Let's make a geoboard! Geoboards are easy to make, budget-friendly and fun for kids of all ages from preschoolers and kindergarten kids to elementary aged
One of the responses to working and being inspired by the garden is to make aprons for gathering actions - as seen in some of the preserving party pics and along the way. Here's some of my favourite examples of vintage aprons from the Kamakura-Shobo Publishing Co. Pattern Drafting books Vol. 1, 2, and 3, published in 1967, 1970 and 1972. My nanna brought Vol. 2 back from Japan around that time, and I always poured over it when I was young :o)
If you follow us on Instagram or Facebook you'll see that we spent Sunday afternoon making a model of a roman amphitheatre for one of Theo's homework challenges. And he took over my Instagram stories for the day with a follow along tutorial of how he made it. It was SO fun! And I'm pretty sure we've got a future Blue Peter presenter in the making ;) So we wanted to put together a blog post tutorial too, just like our solar system one, in case it's any help when you need to make a roman amphitheatre. Because who doesn't need a roman amphitheatre in their lives?! We used: - some thick cardboard sheets - glue gun & glue - acrylic paints - a plate to draw around - a scalpel (for grown ups only) Theo did A LOT of research beforehand into exactly what type of model he wanted to make, and what he wanted his amphitheatre to look like. He LOVES this kind of thing! He started by drawing several circles around our plate on the cardboard. Luckily we have lots of these big sheets of cardboard at the studio leftover from when our wrapping paper gets delivered. But any thickish cardboard would work. We needed eight circles for our amphitheatre but you could use more or less depending on how tall you want it to be. I cut each one out using a scalpel. Theo did have a little try with the scalpel, while I held his hand, but he's a leftie and found it really difficult. So I did the tricky cutting. Once each circle was cut we made them into donut shapes with larger centre holes as we went. The bottom circle has the smallest hole and we each one about 1cm - 1.5cm bigger than the one underneath. So you want the outside of the circle to be the same size, but the inside to get smaller - hope that makes sense! These make the seats. Whilst I was cutting the circles Theo painted the base using acrylic paints. He wanted a sandy base so used yellow, orange, and cream paints, with some green splashes for grassy areas! - a top tip we found for painting sandy texture is to dab your brush onto the base rather than paint with strokes. So your dab dab dabbing to create a mottled texture. Once all of the circles were cut we got our trusty glue gun out and glued them together. Theo and Matilda are both really confident using a glue gun (all that wand making has paid off!). He started with the smallest ring at the bottom and then glued each one on top. Then he glued this whole structure to the base. To make the outer wall of the amphitheatre we cut a long strip of the same cardboard and Theo drew the shape of the wall he wanted - with one taller side. A really good tip for helping the wall to bend around your circular seats is to scalpel some vertical lines at regular intervals. Cut through about half of the depth of the cardboard, so it doesn't slice fully through. Keep the cut sides as the outside, and then you'll find it bends round really well. Theo drew some arches into the taller side of the wall and I cut them out. We thought this gave it an authentic tumbledown feel! Once they were cut we glued the wall around the outside of our circular seats. This was a little tricky and we took our time. We found gluing it in small sections worked best. We thought that the combination of the arches and the vertical slices gave a really good look to the outside wall. The slices worked really well! Theo drew some lower arch shapes around the wall to give a bit more detail and a more authentic look :) Once the amphitheatre was all put together we added a few details. A lion, of course! We just printed this and glued it onto some thin card before gluing it to the base. And Theo insisted on putting the gladiator on the steps outside of the amphitheatre - because why would he want to be inside with the lion?! Well exactly Theo! So there you have it. A pretty effective but really very simple to make roman amphitheatre. Theo absolutely loved making it and he learnt so much. Filming the process for his Instagram stories takeover worked brilliantly too, as he really thought extra hard about every step of the process so that he could explain it on camera. One of his 'grown up' career options is to be a set designer for films. I think he's off to a great start don't you?! If you have any questions do send them through - Theo is loving your messages and comments :) x ✂️ For more brilliant school project and craft ideas for children head to our Reuse & Recycle page. ✂️ Or have a browse of our Pinterest boards for even more school project, craft, and play ideas.
