Category: Arts and Crafts
Rainbows have long been associated with Saint Patrick’s Day, but even more so since those days of March 2020. Rainbows signify brightness, good luck, positivity and a sign of good times ahead. We’ll take all that, thank you very much! ⭐ Draw a rainbow shape on some cardboard (don’t forgot the value of the cereal […]
Valentine’s Crafts are some of our favourites to do because we get the chance to show love for ourselves and for our loved ones. We also love Activities that don’t need too many resources, don’t take too much time and use what you have in the house. These Newspaper Hearts are just that! […]
With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, it is easy to think of it from a couple’s love perspective. But love is so much more than that. It’s so much more than one day. And it definitely doesn’t need any particular number of people. In fact, Love starts with ourselves. Love starts with our children. […]
Autumn is the most perfect time of year to have some outdoor fun and play. Bringing your pickings indoors can extend the activity and fun even more! Sorting leaves is a wonderful opportunity for play based learning. Sort by:🍂Colour🍂Size🍂Type Kids can glue them on as a display, move them around and reuse lots of times […]
We get asked quite often for activities that are suitable for older kids, activities that require more attention to detail and great fine motor skills. And these Pine Cone Bats are just that. Ideal for Autumn and ideal for older hands. Gather up some bits and pieces: Pinecones [the larger the pinecone, the easier to […]
A gorgeous way to celebrate Nature and Magic, Autumn and the impending spirit of Halloween! As always, we like to keep the ideas as open and as simple as possible, so of course feel free to make your own amendments as suits your family best. Collect some leaves and sticks when out and about on […]
There are lots of ideas for making your own sand playdough, and they are all wonderful ideas and great fun for kids. But there’s nothing like keeping it simple too! Collect all sorts of treasures when next on the beach, and use it to add to your play dough at home. Let the kids imaginations […]
Easter Activities that use what you have at home, and are as sweet as this … well, that’s exactly our kind of activity! Take any external wrap / stickers off the egg box (@westcorkeggs are great for this) and use any ribbon / twine / mesh that you have at home to tie around the lid. […]
Kids always enjoy a good Colour Scavenger Hunt! Very little is needed to set it up, so much so that our kids set it up themselves now! You’ll need a page / card / back of cereal box (anything really!) and choose what colours you what to hunt for. Colour the chosen ones onto the […]
Irish weather is not known for is predictability but we can all assume that we will get rain every month at the very least. Let’s shake things up and actually plan for playing outdoors in the rain. Rain doesn’t hurt, it won’t melt us and most importantly it doesn’t have to mean endless hours inside […]
