Saturday 15 December 2012

Two Christmas Placemats - Printable!


 Only TEN more days to go...!

The Excitement is just TOO MUCH for me...!

I am sure you are all totally organised and relaxing this weekend, knowing everything is in place. 


Oh well, maybe not - so while you do what must be done, keep the kids happy and occupied with a couple of new Christmas Placemats - ready to print and be coloured-in to help decorate your Christmas table.

Tuesday 27 November 2012

Nativity - Christmas Craft at Mencap


You don't need a lot of materials to make a Nativity Scene...

At Mencap, we made this charming little group with just bits of fabric, a few toilet roll cores, buttons and trimmings.

So get going and create your own little figures - a seasonal activity that will appeal to all ages...

Use the Christmas button above to find other Christmas craft ideas on this Blog.

Sunday 11 November 2012

A General Knowledge Quiz - Printable!


  

 General Knowledge 
Quiz



 Everyone enjoys a quiz!

Here is a General Knowledge Quiz - 15 questions altogether - some really easy and a few a bit more challenging!

Do have a go at it with your groups and enjoy the reminiscing and chat that it will stimulate...

 Here is a taster .............
 "Who was the actress who played "Pretty Woman" in the movie of the same name?


 
If you want more quizzes - have a look at my  
Quiz eBook (41 Easy Quizzes with Answers) which are printable and will keep you groups stimulated and entertained in the coming Winter months...

 

Friday 26 October 2012

Fishy Fun! We Made a Fish Mural at Mencap!


This Fish Mural was put together over two afternoons...

Firstly we printed out fish shapes (search in Google Images for "Fish Templates" - lots to choose from there!) and after these were painted and decorated, with stripes and dots (from sponge shapes) we left them to dry and started sticking blue tissue paper right across our surface as "water".

Some pebble-printed decorative paper was used for the "rocks" and strips of green tissue stuck on as "seaweed".

When the fish were dry, we cut them out and glued them into position.

As a finishing touch we added a treasure chest, crab, skeleton, diver and submarine!
Our mural is quite large, but you can make it any size or shape you want. If everyone in your group wants to make their own "fish tank"
you can size it right down to an A4 - just reduce the size of the fish accordingly...

Fish are such fun to paint - enjoy creating your patterns and choosing your fishy colours!