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3 Sensory Activities to Celebrate Spring

Does your little one love to explore the world around them? Springtime, with beautiful blooms, baby animals, and sunshine-filled days, is a magical time for children to discover new sights, sounds, and textures.

Busy Bees , believe in fostering a love of learning through play, and sensory activities are a fantastic way to do this!

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Colour themed playdate platters

Over the half term recently we have had lots of play dates with friends, where normally someone either provides us with food or we bring our own lunch boxes. But this half term we came up with a much more fun way to provide the food!

Whilst scrolling through TikTok I found a new trend where people come to parties with a different platter, each with a colour theme of food! Most of...

Home made Sweet Cones

We have recently had my son's birthday party and I have been trying to think of some party favours that the children would love but weren't full of plastic that would most likely end up in the bin.

My son loves sweets so I found these sweet cones, which I thought were perfect! They also had the added benefit that we could have some fun at home making them ourselves!

How to make...

Valentines Day Mess Free Painting

My Daughter loves painting and, whilst I enjoy a good messy painting session when we have the time, sometimes I need an activity which is a bit less messy and much quicker to tidy away.

My go to addition to my painting activity during this time is always cling film! Sounds strange I know, but trust me, it’s great for everyone!

With Valentines day approaching we have been...

How to keep your children entertained during the Teacher Strikes

Lots of parents I know are currently feeling a bit nervous about the upcoming Teacher strikes. Mostly because many of us won’t actually know if our children will be going into school until the morning of the actual day, due to teachers not being obliged to tell their school if they plan to strike beforehand.

Many parents will be faced with having to work from home, rely on grandparents or...

Valentines Day home made chocolate bar

We love making our own chocolate bars, mostly because we enjoy eating them, but they also make really nice gifts for friends and family.

So today we have been playing about with some chocolate bars for Valentines day. We are pretty pleased with the results, if you are too you can find out how to make them below.

What you will need

Equipment wise you will need a

Nursery Rhyme Lyrics - I'm a little teapot

I’m a little Teapot

I’m a little teapot

Short and stout

Here’s my handle

Here’s my spout

When I get all steamed up

Hear me shout

Tip me up

And pour me out.

Nursery Rhyme Lyrics - Baa Baa Black Sheep

Baa Baa black sheep

Have you any wool

Yes sir, yes sir

Three bags full.

One for my master

And one for my dame

And one for the little boy

Who Lives down the lane.

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Baa Baa pink sheep

Have you any spots

Yes sir, yes sir

Lots and lots

Some on my fingers

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Paint dabbing Mother's day card

How to make a Mother's Day Card using paint dabbing

If you are looking for an easy, mess free painting activity to make a Mother's Day card this year, we have just the one for you!

1. We just used some plain A4 paper for our card, but proper card would probably last a bit better. We folded this in half so we could open it up like a regular card.

2. Next we made the stencil....

Valentines Heart paint dabbing activity

Valentines day is fast approaching and we have been looking at some fun painting activities we can do to make some Valentine cards.

I was looking for a painting activity that wasn't too messy and stumbled across this dabbing activity, where you could use a stencil and dab the paint around the stencil to create a beautiful picture.

How to make a Valentines day heart using paint dabbing...

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3 Easy Kids Xmas Crafts that Don’t Break the Bank

These easy and budget-friendly Christmas Crafts will keep your children entertained this Christmas.

The outdoor experts at Millets have put together a series of Christmas crafts to get the family both outside foraging and crafty at home, creating handmade keepsakes which can be kept for years to come.

From handmade baubles, to Christmas cards and all the way to wreaths, Millets will...