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Learning through play: Moon landing crafts for small world play

09/04/202008/04/2020
A toilet roll rocket, a tin-foil lunar module, a miniature American flag and a tiny astronaut on moon sand in a tuff tray

After learning about Christopher Columbus and his voyage to the Americas, our next topic was Neil Armstrong and the first Moon landing. This provided another good excuse for some space-themed crafting and a little small world play to help bring history to life.     Toilet roll rocket You will need: A toilet roll tube… Read More

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Learning through play: Making an explorer ship to help learn about Christopher Columbus

30/03/202028/03/2020
An explorer ship made from a margarine tub

One of the topics that Sophie’s school has suggested for home learning is to learn about Christopher Columbus. Our lesson started with watching a short online video clip about Christopher Columbus. I thought it would be fun to try and bring history to life with a little crafting and small world play. We had fun… Read More

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Outdoor fun: creating a nature collage in the garden

29/01/201612/03/2020
Sophie and Jessica creating a nature collage in the garden

We had a brief period of sunshine in amongst all the rain the other week. The girls were keen to get outside but also wanted to do some crafting so I thought we’d combine the two and make some nature collages out in the garden.   Setting up was easy – two colourful pieces of… Read More

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I'm Louise, mummy of three - Jessica, forever six, who was born with half a heart and lives on in mine; and heart-healthy Sophie (born 2013) and Thomas (born 2018). I blog about living with grief after child loss, crafts, days out and the little moments of family life.

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