Father’s Day and Mother’s Day is a time for children to show their love and appreciation for two very special people. A vast industry has grown up around the traditions,…
Decorating biscuits and cakes is a great introduction to cooking with kids. It offers a wide range of opportunities to learn new skills. For example, children have the chance to…
The importance of music in a child’s growth and development should never be understated. It helps develop important listening skills, a keen sense of rhythm and it’s great fun too….
Kids are always told not to play with their food. Happily, some rules are made to be broken. There are many craft ideas to try using pasta and rice and…
Quality play is an essential part of a child’s life. The best example of this is role play. Role play uses a variety of different props that extend your child’s…
They say if you have a carton of eggs, you have a good meal. If you have a carton of eggs, you also have the basis of a variety of…
Kinetic mobiles are an art form pioneered in the early twentieth century by a talented sculptor called Alexander Calder. Kinetic mobiles were used to describe hanging sculptures or moving art….
Few things in life are as satisfying as watching things grow. The craft of growing is often the first experience children will have of combining craft projects with simple science…
Cutting is a basic skill used in nearly all crafts for kids. It’s easy to forget that it’s a good craft in its own right. The First Cuts Very young…