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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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Painting Feet: Painted Socks

By Pauline On April 29, 2012 · 21 Comments · In Activities for Children, Creative Play, Kids Arts and Crafts, Play, Pre school, Preschool, Short & Simple, Toddler, Toddler Activities, Wet Weather
    Painting Feet: Painted Socks   There’s something odd about the experience of putting paint on ourselves. I find it calming and relaxing. Eg, when painting my nails, I forget about the world for about 15 minutes. Likewise, face painting my kids keeps them still for 15 minutes. All we see and feel for [...]
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Cut Out Snowflakes

By Pauline On April 2, 2012 · Add Comment · In Activities for Children, Fine Motor Skills, Kids Arts and Crafts, Pre school, Preschool, Work
  Scissors are very attractive tools at our working tables.    Cutting, like drawing, is a skill that develops as a child’s fine motor skills matures. The more control children have over the scissors in their hands, the more complex their cutting skills become.   When children begin to cut with scissors, teach them to hold [...]
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