It's great to get outside without wooly hats and gloves and hearing the birds singing again inspired an easy egg themed sensory play activity.

I left some egg-shaped pieces of card, some with numbers written on them, outside with a collection of sticks, stones and leaves and a few crayons. It wasn't long before more sticks and pieces of bark ...

Last week we made salt dough decorations using flour, salt and water and biscuit cutters.

You can find our Air dry salt dough recipe here.

Top Tips when making Air dry Salt dough:

• The thinner you roll out ...

Have fun making paper chain decorations and develop your scissor skills.

What you need:

• Wax crayons, felt tips, paint, oil pastels etc.

• Plain paper (you can also use construction paper ...

Make a pair of binoculars out of just a cardboard tube and some glue. What can you see through them? Maybe you will use your binoculars to play I spy, or go exploring, or in imaginative play. Have fun!

What you need:

• 2 cardboard tubes (about 10 cm long)

or a cardboard tube e.g. ...

Be a creative, science detective with this easy, inexpensive craft. Create amazing art and investigate why wax resist painting works.

What you need:

• Wax crayons (not the washable kind) or oil pastels
• A piece paper
• A paintbrush or sponge
• Watercolour paint or water coloured with food ...

An inexpensive craft that keeps kids busy and develops creativity. Display their art on the wall, or fridge, or use it to make inexpensive personalized cards or bookmarks.

What you need:

• Wax crayons or oil pastels

• Paper

• Tempura or acrylic paint

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