Category Archives: Art and Craft Ideas

African animals continued

Posted on February 24, 2015 by ofamily

My kids have really been enjoying our African animal theme so we have continued a bit longer than I had initially planned. All of our discussions about which animals are carnivores and which are herbivores seemed to naturally lead us … Continue reading →

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African necklace craft for kids

Posted on February 20, 2015 by ofamily

We have been doing quite a bit about Africa at the moment and one of images that has sparked my daughters interest is that of some of the equisite necklaces and jewellery. They are so bright and colourful so naturally … Continue reading →

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African animal stencil pictures

Posted on February 9, 2015 by ofamily

This week we are doing a bunch of activities around African animals.  We have a small African world set up in the one corner of our lounge and the kids have been enjoying it, although I must admit my son … Continue reading →

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Paper flower making

Posted on February 7, 2015 by ofamily

I saw this idea over Christmas, a lady at a Christmas craft made these into some Christmas decorations.  When I saw them I immediately thought they would be great as flowers.  And yes we are still in winter but I … Continue reading →

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Cut-out Heart card

Posted on January 23, 2015 by ofamily

We love making cards in our house.  It started off as an activity to encourage my daughter to write and now it is one of our favourite art activities. We started this card by tracing around a large heart template … Continue reading →

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