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Paper Craft: Forts

By Pauline On June 26, 2012 · 7 Comments · In Activities for Children, Creative Play, Kids Arts and Crafts, Play, Pre school, Preschool
craft. /kraft/. noun. An activity involving skill in making things by hand. When crafting with my children, my goal is to provide them a wide range of experiences. I want them to know there is no wrong way to do craft. It is building, expressing and observing. It’s about exploring materials and techniques, rather than to [...]
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Kindergarten Math: Patterns and Algebra with Block Printing

By Pauline On June 23, 2012 · 5 Comments · In Activities for Children, Kids Arts and Crafts, Maths Games, Pre school, Preschool, Subjects, Work
  Algebra? Isn’t that high school maths? Before you think the tiger mum within me has leapt out with gusto, let me explain that true algebraic thinking is not about simplifying expressions like 7x + 10x to get 17x  or re-arranging formulas and solving quadratic equations. Genuine algebraic thinking starts in the exploration of patterns [...]
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Tin Foil Pasta

By Pauline On June 12, 2012 · 4 Comments · In Activities for Children, Creative Play, Fine Motor Skills, Kids Arts and Crafts, Play, Pre school, Preschool, Toddler, Toddler Activities
I have never coloured pasta for play. I have all the supplies needed. I know my kids will enjoy playing with coloured pasta. I am determined to make some coloured pasta for play and crafts. I just haven’t done it yet. The drying space and time required has been my mental hurdle. Just last week, [...]
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Bits and Bobs Box

By Pauline On May 14, 2012 · 4 Comments · In Activities for Children, Creative Play, Kids Arts and Crafts, Play, Pre school, Preschool, Toddler, Toddler Activities
  In our art cupboard lives a box.   This box is filled with bits and bobs – stuff my thrifty voice argues should not be thrown out. There are patty pans; feathers; coloured tissue paper; coloured paper; coloured cardboard; stickers; pipe cleaners; buttons.   This box is my go-to box when I look at [...]
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