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Two days ago on the 20th May it was World Bee Day. This book by Piotr Socha is full of facts about…..yes you guessed it…..Bees! It is gorgeously illustrated and packed full of interesting information , did you know bees were around when the dinosaurs walked the earth?That Napoleon Bonaparte made them a symbol ofContinue reading “Book Recommendation”

These days you can buy sheets of scratch art but when I was little we would make our own. I used to love doing these and I think they are quite calming to do. You will need crayons, paper and a tooth pick or something similar to scratch away. If you have some black acrylicContinue reading “Scratch Art”

One of my favourite times at junior school was doing weekly poetry. It was a long time ago but I still remember it and I still enjoy writing poetry. So I challenge you to write a poem about A SLUG.Poems don’t have to rhyme but it’s quite fun seeing what words you can rhyme with.Continue reading “A challenge”

I love these tins. They come in all shapes and sizes and they make great frames ( well I think they do!!). This is a project that can take as long as you like or have a quick end result. You will need a tin, I have used a M&S plant based mushroom one .Continue reading “Pie Tin Frames”

First up is The Wild Robot and The Wild Robot Escapes by Peter Brown.I LOVED the covers of these two books, I think they are simply gorgeous. The books are about a robot who gets shipwrecked on an island and has to navigate the terrain, adapt to her circumstances and find a way to communicateContinue reading “Book recommendations”

Have you noticed more birds recently in your garden or on your walks? I have named our resident Robin ‘Hubert’ and have been buying him treats .I have to admit my knowledge of birds is pretty rubbish so getting to know our birds is a great thing to do. So why not make a bookContinue reading “Bird Spotting”

Most children like things that have a pretty quick outcome so these are perfect for that. You will need some ink blocks, a pencil and a pizza base or take away container. Recently our pizzas have come on cardboard so thankfully I had been stockpiling these!!! Obviously your print is going to be a mirrorContinue reading “Pizza base prints”

Welcome to ‘Maureen’ she is a fabulous fish with a great taste in handbags and hats!!!I made her after watching ‘This is not my hat’ and ‘I want my hat back’ both by Jon Klasssen by The Little Angel Theatre .They have made the shows whilst in lockdown and they are absolutely wonderful. You willContinue reading “An easy puppet fish”

I love cloud spotting . Grab a blanket and sit outside, or look out of your window and see what you can see in the cloud shapes. What can you see? I just took these two photos a minute ago. I can see a cat on a moped! What can you see in this oneContinue reading “Cloud Spotting”

I think my cat thinks this is her blog!!!! First book today is a picture book Mr Pusskins by Sam Lloyd. Here is my cat doing a very good impression of Mr Pusskins! We really liked the illustrations by Sam Lloyd with big bright colours. This book is about finding love, he doesn’t realise heContinue reading “Book recommendations for this week.”