Welcome to another Wacky Workshops project, tips to help you turn screen time into a creative adventure. We all know that we need to limit the time we allow kids, and ourselves, to watch television if we want to have healthy, balanced lives. However, we can turn that screen time into a great opportunity
While technology is speeding ahead at breakneck speed, the human race is going backwards in some respects. Think about it. The open spaces and natural foods and hobbies our ancestors enjoyed have been replaced with solid walls, preservative filled foods and hobbies that often include sitting in front of some kind of screen. Sure,
Welcome to another Wacky Wednesdays project – how to display kids’ art. I have some fun ideas for dealing with the mountains of art your little creators will give you. But first, let me tell you why it is so important to display their artworks.
Just when you think it is safe to reclaim your home, along come the grandkids. It’s not always easy for us grandparents, who have not had to think about safety locks on cupboards, or the dangers of low-lying glass ornaments, for years. We may have been revelling in the enjoyment of being able to
Welcome to another Wacky Workshops project – making permanent sand castles out of plastic bottles. This craft is fun, cheap, and awesome for the environment (anything that keeps plastic out of landfill and oceans is). But be warned, it gets a bit messy.
Our children are becoming less creative and it could be affecting their ability to learn. Isn’t that a horrifying thought? Studies have shown that children’s creativity tends to decrease with age. Most notably from kindergarten to grade three.
Welcome to another Wacky Workshops project – fun activities for playing with patterns in nature. We are surrounded by beautiful patterns everywhere we look. Some are manmade, but nature provides us with a feast of patterns, from symmetries, spirals, meanders and spots and stripes to tessellations and fractals. Helping children spot and
Ever missed something that was right under your nose? The answer has to be yes because all around us, magical, secret things are happening – right under our noses – and we fail to see them. We might think we take the time to stop and smell the roses, but how often do we silently
Welcome to another Wacky Wednesday project – recipes for food fit for fairies. Actually, this food is also fit for pirates, robots, princesses, dragons – whatever theme for a party you come up with. Have you ever noticed how everyone loves the end bits when it comes to sausage rolls? My easy
Planning a party for the little ones? What can possibly go wrong? The comedian, W.C. Fields knew what he was talking about when he advised; “Never work with children or animals”. Why? Because they’re unpredictable and you can never be certain of outcomes when they’re involved. That being said, it is possible
