Blow painting
For this activity you will need: Water Paint Straw Paper Put your paint into individual tubs and add some water to each. Dip a straw into one of the colours and cover the other end of the straw with…
Painting with Salt
For this activity you will need: Salt Paint Black paper Water Paintbrush Glue To begin, paint the PVA glue onto the black paper into whatever shapes you wish. Then, carefully sprinkle the salt onto the PVA glue. Gently tip…
Dish brush Christmas tree art
For this Christmas art activity you will need: Green paint Brown marker Decorations Glue Dish brush To create this Christmas tree L used a dish brush dipped in green paint to get the effect. We kept the shape as…
Lollipop stick decorations
These are very simple to make and are a lovely addition to your festive Christmas decorations, perhaps on your tree. You will need: Lollipop sticks Glue gun Small decorations / glitter PVA glue / pritt stick To prepare the…
Quills and Ink
A few years ago L showed an interest in writing with quills and ink. Rather than spending money trying to buy some quills and ink in a shop or online we went to the local park and hunted for feathers.…
Autumn Trees with cotton buds
As I’ve mentioned in other posts we like to use various objects to paint with for the different effects they give us. Autumn is the perfect time to use reds, yellows and oranges in art. For this activity we used…
Painting with Marbles
Here is another simple but fun activity to do with your toddler / child. You will need the following: Tray Paper Paint Marbles To do this activity we put some paper on the tray. We put some paint into our…
Fine Motor Skill Activity
This simple activity is easy to set up using items you probably have at home already. The only thing you may have to purchase is some sort of toy pliers. We had one from a kids tool kit. L had…
Toilet Roll Stamps
This simple activity is easy to set up and do and simply uses toilet rolls, paint and paper. The toilet roll acts as a stamp. Toilet rolls can be bent into simple shapes, such as a heart, or left as…
Ice Play
Playing with ice is a very simple and free activity that can be a lot of fun, especially in the warmer weather! In the first photo I used food colouring and water and some silicone moulds to create the coloured…