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We have been doing lots of valentines day crafts and activities lately. We made cards by using pink and red hearts cut out of paper, green paper for the stems and card, glue and pens. You can write whatever message you want to. This was Freckled Face number 4's card to Daddy! The kids thought [...]
With October being Black History month, the kids have been learning about prominent people in history at school. Freckled Face number 2 has been learning about the person who invented the traffic lights; Garret Morgan. In 1923 he improved the old traffic lights, which just had 'stop' and 'go', and invented the 3-Way Traffic Lights that [...]
How to make fabric pumpkins Recently I had a great morning learning how to make fabric pumpkins. My very talented friend agreed to write a post for me! So here it is! Materials needed Fabric – fat quarter or larger Felt for the stalk Die cut felt leaves (ours were from http://www.lilacsprig.etsy.com) Polyester Stuffing Quilting [...]
So Freckled Face number 4 is loving getting arty and crafty! This morning I really needed to clean the kitchen, so I set up a little activity for her, which she absolutely LOVED and cried when she had finished it! Haha I decided to write the colours on the paper because I wanted her to [...]
Freckled Face number 3 has been learning about owls at school recently, so this weekend we decided to make some owls and go over things we know about them. The kids want to share with you what they did, so here they are! Conker Owls This can get a little tricky for the younger children, [...]
These are such an easy and fun craft to do with the kids! YOU WILL NEED Black card A pot of PVA Glue Lots of cotton buds Skull shapes cut from white paper A black pen WHAT TO DO We drew a face on the skulls and then glued the skull onto the black card. [...]
This craft is so easy and kept the kids entertained for aaaaages! They really enjoyed it. What you need Plastic Cups Permanent Markers. (We used Sharpies) What to do The great thing with this is all ages can do it and you can make the designs as simple or as complicated as you want! [...]
