The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt seems to be a bit of a modern classic – I know that it’s certainly very popular and it’s a book that really appeals to adults too – the drawings by Oliver Jeffers are fabulous! I love sharing activities for kids books so today I’m sharing 15 The Day the Crayons Quit activities, with crafts, printables, decorations and even a fun DIY costume idea! I hope you like them as much as I do!
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These DIY Lego crayons are super easy to make, to the extent that my helper with these was my three year old daughter. They’re perfect for anyone who has ended up with a handbag full of broken crayons, if your kids are a bit bored of crayons but you can’t quite get yourself to chuck them away or they’d be perfect to make as a cute party favour for a Lego party. We found we needed the ‘right crayons’ but once we had that sorted they were super simple to make.
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I’m delighted to be sharing some ideas today about learning outside to help promote Outdoor Classroom Day. With two young kids myself I know how much more fun they have when they learn outside and when kids are having fun they’re far more interested in what they are actually learning!Children today have less time than ever to play outdoors and research by the Dirt is Good campaign found that 1 in 10 children said they never play outside on an average day. Outdoor Classroom Day takes place on May 18th and you can sign up here to join in, just take at least one lesson outside and show how important playtime is for children. Of course if you need some ideas for learning outside then hopefully this will help you!
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Fish crafts for kids are great – they’re perfect if you’re looking at ocean or sea crafts for kids or if you need a craft that’s got a bit of a summer theme but most of all most of them are really easy to make which mean that they’re perfect for all ages and abilities. We love fish crafts for kids so today I’m sharing some of m favourites – I hope you love them too!
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Fidget spinners seem to be going absolutely crazy at the moment. We live in a rural area so normally when I hear about trends I think they won’t hit us quite so badly but this week there’s been fidget spinners starting to appear in my son’s classroom and I’ve heard several mums in the playground talking about them too! Whether you like a bit of an engineering challenge, don’t fancy buying a fidget spinner yourself or just fancy a craft that your kids will really get into (you know you’ll be the cool parent with this one!) DIY fidget spinner toys are a great idea. I’ve hunted out some great tutorials, both from blogs and youtube (because sometimes I know it helps to see what you’re doing!) so I’m sure they’ll be a fidget toy tutorial in this list that you’ll love. Some of these DIY fidget spinner tutorials are obviously way too hard for young kids (umm, check out the iphone one) but they do look amazing while others like the one by Red Ted Art are far more achievable.
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