Christmas is a time of sweets. Well it is here. My children do not regularly have sweets and so Christmas is a time when they go mad with them a bit. When I saw a lovely toilet roll holder creation involving Candy Canes on Claire Justine’s Instagram it gave me the idea to make a … Read more
Unlucky for some number 13 of our Christmas TRH Book Advent – let’s keep it simple and not too messy – so we decided to go for a Bauble. It was an idea I had seen to make a Christmas decoration that involved fastenings that I knew we didn’t have (my son tried to make … Read more
For me stories for children are really important because they teach them so many things. The obvious thing is actually how to read, but reading is more than knowing what the words say. It’s about how things have meaning – which is why first reading starts with pictures. Then there’s the joy of learning that … Read more
Nothing says St George’s Day like a Dragon We have been doing some Toilet Roll Holder Craft because my son has a limited concentration span, and I’m trying to encourage expanding this through the use of routine. And also because I like recycling and it has been fun thinking of new ways to recycle them. He has … Read more
Here is a simple Butterfly Craft to make with young children during the Spring. Great for those with short attention spans plus can be used to help with emotions. You can talk about symmetry or the life cycle of a butterfly too. Making the Spring Butterfly What You Need All you need is an old … Read more
Today we made Chicks from TRH (Toilet Roll Holders) as it is the run up to Easter. First we painted a toilet roll holder yellow, cut it in half and glued on a pipe cleaner as a beak Glue on the all important googley eyes Then some feathers Being careful that you do not knock … Read more
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