Pirate Print

As part of our letter learning journey the letter P covered so many things so we covered quiet a bit as we packed and moved house. P covers Pinterest  and this is where I found this delightful idea of a Paint Pirate  handprint originally from Fun Hand Print Art We painted it all on our hand and then … Read more

POP

Although it may well feel like it, P isn’t just for Packing it’s also for POP Bubble wrap is great isn’t it. You can POP with your fingers You can POP with your feet. You can even POP with your toys! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This is part of our letter learning journey brought to you by the … Read more

Bubble Paint – or not

One of the hardest things I find trying to get crafty and creative with the children is a like things to be organised, planned and in a certain way. It’s hard for me to just let the children let their creative juices flow when I have thought of what seems like a brilliant idea. But … Read more

Letter O

Our letter learning journey has brought us to the Letter O I actually discovered that I have to be careful that the words of the things I pick don’t just start with the letter but the sound I’m trying to teach. I did do Owl – (see Owl bags) but it doesn’t actually start with … Read more

Daily Mail Codes July 2012 (get in there before everyone else)

£15pp* holidays: online booking The Daily Mail has teamed up with BreakFree Holidays andVisitEngland so you can explore the UK’s coast and countryside with short breaks from as little as £15 per person* in Autumn 2012 and Spring 2013. There is also stunning summer holiday short breaks from only £49pp** in July and August 2012. *£15 per … Read more

N is for Newspaper

Numbers have been a big feature in this house currently and I did cover numbers when making our owl bags  by making and filling them with number biscuits. I did see an idea (here) where you could introduce how much it would cost to make the biscuits – and then consider whether this cost more or … Read more