Zero Waste Week – Rethink Your Rubbish!

Zero Waste Week Trashless Tuesday

Today’s Zero Waste Week theme is #TrashlessTuesday. This is a challenge for people to have a ZERO WASTE day of your own. Anything you cannot think how to recycle then carry around in a clear plastic bag (well that’s optional). But think about what the trash is that you are producing? Is there no way … Read more

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Mary and Joseph Christmas Craft

There are two things that I believe are really important about Christmas and what makes it really special – and they are spending time with family and appreciating why we celebrate. One of the ways I do this is by making Christmas Crafts in the run up to the big day – which helps really … Read more

The Sad Giraffe

We have been trying to teach our youngest about emotions. Starting with the basics of happy and sad. Our butterfly craft we made as happy and so we made a sad giraffe. He also has limited attention and can be difficult to engage. As he likes routine, I have been concentrating on Toilet Roll Holder Crafts, … Read more

How you can take baby steps to help save the World

It doesn’t take a lot to make a difference – if we all do a little something. This is pretty much the theme of this year’s National Zero Waste Week – which takes place the week beginning Monday 3rd September 2012. The focus is on improving recycling habits and ways you could join in is by:- Finding … Read more

Why you should be careful

Which letter you are learning? This week it is the turn of I or i and I planned to learn about insects, to go outside and look under rocks, and bits of wood etc. Instead we ended up with an injury He fell off such a small wall and ended up with a dinner fork … Read more

Toilet Roll Holders Sheep/lambs

It is such simple activities with children that can be so beneficial to them. In this activity not only were fine motor skills used but we talked too. Apart from the obvious listening & following instruction, we talked about Spring – how adults are called sheep and babies are lambs. We talked about how they … Read more

Christmas Hats

A simple activity to keep the children entertained this Christmas and a lot of fun is to make Christmas hats. They can be as simple or as complicated as you like and then can be worn for the Christmas dinner. Simply get a strip of coloured paper or card and pull it around the head … Read more