Family entertainment is about having fun as a family – this can be with play, crafts, toys days out, watching films, playing computer games etc
World Book Day March 7th 2013 So there was nothing for it but to make an elephant. In the book the Elephant isn’t the normal grey colour. We could have done a multicoloured one but I wanted to keep it simple. The materials are simply a toilet roll holder (TRH), some paint, paper, googly eyes, glue/sellotape, … Read more
Toilet Roll Holder Angels Simple Craft for Young Children We made a face by drawing around the toilet roll holder and cut out the circle. Then we drew the eyes, nose and mouth on. Then we attached the face to the TRH with glue. We made some wings by folding the paper backwards and forwards … Read more
You may have seen these lovely Roses we made from Egg Cartons. Here’s my step by step in photos. I cut the big box into each cup. Here my son had great fun playing with them – stacking, counting etc. Then we painted them. I talked about inside and outside. It’s easier to paint inside … Read more
I wanted a simple activity that would help my youngest develop. So I decided to focus on helping him to learn the colour red. This for me was an obvious choice with Valentine’s coming up. He also used drawing and glueing skills. These can then be used on a Valentine’s card – or make a … Read more
Sometimes as a parent I think you have to re-think your ideals. When our son was 14 he wanted to play violent games that were rated 18. You may be aware that I did my dissertation on violence in children’s television advertisements, and so really was not happy for him to play them. But, it … Read more
Those of you who have been following my blog for a while will know that my 3rd son (who is 5) has been best mates with a lad since they were around 2 years old. Recently his friend has moved away (last October) and so they no longer see each other. His friend turned 5 … Read more
Honestly I’m not very good at this at all, so my photos really don’t do justice to how easy this really is and how good they look. What a great way to recycle cardboard too. Simply cut out two identical circles from cardboard, collect some pine cones, added with a candle, some glitter and some … Read more
These were little kits I bought but could easily be made by cutting out some felt. There was a snowman and a robin kit. It was a simple case of sewing together the two pieces with wool. The holes were already there making it easier for the children. Although I have to admit they … Read more
You may have noticed that we really enjoyed our holiday to Duinrell in Holland. Of course a holiday wouldn’t be a holiday without a trip to the beach! We knew it was a bit of a walk to the beach And there were lots of clear cycle paths it turned out to be about 5km! … Read more
