Nursery Activity Ideas

“The Three Little Pigs” Brick House

Nursery Activity Ideas — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 16:01:22 +0000

A creative group activity to make an effective display, linking with a fairy tale topic based on the story of “the three little pigs”. You will need: Large pieces of thick plain paper Brown Paint Scissors Mega Blocks Selotape Activity: Pour some brown paint into a tray or large bowl. Tape together several pieces of plain paper, and draw an outline of the [...]

“The Three Little Pigs” Stick House

Nursery Activity Ideas — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 15:51:38 +0000

A creative group activity more suitable for children over the age of two, linking with a fairy tale topic based on the story of “the three little pigs”. You will need: Large pieces of thick plain paper Glue Scissors Thin sticks Selotape Activity: Take the children into the garden or on a nature walk and collect some thin twigs to use for your [...]

“The Three Little Pigs” Straw House

Nursery Activity Ideas — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 15:35:45 +0000

A creative group activity more suitable for children over the age of two, linking with a fairy tale topic based on the story of “the three little pigs”. You will need: Large pieces of thick plain paper Glue Scissors Straw Selotape Activity: Tape together several pieces of plain paper, and draw an ouline of the “little Pigs” straw house. Cut out the house [...]

Making A Handprint Crab

Nursery Activity Ideas — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 14:55:27 +0000

This colourful, simple activity can be done by children of all ages. You will need: Plain paper Paint in a range of colours Googly eyes Activity: The children can paint their hands in a colour of their choice. Press their hands onto plain paper, then leave the handprints to dry. Once dry cut out the handprints and glue them together at [...]

Summer Sun Birthday Chart

Nursery Activity Ideas — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:45:29 +0000

A bright and simple birthday chart, suitable for children of all ages to help create. You will need: Large pieces of paper Yellow paint Selotape Activity: Tape several large pieces of paper together and draw a circle. As a group the children can paint the circle in the bright yellow paint. Using a separate piece of paper draw some triangles (one [...]

Footprints In The Sand Collage

Nursery Activity Ideas — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 15:28:25 +0000

This simple activity can be completed by children of all ages to form part of a beach display. You will need: White or pale yellow card Pencil Scissors Glue Sand Activity: Draw around the child’s feet onto the card then cut them out. Older children will be able to cut out their own feet outlines and could even work together in pairs to [...]

Outdoor Footprint Patterns

Nursery Activity Ideas — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 15:06:37 +0000

This is a simple fun activity for children over the age of two, where they can create their own footprint patterns then watch them disappear. You will need: Shallow tray Water Activity: This activity will work best on a warm, dry day. Fill the shallow tray with water and place it in the garden on an area not covered in [...]

Paper Plate Bee Collage

Nursery Activity Ideas — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 14:33:15 +0000

A simple and colourful collage that children of all ages will be able to complete. However younger children may need some help with the assembly. You will need: Paper plates Yellow glitter Black glitter Glue Googly eyes Activity: Give each child a paper plate, glue the bottom side of the plate and sprinkle with the yellow and black glitter. Older children will be [...]

Paper Plate Ladybird Collage

Nursery Activity Ideas — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 14:23:59 +0000

An effective, colourful ladybird that children of all ages will be able to complete. However young children may need help with some assembly. You will need: Paper plates Red glitter Black glitter Glue Googly eyes Activity: Give each child a paper plate, glue the bottom side of the plate and sprinkle with the red and black glitter. Older children will have more controlled [...]

“The Very Hungry Caterpillar” Wall Display

Nursery Activity Ideas — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:07:08 +0000

A creative group activity linking to a theme based on “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” book, suitable for children over the age of two. You will need: Large pieces of plain paper Scissors Paints Glue Glitter Collage materials Crayons and Pencils Large printed names of the days of the week (or stencil lettering) Activity: Using the large pieces of paper cut out eight large circles and paint [...]