Tag Archives: fine motor

Christmas Crafting

Posted by Ailsa on 3 January, 2013 1 comments

It might be a little late, but it’s still officially Christmas for 3 more days so we have a couple of Christmas posts to share! These are our Christmas crafts that we made in the run up to the big day. We …

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Beads for busy fingers

Posted by Ailsa on 18 December, 2012 1 comments

We have been warming up for present and card opening by working on fine motor skills with some threading activities! We tried threading beads onto sticks a little while ago, and this is an activity we repeat quite often now. …

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The one about Lincoln

Posted by Ailsa on 16 November, 2012 None comments

We had a great time in Lincoln recently visiting Annabelle’s Aunty Sharon and Uncle Ian, so I thought we would share some of the fun we had! We had time for a little crafty fun while Dave was on tech …

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Kitchen science

Posted by Ailsa on 8 November, 2012 None comments

White vinegar, food colouring, bicarbonate of soda. So simple, so much fun! This is one of those age-old kitchen cupboard science experiments that I have been looking forward to doing for a while. It was so simple to set up …

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Salt dough leaf prints – in a slightly pop art style!

Posted by Ailsa on 29 October, 2012 1 comments

This was an activity that I was really looking forward to from the start of Autumn and it lived up to expectations – Annabelle loved exploring her Autumn leaves and seeing the details in her prints. I got the inspiration …

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