Embrace those pops of colour in your garden & make a daisy chain
All in art
Nature Prints using watercolours
Easy Nature Prints with watercolour paints, flowers, leaves and grasses.
All the muddy things
Ideas for muddy play and an easy clean up.
Spinners for grinners
Make a simple cardboard spinner that will catch a breeze… and a smile
How now? Brown... paper!
Brown paper is a charming craft resource that should not be overlooked.
Cool paint for hot little fingers
When the heat is on, think cool & get crafty
Printing with Tetra Paks
Get a bit creative with an ink pad and recycling tetra paks, along with amazing art you might even make some wrapping paper.
Magic Mixtures
Whether it be a “magic potion”, “soup” or a pot of “tea”, children are so captivated by mixing things together. Here are some ideas to help you create a space where your child can play with magic mixtures.
Woolly wraps
Welcome some cute and woolly friends made from simple household scraps.
A messy, fun and easy painting activity
Making a beautiful mess with this easy flower printing activity
Celebratory Mud Cake
At First Steps in Nature we just love to create a Muddy Cake in celebration of a birthday…or just because the day is fun and the mud inspires us. But this activity is about a whole lot more than just fun, muddy play…
Cheery snow folk
Celebrate the weather, whatever it brings…
Mushrooms!
Creating a little bit of wonder and magic with toadstools
Bubble rapt
Explore some cheap & easy printing fun with throwaway materials.
Fishy friends
The simplest shapes can make a great canvas for kids’ creativity.
Curious butterflies
Curious kids & colourful crafts are a perfect combination.
'Tis the season to get crafty
Don’t let the festive season overwhelm you… use it to collect some festive inspo.
Starry starry spuds
Beat the rush with some fun home-stamped festive wrapping
Easy invisible ink
Make magic with some simple kitchen ingredients.
Scrappy printing with plastic scraps
Have some fun printing with soft plastic waste… while we wait for some big answers on how to deal with it properly.