Ca y est, on a commencé la partie broderie. Les instructions de Melilotus: CLIC! Et ma version: Vivement la prochaine fleur...
La serie MELI es una garantía de diversión inteligente y divertida con bloques brillantes que ayudarán a los niños y a las niñas a descubrir sus habilidades de diseño. Meli Minis Banderas es el último set de la serie Mini con el que los niños aprenderán de una manera fácil y divertida las banderas de países seleccionados… ¡de todo el mundo!Se sabe desde hace mucho tiempo que la educación a través del entretenimiento es la forma más efectiva de aprender. Con este nuevo set compuesto por 700 piezas Minis los niños podrán recrear las distintas banderas ya sea en formato 2D o 3D. Despierta la pasión por el conocimiento y los viajes a la vez que aprenden geografía y culturas de otros países. Cada caja contiene 700 piezas. Se limpian fácilmente. Incluye una guía para la creación de las maquetas. Cada pieza tiene unas dimensiones de 15x15mm. Compatible con el resto de formatos de la serie Meli Minis. Edad recomendada a partir de 5 años.
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Tuscany is undoubtedly one of the most romantic regions in all of Europe, with it's rolling hills of vineyards and sprawling olive groves, deep historical roots and a soul dedicated to the arts. NADIA MELI together with Jessica from FINE & FLEURIE decided
Compito di realtà unitario "Il parco che vorrei" Classi prime - Scuola Primaria "De Amicis" - Istituto Comprensivo Squinzano Docenti tutor Carmelina Bruno, Lorella Fano, Gina Stippelli. Che bello! Ci siamo proprio divertiti a sviluppare il progetto "Il parco che vorrei". Tutto è iniziato ascoltando la storia "Il Gigante egoista" di Oscar Wilde e poi.. giochi, filastrocche, Il mio parco giochi ideale Mi piacerebbe un luogo dove giocare, oppure un posto per passeggiare... incontrare lì tutti i miei amici e, insieme, rincorrerci felici. Un grande parco con tanti fiori: una vera esplosione di colori, piante e alberi in quantità che rendono l'aria di “qualità”. Un posto con scivoli e giostrine per far felici le bambine, poi , al centro, anche un bel laghetto con qualche cigno, ed è tutto perfetto! Una pista che gira intorno per andare in bici di giorno. Il mio parco è proprio tanto speciale perchè divertirsi con gli amici è ECCEZIONALE!!! Classi prime A – B - Scuola Primaria “E. De Amicis” e ancora, indagini, disegni...per finire con la realizzazione di un plastico, a nostro avviso, proprio carino che vogliamo condividere con tutti!!!
Ca y est, on a commencé la partie broderie. Les instructions de Melilotus: CLIC! Et ma version: Vivement la prochaine fleur...
La serie MELI es una garantía de diversión inteligente y divertida con bloques brillantes que ayudarán a los niños y a las niñas a descubrir sus habilidades de diseño. Meli Minis Banderas es el último set de la serie Mini con el que los niños aprenderán de una manera fácil y divertida las banderas de países seleccionados… ¡de todo el mundo!Se sabe desde hace mucho tiempo que la educación a través del entretenimiento es la forma más efectiva de aprender. Con este nuevo set compuesto por 700 piezas Minis los niños podrán recrear las distintas banderas ya sea en formato 2D o 3D. Despierta la pasión por el conocimiento y los viajes a la vez que aprenden geografía y culturas de otros países. Cada caja contiene 700 piezas. Se limpian fácilmente. Incluye una guía para la creación de las maquetas. Cada pieza tiene unas dimensiones de 15x15mm. Compatible con el resto de formatos de la serie Meli Minis. Edad recomendada a partir de 5 años.
Meli Ray
¡Hola! Hoy, quiero compartir con vosotros 10 ideas para crear un parque infantil casero. Y es que, durante este año, hemos pasado mucho más tiempo en casa, por las circunstancias derivadas del coronavirus. Por eso, en nuestro caso, hemos tenido que tirar de creatividad y adaptar nuestro hogar, creando distintas zonas de juegos para el peque. En …
