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Issue 19 - published
June 30th, 2009
Sample contents

Issue 19 includes more than 80 sizzling summer activities for you and your children to enjoy; including ideas for outdoor games, holiday memories, Caribbean Crafts, bug watch and a special ’Kids can Cook!’ feature, including eight tasty recipes. There’s a special Role Play feature, with great ideas to encourage imagination and creativity for the under 5’s - ideal for everyone in the EYFS.

There are six of the latest fabulous LEGO© City playsets to be won! All this, the regular features - including ’Four Ways with . . . glass jars’ and Reading Corner, plus loads of other great toys and books to win in our free to enter competitions!

0 - 5 years
Concentrating on texture and sensory stimulation, projects in this group include:

 GUITAR HERO! - Bring out the rock star in your little one with a simple to make cardboard guitar.

 POTATO PRINT POSTCARDS - Get back to bsics with some old-fashioned potato printing.

 HOLIDAY SHAPE SCRAPBOOK - A simple scrapbook idea to encourage shape and colour recognition.

 FRUITY LOLLIES - Great ideas for super cool ice lollies - easy for children to make too!

 SUMMER SUITCASE - Recycle an old shoe box to help with holiday role-play sessions.

 FUNKY FISH BOWLS - Miniature goldfish bowls made from recycled yoghurt pots!

 BEACH SCENE - Create your own beach picture that will also help with number skills.

 FUNNY FACES! - Get imaginations working overtime with crazy faces cut from magazines.

 CLAY TIME - Air-drying clay is the perfect modelling material for group activities.

 WIND CHIMES - Eat the biscuits and then recycle the pot into a pretty set of wind chimes!

 PAPER PLATE PUZZLE - Make your own puzzles using just a paper plate and a picture

 FOOD, GLORIOUS FOOD - Design a plate of food (as healthy as possible!) from craft box materials.

 LET'S PRETEND - Encourage imagination and social skills with some great role-play ideas.

5 - 7 years
Fun crafting projects to make with children in Key Stage 1, include:

 TIN CAN CREATURES - Rescue some tins from the recycling box to make some crazy can creatures.

 3-D SUMMER GREETINGS - Colourful seasonal cards that can be used for any occasion.

 SUM-MERY FUN!- Help children improve their numeracy skills with some maths-based activities.

 SUMMER SCRAPBOOK - Keep up those writing skills with a summer holiday travel journal.

 HAPPY HOLIDAYS! - Celebrate the holidays with some funky cards made from crafting scraps.

 HOLIDAY SOUVENIR CANVAS- A novel way to display all those little items collected from summer days out.

 LITTLE TREASURES GIFT BOXES - Turn plain papier mâché boxes into dazzling arty gifts!

7 - 11 years
Great ideas for older kids to make and do:

 CARIBBEAN CRAFTS - Take a trip to the Caribbean this summer with this special feature on the history and creafts of these beautiful islands.

 BUG-EYED BOOKMARKS - Funky bookmarks that both boys and girls will love to make.

 TRAVEL MATE - The accessory of the summer - a cushion and bag all in one!

 CUTE CUPCAKES - Fabulous cupcakes that look good enough to eat but are actually made from FIMO clay!

 THE VICTORIAN CLASSROOM - Take a journey back into Victorian times and let children learn what their life might have been like in the late 1800's

 SUMMER SUNCATCHERS - Turn plastic lids and beads into dazzling suncatchers.

 TINY TIN BAGS - The cutest bags you've ever seen!

 GET READY FOR A BUG HUNT! - Great ideas for children to learn all about insects and the fascinating world of creepy crawlies.

In addition to these, there are plenty of other great ideas and projects, plus a great selection of books reviewed in Reading Corner and prize giveaways worth £100's.

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Dozens of art and craft projects plus activities designed to stimulate childrens' creativity and imagination using a
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Reading Corner — a round-up and review of
the latest children's books on the market.

It's a Gift — Prize giveaways worth £100's.