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…
Autumn art ideas
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…
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…
Autumn leaf wax rubbings
This is really effective and not messy! What you need: Fresh leaves paper thick wax crayons in autumnal colours How to create your rubbing: Place…
Autumn leaf printing: autumn art ideas
What you need: collection of leaves- not too dry or they are too brittle. I picked an hour or so before the session ready mix…
Rowan got stuck in before I could put an apron on!
Autumn leaf painting
What you need: collection of leaves- not too dry or they are too brittle. I picked an hour or so before the session ready mix…
Firework night painting idea
This is one of those activities where the process of the painting is better than the result! I took the photo while the painting was…
Autumn tree finger print painting
You could either do individual paintings, or create an autumn forest. The first picture was the example we did in the toddler group- photocopied A4…
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…
Autumn leaf sponge painting
What you need: paint in autumnal colours pots paper pen autumn leaf sponges (you could make leaf shapes potato prints or make cardboard leaf stencils)…
This was made using bought felt shapes
Autumn Wreath Decoration: Autumn craft idea for children
What you need: card real or cardboard leaves PVA glue ribbon Or you can buy a wreath decoration pack which comes complete with felt leaf…
Marble firework painting
This is very easy to create and very effective. What you need marbles black paper or card brightly coloured paint gold and silver paint (optional)…
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…
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…