We had fun making this very simple sticker picture. As you can see we had fish, shell and boat stickers, so we decided on an oceanic theme. Do you like the pencilled in fisherman? hee hee

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I received an email recently with a tip on finger painting, which I thought I’d share
Kids can do finger painting using pudding. You just make up a batch of vanilla and separate it out into bowls adding whatever food color you choose. Then let them go to work. The little ones will always be sticking [...]

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You will need;
Pencil/Pen
Paper
1. Draw a scribble onto paper. Get your partner to make a drawing out of that scribble, it could be an animal, a mode of transport, an object. Take turns of being the scribbler and then the drawer. Alternatively the parent makes the scribbles, and the kids spend hours [...]

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We had fun last week doing chalk drawings, it’s one of the easiest activities for Erin’s age group going. It’s simple to set up, only requires chalk and paper, and is pretty tidy too.

As easy as it may seem, as you can see it takes the ultimate in concentration.
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Sorry, no photo this time, camera batteries were out, which is a shame because this was Fun (with a capital F).

Erin was given these paint wands by her Aunty, they are really, really good. You simply leave them in water for 20 seconds the first time (the next time they should work quicker) and [...]

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I bought this magnetic sketching toy to put away for when Erin is a bit older. But she loves it!
At first she waggled the pen around not making a mark, but now she scribbles away and has learned that only one end of the pen works. She manouvres the pen in her [...]

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We made these art work cards over a couple of days, if your kids are older they should manage them in an afternoon.

I gathered together the supplies. A piece of card, paint, brush, water and wipes (for the hands afterwards).

I painted Erin’s hands and let her loose on the card. She didn’t manage [...]

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For christmas I received a book voucher from my brother. I bought two books, one of which was Edinburgh for Under Fives.
This book is Fab (with a capital F!!). It’s basically a directory of Edinburgh written by parents for parents. It covers everything a mum (or dad) living in Edinburgh requires, from [...]

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We redeemed a christmas voucher of Erin’s for the ceramic centre last week. We’ve been so busy partying that I haven’t got around to posting the pics.
So here you are, what do you think?

The ceramic centre was fun and it was great to get the cute hand print coasters, but I can’t wait to [...]

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Grab some birthday party inspiration from Kerri. An arts & crafts birthday party is *definitely* on our agenda!

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