09/12/14 & 16/12/14: Christmas party fun

09/12/14

Christmas sun catchers

What did we do?

02/12/2014: Christmas preparations

Salt dough ornaments

I love salt dough decorations. They are easy to make and look great on the tree. These haven't yet been painted but I'm sure will have lots of glittery goodness shortly. I'm not sure which recipe was used for these but I tend to use equal volumes (eg a cup) of plain flour, salt and water (start with half of the water and add more if needed). Salt dough can be microwaved for a couple of minutes, put in a very low oven for a few hours or left to air dry in a warm place - the latter takes quite a long time but is the best option if you use coloured dough that you don't want to accidentally brown. The thinner the ornament the sooner it dries hard but don't make them too thin or they will easily break.

10/12/2013 Christmas fun

Icing biscuits

The favourite activity today was clearly biscuit decorating, the table was packed with children anxious to decorate a biscuit before they were all gone.

26/11/2013 Advent and Picasso

Hama beads

We had a busy day today, four different crafts and lots of free play. A few of the children took advantage of the Hama beads to have some quiet, focused time.