accumulated during years …

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