Hedgehogs always remind me of Autumn, and these collages are a lovely, simple preschool Fall activity to celebrate the season. We have a hedgehog who regularly helps himself to our cat’s food at night before hibernating for the winter, so my kiddies were delighted to create their own paper version of “Hedgy”, our little prickly buddy! We have lots of
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Scarecrow collages are a great Autumn/Fall craft for younger children. Hope you have as much fun making these as we did! Continuing with our autumn theme we have been looking at scarecrows and using a variety of materials to make collages. My little girl Oodles (2.5yo) and I made these but they are suitable for preschoolers and children in the
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This is a very simple yet lovely autumn collage activity, suitable for all ages and both Doodles(5) and Oodles (2.5) managed this with ease. What we used: coloured paper felt autumn leaves and scraps of felt PVA non toxic glue cotton wool What we did: I encouraged the children to tear a piece of green paper to create the grass
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I love to wander around “Euro” or “Pound” shops looking out for bits and pieces to use in art projects or play activities. On one such trip recently I found these card butterfly cut outs. I’m not a huge fan of using templates and cut outs but I find if they are used in the right way they can
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Our Little House in the Country 