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Add It! (Winter): An idea for being outside in all weathers

Sally Featherstone

Activity

...What you need two or three of the following additives – sand, bubbles, washing-up liquid, glitter, food colouring, tissues, dry pasta, dry spaghetti, dried peas, paint, gravel or flour wet path, small puddle or container of rain magnifying...

Clouds in a jar: Create colourful ‘clouds’ and ‘raindrops’ using a few simple ingredients

Alistair Bryce-Clegg

Activity

...Introduction This activity is a great opportunity to talk to children about the weather. As the children work, encourage them to think about what clouds are, what the look like and even what they do. Talk about what happens when it rains...

Changed for Ever!: This twist on an old story of when the wind changed gives an opportunity to change feelings and expressions very quickly, and how feelings can affect your whole body

Sally Featherstone

Activity

...What you need A space indoors or outside, big enough for the group to move freely A tambourine or shakerBefore you start Sometimes big spaces trigger boisterous movements and difficulty in concentrating. Children need plenty of experience...

Puddle painting: Create beautiful art outside

Alistair Bryce-Clegg

Activity

...Introduction This activity is a great opportunity for some outdoor creativity exploration. Children can create beautiful artwork using food colouring and puddles. Talk to them about the different colours they can see and watch them swirl...

Float and Sink (Spring): An idea for being outside in all weathers

Sally Featherstone

Activity

...What you need a bowl or bath on a table, a water trolley or deepish puddle collected rain or tap water a basket of items to experiment with. Some ideas – corks, plastic bottles with tops, stones and pebbles, leaves, wooden and plastic...

The Magic Of Cloud Dough: An idea for a multi-sensory story

Amy Arnold

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Kerry Agricole

Activity

...What you need a large shallow container or tray variety of lids, scoops and moulds flour (any type) baby or vegetable oil powder paintWhat you do Show children the two ingredients needed to make cloud dough: the flour and oil. Ensure each...

Art in the Fog (Autumn): An idea for being outside in all weathers

Sally Featherstone

Activity

...What you need black paper white, pale blue, grey and black tissue paste or very dilute white glue and spreadersWhat you do Go outside and have a good look at the fog and how it changes the way things look. Look at the edges of buildings...

Drip, Drop, Drip, Drop: An idea using resistant materials

Liz Williams

Activity

...What you need a good range of fabrics - cotton, fleece, plastic coated, lycra, furnishing fabric, leather, net and gauze, rubber, cagoule fabric, velvet, suede, tee shirt, towelling etc plastic droppers or pipettes; food colouring, plastic...

Let's Go Fly A Kite!: An idea for developing scissor skills

Sharon Drew

Activity

...Key skills Cutting strips, ribbons and string; using a hole punchWhat you need Large white paper plates Scissors (a range of sorts) Felt pens, ribbon, wool, crêpe paper, string Hole punch, staplerWhat you do This is a good impromptu...

Make a Sound (Autumn): An idea for being outside in all weathers

Sally Featherstone

Activity

...What you need metal objects (spoons, forks, foil trays, coins, buckles, metal buttons, etc.) scissors and string a coat hanger or small hoop a large feather, a cork or a big beadWhat you do Hang the metal things from the hanger or hoop...