Flying Snowman STEAM Activity for Kids
In the book The Snowman by Raymond Briggs, the snowman can fly. This STEM design challenge is based the book…
In the book The Snowman by Raymond Briggs, the snowman can fly. This STEM design challenge is based the book…
For the last few years, we have used dried citrus fruit slices in Christmas decorations around the house as well…
Welcome to day 1 of Story Book Advent – Today we are kicking off the series with The Snowman by Raymond Briggs, a childhood favourite of mine and one that my children also love. To bring it alive we’re getting creative making snowmen skittles, a snowball bowling ball and working on some Maths skills at the same time. Join us for the next 24 days counting down to Christmas with Story Book Advent and Christmas book based activities each day.
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We are finishing off the first of our Storybook Advent books with this Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Clothespin Craft plus…
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I am thrilled to be here with you for Storybook Advent on Rainy Day Mum. Today I’m sharing a simple…
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I’m Helen from Arty Crafty Kids and it’s a pleasure to be contributing to Rainy Day Mum’s first Story Book…
I grew up without ever reading The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg. It wasn’t until 2015 when my kids were…
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Whether you’ve read the book, watched the movie or been lucky enough to head to the theatre to see the…
So good to be part of this year’s Storybook Advent on Rainy Day Mum!! I am thrilled to share our idea for…