My aim is to help keep our elderly and less-abled folk busy and happy! However...many of the crafts and activities will also appeal to all ages and abilities, so do have a browse...Loads of different crafts and quizzes - very easy to find by clicking on category buttons below! Have also introduced some discussion on ACEO Miniature watercolour painting - a new hobby?
Saturday 14 March 2015
Printable Quiz - "Richard and John" Famous men - Fill in the Surnames
An easy quiz, all about Famous Men called Richard or John!
Twenty printable Questions and Answers to ponder over...
A cup of tea and biscuit will always help to make this an enjoyable activity - a quiz that will stimulate the memory and encourage reminiscing, while having fun...
Quiz - Richard and John
If you want more quizzes have a look at my eBook...
41 x10 Easy Printable Quizzes with Answers
Wednesday 4 March 2015
Easter Basket to Make - A4 Printable Template
This Easter Basket is made of thin card and can easily be printed, as the Template is A4 in size. This is how we made it up...
You will need...
A4 Sheet of thin card
Paints or felt tip pens
2 Split Pins
"Nest filling" - we used toy filling, but you can use cotton wool or shredded tissue paper just as well.
Stickers for the handle (or draw your own pictures)
Mini Easter Eggs
Chicks - we bought ours at our local craft shop.
How to Make it...
Print the Easter Basket Template directly onto your thin sheet of card.
Colour-in the Bunny and Easter lettering.
Cut out the basket and round off the corners.
Cut along the four lines as in the picture.
Cut out the handle.
Slip the end of the handle against the inside, so you now have four layers.
Make a small hole through these four layers (we used a large darning needle) and hold them together with a split pin (also called a Brad)
Wednesday 18 February 2015
We Painted "Frozen" Calico Tote Bags!
At Mencap this week we painted on Calico Tote Bags...
The choice of picture was FROZEN characters (of course!)
But you can do any picture you like - endless choice!
So using the print-outs of Princess Anna, Princess Elsa and Olaf (Google search for "Frozen Colouring In" gave us many to chose from) we got started...
You will need...
Calico Tote Bags-we bought ours on eBay
So using the print-outs of Princess Anna, Princess Elsa and Olaf (Google search for "Frozen Colouring In" gave us many to chose from) we got started...
You will need...
Calico Tote Bags-we bought ours on eBay
Fabric Paints
Brushes
A sheet of card slightly smaller than bag size.
Printed picture
We found the easiest way to trace the image onto the bag, was to slip the print of the picture into the bag. It can easily be seen through the calico and so the image is traced onto the bag with a soft pencil - we used a B pencil.
Slip a sheet of card into the bag before you start painting - this will prevent paint seeping through to the back of the bag.
Remove it before the paint dries too much (within half an hour we found) otherwise the card will become stuck to the inside of the bag.
Using Fabric Paints we then painted the pictures as you can see...
Notice Olaf has Red Soles (as seen in those famous Christian Louboutin shoes!!)
Allow 24 hours of drying time and then iron on the wrong side to fix the colours.
Easy to do and great fun...!
Using Fabric Paints we then painted the pictures as you can see...
Notice Olaf has Red Soles (as seen in those famous Christian Louboutin shoes!!)
Allow 24 hours of drying time and then iron on the wrong side to fix the colours.
Easy to do and great fun...!
Monday 29 December 2014
New Year A4 Posters - Printable Colouring In
Ease into 2015 with some A4 Posters
ready for you to print and colour-in
with your family or groups.
2015 Dog2015 Flowers
2015 Crinoline
Thanks to Raising Our Kids for sharing their free pictures, two of which I have used in the posters.
May the New Year bring Peace to our world
- after all, it is the only one we have...
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