Handprint caterpillars- painting with babies
Children did this in lots of different ways. Some had adult help and used their hands, like my example- kindly provided by my 2 year…
Make a fingerprint heart card- good for Valentine’s Day or Mother’s Day
My husband is not the most romantic of fellows, bless him, so imagine my surprise when he presented me with a home made valentine's day…
Easy to make high energy bird feeder
Warning- may contain nuts! I didn't do this at our baby group, because I was worried about nut allergies, but my 2 year old enjoyed…
Use your shreaded paper to make a collage or face
Either a gluing and sticking activity, or a sensory one Some children didn't actually make anything, but just liked to play with the shreaded paper.…
Valentine’s Day/ Mother’s Day heart stencils
This works well when shades of red, pinks and purple paints are all mixed together. What you need: paper card to make stencils scissors…
Make a simple Valentine’s Day/ Mother’s Day card
Can be made using the painting by a very young children What you need: paint in reds, pinks and purple paint brush- or use hands…
Valentine heart potato printing
I was quite surprised how well the heart shape turned out. Rowan really enjoyed this and we now have heart shapes potato prints on some…
Valentine’s Day/ Mother’s Day heart handprint- simple Valentine craft idea
Very simple and easy to do. You could cut it out afterwards and turn into a Valentine's Day card. What you need: red, pink or…
Cotton reel printing: painting with babies
Wheels & tracks - creative babies The children loved experimenting with the paints. Some only used the cotton reels, others used their hands and covered…
Hand and footprint man
Samuel made this when he was about 10 months. It's one of those things we will keep forever. What you need: white card wool or…
Homemade collage calendar
I made this in January as I found the stick on calendars in a sale, but I would have made them before Christmas and given…
Finger painting homemade calendar
Messy, but little ones love it, and there's no preparation! We did the finger painting first, then, when the paint was dry, we added some…
Homemade bauble with lollipop sticks
These are so simple, but look very effective. What you need: lollipop sticks (3 per child)- plain ones are better craft wire glittery bits glue…
homemade paper bauble
Very simple to make and gives your Christmas tree a homely feel. What you need: paper or card in any colour children's scissors glittery bits…
“Santa stop here” door hanger
This is something to make with your little ones just before Christmas. What you need: card. We used white because we had lots of it,…
Make a snowman hat
I think you will agree that Rowan looks super cute in his snowman hat! What you need: black sugar paper white paper felt pens glitter…
Christmas stained glass window biscuits
What you need: 100 grams plain flour 100 grams sugar 50 grams margarine 1 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp vanilla 1/2 tsp milk 1 egg…
Firework string painting
What you need: brightly coloured paint. We used red, yellow, orange and bronze trays string black A3 paper Preparation: cut string into about 50 cm…
patter made from the rollers
Roller printing
Very messy and great fun! What you need: toilet rolls string stapler bubble wrap glue paint trays aprons Preparation: Stick bubble wrap on some rolls,…
Autumn leaf pen pot
What you need: autumn leaves toilet roll tube PVA glue and spreaders Make sure you don't collect the leaves too early, or they will be…