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 ...

I Spy Outside activities are a great way of encouraging kids to explore their environment, get fresh air and develop their observation and language skills.

The simplest "I Spy" activities do not need any equipment, can be played anywhere and adapted ...

Encouraging your child to draw, or make collage, faces can provide opportunities for discussions about emotions and mental well-being.

Ask your child how they think their drawn or collaged face is feeling? Why do they think this?

Draw their attention to how facial features (and body language) can give us clues to ...

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

What you need:

• A pen or pencil
• Crayons, coloured pencils, felt tips, paints, other colouring media or collage materials (or any combination ...

Picture the scene… kids in the kitchen, a Mum eager to be the best ever and a three year old motivated by melted chocolate.

What could be more perfect? Well ignoring the chocolate smeared cupboards, sugar induced behaviours and questionable looking cakes!

Letting your kids cook with you, whether you are baking a sugar laden chocolate ...