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Painted peebles 2
Insects, snails and frogs. Used glitter because they were meant to be used in a fairy garden for my little ones. I used acrylic pains as well as acrylic markers and spray for waterproof finish.
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Easter card/picture idea
Use some egg boxes to make this multideminsional card. Cut the egg holders in flower shapes, paint and make a bouquet by glueing the flowers on some card. Add the stems and punch a whole for hanging up.
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Placard making – stay home ideas 9
We’ve taken part in the Scottish CND challenge #windowsforpeace to make a placard and display it in the window. Stamping, cutting and sticking, writing and coloring on a cardboard kept them occupied for hours.
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Stay home ideas 5
Sand play (warning – it gets messy) and painting rainbows for kids to spot on their walks. This depends where you live, some countries put teddies in the window, here in Scotland we have rainbows.
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Stay home ideas 2
Today’s ideas for the kids off school and nursery. 1. Early Easter egg hunt 2. Make & paint your binoculars with two toilet rolls
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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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Painted pebbles
This is the adult version of the painted rocks post. Find or buy a few nice and round pebbles and paint them white or black depending on the background needed. If the background colour is not black then apply the selected colour on white for a more vibrant colour. To paint the bugs and mushrooms…
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Kids stone painting
Summer is here so go the nearest river and gather a few stones to paint with your little ones. They do not have to be perfect. Let your little ones be the artists. Hide them in the garden and use for playing activities.