#ActivityTime

Making Magic Sand with the children Mix water, sand and cornflour together in a tray Let the children explore the texture by running their fingers through the mixture Follow our hashtag #AfternoonActivityTime to follow all the exciting activities that are being shared on ourFacebook page every day at 11.30 … [Read more...] about Making Magic Sand

Encouraging children to join in Finger Painting Place different coloured finger paint on a table Encourage children to make marks in the paint Talk to the children about the marks they have made Follow our hashtag #AfternoonActivityTime to follow all the exciting activities that are being shared on our Facebook page every day at 11.30 … [Read more...] about Finger Painting

Using Cotton Wool to paint with Place a peg on a piece of cotton wool Fill pots with different coloured paint Encourage the children to dip the cotton wool in the paint Talk to the children during the activity Follow our hashtag #AfternoonActivityTime to follow all the exciting activities that are being shared on our … [Read more...] about Painting with Cotton Wool

Placing paint underneath a shower curtain Place a shower curtain on the floor. Drizzle paint over the shower curtain. Cover the paint with another shower curtain and seal the edges with masking tape. Encourage the children to rub the paint and make marks Follow our hashtag #AfternoonActivityTime to follow all the exciting … [Read more...] about Putting Paint Underneath A Shower Curtain

Making Shampoo Gloop with the children Mix shampoo and Sand together to make shampoo Gloop Let the children explore the texture Introduce other items into the play such as vehicles Talk to the children about what the texture feels like Follow our hashtag #AfternoonActivityTime to follow all the exciting activities that are being … [Read more...] about Exploring Shampoo Gloop

Using different resources such as scrubbing brushes to paint with Gather your resources that you are going to use eg scrubbing brushes, nail brushes, paint brushes Fill trays of paint Let the children independently dip their scrubbing brushes into the paint and make marks Talk to the children about the marks they make Follow our … [Read more...] about Painting with Scrubbing Brushes

Using natural materials to make marks with Gather natural objects from your garden or go on a walk to gather the objects. Provide children with different coloured paints Talk to the children about the marks they make Follow our hashtag #AfternoonActivityTime to follow all the exciting activities that are being shared on our Facebook … [Read more...] about Making Marks with Natural Materials