Month: April 2017

Month: April 2017

DIY Braille feely blocks – Sensory Fun
April 15, 2017 Family Life, Teaching Ideas montessorisoul

I have been meaning to make this activity for ages.  Freya and Seb have really enjoyed it this morning and I was very surprised how well they could actually recognise the letters. We have really enjoyed this magical book called ‘The black book of colour’. #affiliate We have also enjoyed a book called ‘Mole’s Sunrise’ Both

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Slime Bubbles – UK recipe Borax Free
April 14, 2017 Family Life, Teaching Ideas montessorisoul

We have been playing with Slime for the past two days.  Lots of fun, fine motor and this time we added in straws which the children have been blowing bubbles with!  Its been great for controlling breath. We whipped up a batch of Borax Free slime (Recipe available here) and added some straws #affiliate We have had

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Sun Safety for Kids with UV Bracelets
April 10, 2017 Family Life, Teaching Ideas montessorisoul

We all know how important it is to teach our kids about staying safe in the sun.  Since a young age we have talked about this with Freya and Seb.  Sometimes though it is hard for them to see when we need to put on suncream.  How can they tell when UV isn’t visible?  Well

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DIY Bird Feeders in 5 Minutes!
April 4, 2017 Family Life, Forest Schools montessorisoul

We have started to learn about the birds in our garden and we decided we wanted to try and encourage some more! A quick trip to the local supermarket and we got some bird seed and dried worms!  (Much to Seb’s delight!)  You can also order these on amazon http://amzn.to/2nAI4vG #affiliate. We have been using these free

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Top Tips for lighting fires the Forest School Way
April 2, 2017 Forest Schools, Teaching Ideas montessorisoul

Lighting fires the forest school way! I have learnt alot in my forest school training.  Who knew that you could use pixie pillows (cotton wool), dragons snot (vaseline, although this wasn’t allowed during my assessment) and dragons breath (from a fire steel).  But, what I have really learnt is how to make a good controlled

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