We get through a LOT of playdough as Harry absolutely loves it! We love using this simple playdough recipe that's made in the microwave. We have as much fun making it as playing with it!
We have been busy making these gorgeous little salt dough snowman Christmas tree decorations. These snowman ornaments were really simple to make and we had a great time decorating them. If you are looking for an easy Christmas craft for toddlers or preschoolers then this is the perfect craft for you!
Work on fine motor skills whilst designing a snowflake or Christmas tree with this fun Christmas themed pom pom activity. Using tweezers is a fantastic way of toddlers and preschoolers strengthening their hands ready for writing.
Aren't these Santa and Rudolf Christmas spoon puppets adorable? This Christmas craft takes 5 minutes to make and is perfect for toddlers and preschoolers.
Daisy (3 months old) had so much fun playing with this foil blanket. Her senses were stimulated by the texture, colour and sound of the blanket and it has become one of her favourite 'toys'.
(I remember Harry loving playing with one at a similar age too!)
Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer had a very shiny nose! Well, a big fluffy red nose in the case of our Rudolph Christmas card! This handprint Rudolph craft is perfect for toddlers and preschoolers as it's both easy and fun!
I LOVE Christmas. Our tree will be up on December the 1st and I can't wait to get started on our Christmas tree crafts.
Here is a selection of our Christmas tree decorations (click on the links):
I LOVE these handprint snowman baubles. They look great on the Christmas tree and are such a lovely keepsake. They make great gifts for family too.
Toddlers and preschoolers will love using this spin art painting technique to make a DIY Christmas greeting card. Each toddler made Christmas tree card will be totally unique and the patterns created by the paint are really effective. It's a great activity to introduce 2D shapes to toddlers as the tree is made up of a triangle with a rectangle pot and star on the top.
Pine cone Christmas tree decorations are fun and easy for kids to make and look really effective. Toddlers and preschoolers will love getting the paint and glitter out to make these sparkly decorations.
Finding stocking fillers for babies can be tricky as baby toys always seem so big! We have searched around and found a selection of baby stocking stuffers that are not only small enough to fit in a stocking, but also baby toys that they will be loved by baby and used long after the holiday season is over. Just scroll down to see our top stocking fillers for babies.
Here are some super easy elf on the shelf ideas to use this Christmas. I have seen some of the AMAZING things that these little elves get up to in other people's homes, but our elf is a little bit lazy and likes to keep it simple! He did report back to Santa that the kids had been very good though (of course!)
These pony bead candy cane ornaments are perfect Christmas ornaments for toddlers to make. They are an easy Christmas craft for toddlers, they look amazing on the Christmas tree and making them helps develop young children's fine motor skills.
Daisy is 3 months old and just starting to become more aware of her surroundings. She loved using her senses to explore an old newspaper.
Autumn leaves are so much fun! When collecting our leaves we spent most of our time chasing each other around and throwing leaves at each other, but we did end up with a collection of leaves which we used for some of the activities below.
After making a collection of Autumn leaves we had fun hiding toy dinosaurs and talking about how they were camouflaged in the leaves. Toddlers and preschoolers will love this simple hands-on learning activity.
Have some messy fun using finger paints to make this painted leaf monster craft. Leaf painting is so much fun, but turning painted leaves into monsters is even more fun!
Using natural playdough, autumn leaves, twigs and acorns we created a playdough jungle. My little boy was able to make marks in the playdough, use his imagination to design his jungle and role-play with his jungle animals.
Mono printing is a fun and easy way of making a poppy craft for Remembrance Day. Toddlers and preschoolers will love getting messy with this fun art technique whilst learning about Remembrance Day.
Handprint pictures always look so cute, especially when they are made with tiny little hands. These handprint picture canvases were made as Christmas gifts for family. Each handprint keepsake has been personalised with a handprint animal on a small canvas.
mmmmmm......these firework iced biscuits are yummy and simple enough for kids to bake! Simply make star shaped biscuits using a basic biscuit recipe and decorated them as fireworks. Firework biscuits are perfect for any celebration whether it be new year, bonfire night or a birthday party.
Painted firework toast is such a fun activity for kids. Toddlers and preschoolers as well as older kids will love this edible artwork! Painting on bread is a simple way to involve children with celebrating bonfire night or New Years Eve. Simply paint firework shapes and patterns on bread, pop the bread in the toaster and your tasty snack is complete.
Get babies and toddlers involved in celebrations like bonfire night and New Years Eve by making them a firework sensory bottle. Sensory bottles are easy to make by recycling plastic bottles and adding small objects from around the house.
Firework playdough is a fun craft and sensory activity to try with toddlers and preschoolers, older kids will probably love it too! We love anything that involves glitter and sparkles so we couldn't wait to get started on our playdough fireworks. This activity is easy to set up and would be great for bonfire night or New Years Eve.
Making personalised paper people with sticker letters is a great activity for learning initial letter sounds. Preschoolers will love making people from their family and finding the first letter of each of their names.
Foam soap is the perfect ingredient for snowy sensory play (and clean too which is an added bonus!) Toddlers and preschoolers will love investigating and exploring the different textures in this small world winter scene.
Decorating pumpkins is always one of the most fun parts of halloween. This year Harry wanted to make a Spiderman, a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle AND a scary face pumpkin.
Toddlers and preschoolers will love going on a name hunt this Halloween. Use stretchy spiders webs and plastic spiders to play a simple name recognition game. Hunting for letters in the spiders web and matching them up with a name card is a fun activity to help with name recognition.
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