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Thanksgiving 2017; Talking Turkey & Thankfulness

This year, Thanksgiving 2017 is on November 23rd. It’s a little window of peace before Christmas, even if it’s a borrowed one from across the Atlantic. It was one of the key holiday events in my kids’ nursery school curriculum…. Continue Reading →

Spider Webs; Easy Twig Cobwebs & Themed Resources Round Up

Spiders are fascinating insects, most widely known for their ability to produce silk from their spinneret glands and create beautiful webs. In fact, spiders are classified by the type of webs they weave: spiral orb webs, tangle webs, funnel webs, tubular… Continue Reading →

Cone People; Twinkly Hallowe’en Cats & Spanish Worksheets

We use Twinkl for a lot of our crafts and worksheets. At this time of year, one of our favourites is the Hallowe’en Cone People and this year we’ve chosen to make colourful cats. (Last year, it was a cat… Continue Reading →

Hallowe’en Paperchains with Twinkl & Funnybones

Is it too soon or too late to be thinking about Hallowe’en? As you can tell, by our Hallowe’en paperchains, we’ve only just turned our thoughts to this holiday. Seems like every year it creeps up unannounced and the last… Continue Reading →

Veemcdee Packs by Post; Creative Play for Kids

In the words of Pablo Picasso: “Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.” Children know how to play; they are born with the instinct to explore and enjoy the world… Continue Reading →

Talk Like A Pirate Day 2017; Oceans of Fun, Me Hearties!

Ahoy there, did ye know that September 19 is International Talk Like A Pirate Day? It’s been celebrated annually ever since 2002! It’s super fun silliness, of gold doubloon quality, and ideal for engaging kids in a mini-topic, or just… Continue Reading →

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