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…
Animal art and craft ideas.
Handprint hedgehog with black paper body
Handprint hedgehogs: painting with babies
I tried this using 2 methods. One, using the child's hand to create a black body, the other, using black paper. Personally, I thought the…
Parrot collage with wiggle eyes!
What you need: white card PVA glue glue spreaders feathers glitter wiggle eyes Preparation: Cut out parrot shapes from the white card. How to make…
Sponge painting
This takes very little preparation, but be warned, it is very messy! What you need: plates or flat bottomed bowls paint in various colours (you will…
Spring lamb
What you need white card - I used A4 cotton wool black marker pen glue (PVA) glue spreaders Preparation Fold the card in half, and…
Paper plate lion
This is really for the older child, but was very popular What you need paper plate yellow paper and yellow tissue paper glue marker pen…
Hedgehog collage
What you need brown card brown wool black marker pen background paper glue and spreaders (PVA would be better than glue sticks) Preparation cut out…
Christmas Rocking Robin – Christmas art idea
What you need paper plates Red and brown paint Red glitter (optional) black marker pen yellow triangular card beaks glue Preparation We drew the black…
Autumn Apple Collage
A very simple idea. We turned our apples into a display, making a group apple tree. What you need brown and green card red paper (various…
Easy painting for babies- butterfly painting
This is such an easy painting for babies and very young children. An old favourite. I remember doing butterfly paintings when I was little! Lovely…