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Quick and Easy Melted Crayon Art via Lessons Learnt Journal

Quick and Easy Melted Crayon Art

By Pauline On October 14, 2013 · 16 Comments · In Activities for Children, Creative Play, Infants School (5 - 8 years), Infants School (5 - 8 years) Activities, Kids Arts and Crafts, Play, Pre school, Preschool, Primary School (9 - 12 years), Primary School (9 - 12 years) Activities, Toddler, Toddler Activities
I first published a version of this post at Kids Activities Blog  May 13, 2013. At our home, melted crayon art is the no-fail, attention grabbing, fun, art of choice. My sons (and I) love watching crayons melt. It’s exciting, beautiful and oddly therapeutic. Only problem is, the set up for our previous melted crayon [...]
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Prewriting Activity Cotton Swab Painting via Lessons Learnt Journal

Prewriting Activity: Cotton Swab Painting

By Pauline On October 9, 2013 · 13 Comments · In Activities for Children, Creative Play, English, Fine Motor Skills, Handwriting, Infants School (5 - 8 years), Infants School (5 - 8 years) Activities, Kids Arts and Crafts, Play, Pre school, Preschool, Primary School (9 - 12 years), Primary School (9 - 12 years) Activities, Subjects, Toddler, Work, Writing
“Your sons have a really nice pencil grip”. I can’t help but beam ear to ear at such comments about their prewriting skills because these boys, my 5 year old twins, are as rough and tumble as they come. If I could bottle up their energy levels and sell it, I would be a rich, [...]
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Painting Ideas for Kids via Lessons Learnt Journal (1)

10 Painting Ideas for Kids

By Pauline On September 26, 2013 · 1 Comment · In Activities for Children, Infants School (5 - 8 years), Infants School (5 - 8 years) Activities, Kids Arts and Crafts, Play, Pre school, Preschool, Primary School (9 - 12 years), Primary School (9 - 12 years) Activities, Toddler, Toddler Activities
Paint; if you find some in a home, chances are, there are kids around. I find myself collecting all kinds of paints – different colours, different types, etc. I can’t help it. It’s just so beautiful and fun. My kids love playing, creating and exploring with paint. If our paint has made it out of [...]
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Fine Motor Activities Exploring Painting Tools via Lessons Learnt Journal (1)

Fine Motor Activities: Exploring Painting Tools

By Pauline On September 23, 2013 · 5 Comments · In Activities for Children, Art, Fine Motor Skills, Infants School (5 - 8 years), Infants School (5 - 8 years) Activities, Kids Arts and Crafts, Play, Pre school, Preschool, Primary School (9 - 12 years), Primary School (9 - 12 years) Activities, Subjects, Toddler, Toddler Activities, Wet Weather, Work
Ah, my bottle cleaning brush. The countless times I’ve used it to clean those milk bottles. It only seemed like yesterday. Now my kids are five and bouncing up and down, asking me, “What are we doing today?”. I grab that bottle cleaning brush, along with a few other unlikely painting tools for our quiet [...]
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