salad spinner art

Posted by Ailsa on 6 July, 2012 1 comment

I have been looking forward to sharing this! I saw this idea on Pinterest whilst looking for ideas for plate art and it was one of those activities that made me think “Yes, this is for us, we must try …

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Recycle, upcycle, repurpose…

Posted by Ailsa on 5 July, 2012 2 comments

… Whatever you call it, we took some old plates and made them better!! It was time to get rid of these old plates as the glaze had cracked. We had some little pots of acrylic paint left from some …

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Feet in the paint

Posted by Ailsa on 3 July, 2012 No comment

Yes, you can put your feet in the paint! This activity started out as an invitation to explore tractor wheel patterns with paint. As Annabelle really enjoyed making tracks in the playdough with the her tractors, I thought it would …

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Rainy day picnics…and other assorted fun!

Posted by Ailsa on 2 July, 2012 1 comment

Our recent highlights from yet another rainy ‘Summer’ week! Brabyns Park Before the rain really set in this week, we managed to spend a lovely sunny morning at Brabyns Park in Marple. We love this park – it has just …

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Library Surprises

Posted by Ailsa on 1 July, 2012 2 comments

I am pretty ashamed to admit that my ideas about the library have been proved to be rather out of date! I used to go the library every week when I was younger, and although I enjoyed going, the choice …

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