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Jan
01
2021
By Berkshire Mummies
Paper Plate Dinosaur

Paper Plate Dinosaur

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Can you ever have enough dinosaurs? This Paper Plate Dinosaur is a brilliant craft to make, especially for any dinosaur fans. What do I need to make a Paper Plate Dinosaur? A white paper plate. A card board tube. Child Friendly paint - 2 colours. A button, sticker or googly eye. PVA glue. Scissors.Felt tip pen. How do I make a Paper Plate Dinosaur? Paint the paper plate with the colour that you would like your dinosaur to be. Let it dry. Cut the cardboard tube in half (watch your fingers!)Paint the two halves of the cardboard tube the same…
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Dec
27
2020
By Berkshire Mummies
20+ activities to do at home with your children between Christmas and New Year

20+ activities to do at home with your children between Christmas and New Year

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The excitement of Christmas Day is now over and you might be looking for a bit of inspiration to keep the children busy at home. Hopefully you will find some inspiration in this blog post '20+ Activities to do at home with your children between Christmas and New Year'. Make sure you are following Berkshire Mummies on Facebook, Instagram and join the mailing list. Activity ideas to do at home; Do some cooking - how about making Lockdown Yeast Free Pizza, Oatmeal Pancakes, Homemade Butter Bean Dip and Rainbow Frozen Chocolate Bananas Make a firework chalk picture in preparation for…
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Dec
27
2020
By Berkshire Mummies
Cardboard Tube Octopus

Cardboard Tube Octopus

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Why not have a go at making a Cardboard Tube Octopus? Can you imagine meeting one of these cute little Octopus at the bottom of the sea? Does your child know how many legs and octopus has got? What do you need to make an Cardboard Tube Octopus? A cardboard tube. Scissors. A coloured pen and a pencil. PVA glue. Googly eyes or stickers for eyes. How to make a Cardboard Tube Octopus? Paint the toilet roll the colour you would like your Octopus and let it dry. Once dry, at the bottom of the tube cut 8 lengths, evenly spaced…
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Dec
26
2020
By Berkshire Mummies
Build a Lego Rainbow

Build a Lego Rainbow

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Rainbows - bright, colourful and rewarding to make, why not Build a Lego Rainbow like the one pictured below? What do I need to make a Lego Rainbow? To make a lego rainbow you will need lego pieces ideally in 5-7 colours depending on the size of rainbow you want to make. You will also need several pieces of each colour. (Top Tip: If you have less bricks of certain colours, use those for the inner layers of the rainbow, as they require less bricks). A lego board - although this isn't essential, unless you want to keep the rainbow…
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Dec
24
2020
By Berkshire Mummies
Cardboard Tube Bears

Cardboard Tube Bears

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If you go down in the woods today you might meet some very cute little bears! Here is how I made these cardboard tube bears. What do I need to make a Bear? Brown and black paint (to make brown paint you can mix blue, red and yellow together, for lighter brown paint add more yellow paint.)A paint brushGoogly EyesA sheet of coloured paper and a sheet of white paperPVA GlueScissorsA Cardboard Tube How do I make a Bear? Paint a cardboard tube brown. Paint a piece of white paper brown. When the painted cardboard tube is dried, paint a…
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Dec
23
2020
By Berkshire Mummies
Dinosaur Footprints

Dinosaur Footprints

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Do you have a child who is Dinosaur mad? Then why not make some Dinosaur Footprints? What do I need to make Dinosaur Footprints? Toy dinosaurs with different footprints (that you don't mind putting in paint and can wash paint off!)Shallow dishes with coloured child-friendly paint in them. Plain paper - you could also use a roll of plain brown paper and use the mark making as wrapping paper or print onto plain card to make gift cards or gift tags. How do I make Dinosaur Footprints?  Put the paper you are using for painting on a flat surface. Put…
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Dec
22
2020
By Berkshire Mummies
How to make a toy parachute

How to make a toy parachute

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Since lockdown we have been having lots of fun getting creative and crafting. Here is a bit of a STEM activity. We have learnt how to make a toy parachute and have had a great time in the garden throwing the parachute in the air and watching it come back 'down to Earth'! What do I need to make a parachute? 1 square of fabric, cut to 25cm - 30cm each side4 pieces of string / wool, cut to 20cm - 25cm long A plastic toy or wooden, approx the size of the person who is flying the parachutes hand…
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Dec
21
2020
By Berkshire Mummies
35+ activities to do with the children at home this Christmas

35+ activities to do with the children at home this Christmas

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Here are 35+ activities to do with the children at home this Christmas. If you find this blog post useful don't forget you can also follow Berkshire Mummies on Instagram and Facebook. You can also join the mailing list. 35+ at home activities Read books together - we love reading 'The Christmasaurus' series by Tom Fletcher throughout December and highly recommend it. Bake Christmas Food. Here are the recipes for Christmas Marzipan Treats, Festive Rocky Road and Fruit and Nut Chocolate Drops. Make a gingerbread house  Play a board game Play card games Complete a jigsaw puzzle Make Christmas decorations. Why…
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Dec
20
2020
By Berkshire Mummies
Building Block Repeating Patterns

Building Block Repeating Patterns

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Building block repeating patterns can help with understanding, logic and critical thinking, plus using building blocks to create the patterns is good for fine motor skills. Not only that, it is good fun and a challenge and the repeating patterns look great when made from colourful bricks. What do I need for this activity? Building Bricks which are age appropriate for your child - lego, duplo, mega blocks for example.A board for your blocks, although this isn't essential. How do I do this activity? Either on a board or on a flat surface create a repeating pattern (see photo for…
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Dec
20
2020
By Berkshire Mummies
‘Flying’ Superheros

‘Flying’ Superheros

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'Flying' Superheros can open up a whole world of imagination. This simple yet effective craft is great to fly around and give super powers too. What do I need to make a Flying Superheros? A lolly stick per superheroColoured paper or cardBlack paint and coloured paint and paint brushesA Black penPVA GlueA pair of scissors How do I make a 'Flying' Superheros? Paint your lolly stick in the colour of your choice and let it dry. Once dry, paint an 's' onto the lolly stick about half way down. 3. To make the superhero cape, cut out a triangle of…
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