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Slate painting
Same thing as painting pebbles: acrylic markers and sealent spray. I used some broken slates to make houses and an old tile to make a multi-storey block. You can put them in your garden or in a fairy corner.
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Doll on a walk photography project
Walking around the houseand avoiding the parks and other people is not much fun so here is an idea. Take a small doll/action figure and ask kids to take photos with it doing stuff. My little one came with loads of ideas and loved to use my phone to snap some shots. I am sure…
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Chalk ideas
Plenty of ideas out there. Animals, shapes, flowers. The one my little ones enjoyed the most are “be a butterfly” and colour our fence. There’s scope for many hours of work on the fence one.
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Fireworks toilet roll paintings
November and December are full of fireworks. Some people might like them some might not, but one thing is for sure, we all love the colours so we might as well make some of our own. Get some toilet paper and cut strips in the bottom of one end. Make them of different sizes. Dip…
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Leaves impressions project
Get out, gather leaves of all kind then bring them in. Paint one side and stick them to a cardboard then remove to leave their trace. Explain the names of the trees and so on. This one was kept for a long while and admired by many people.
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Toilet rolls Halloween figurines
Reuse some of your toilet rolls by painting them to make phantoms, baths, zombies or cats. You might need some glue, eyes and other bits of cardboard.
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Bubble wrap stomp painting
Here’s an idea for outdoor play on a sunny day. You need an old bed sheet, paints and bubble wrap. Stick the wrap to their feet and get them to step in paint (or use a brush) and run on the sheet. Once the artwork is finished and dried you can use it to protect…
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Wraping paper & card for dad
Here is a simple card and wrapping paper idea for dads. You need a shoe from dad and one from the kid to make some stomps on a paper. For the card use a hand print to make a dinosaur by adding a neck and a head to the palm imprint.
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Coins tracing
I spent ages doing this as a child si I had to try it with my little one. She’ll be better at it when she will lear how to control the pressure she puts when drawing, but she liked it anyway.
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Pens in a box activity
Cardboard boxes are a hit in our house. We use them to contain messy play, we paint or cut them in shapes, hide or build houses. Here’s one of the easiest activity for a child. Put them in a giant box and give them markers and pens.