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Issue 25 - published
1st July, 2010
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ISSUE 25 is packed with more than 85 sizzling summer activities; including early years projects helping with co-ordination, exploration of materials, reasoning and role play, plus ideas for creating sounds and healthy eating for the under 5s. There are great projects for recycled crafts – making use of everyday items – plus carnival fun, exploring the weather and cool kids cookery.
There’s a special feature with 35 great Boredom Busting games to help the summer go swimmingly!

We’ve more than £500 worth of the latest great books, games and cool stuff to be won in our free to enter competitions.

All this, the regular features - including ’Four Ways with . . . rocks & stones’ and Reading Corner, full sized printable templates and clear step-by-step instructions.

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

 WAXING MIRACLES! - Recycle broken wax crayons into funky new drawing materials.

 TEXTURED PAINTING - Bring a new dimension to painting by mixing paint with sand, rice & flour.

 FOAM SHAPE PRINTING - Take some small boxes and scraps of foam and turn them into inexpensive printing stamps .

 CIRCLES OF COLOUR - Turn cardboard kitchen tubes into a fun colour recognition game.

 MAGIC PICTURES - A simple drawing activity to help children with their reasoning skills.

 SUMMER FRUIT KEBABS - An easy and fun way to help ensure the 5-a-day rule is put into practice.

 TIN FOIL WIND CHIMES - Listen to the wind blow with a fabulous set of home-made wind chimes.

 RAINBOW COLLAGE - Help colour recognition skills with an unusual rainbow collage.

 WEATHER REPORT! - What’s the weather today? A simple weather chart made from felt and foam.

 JUNK MODEL CAR - Recyle old tubs, lids, boxes and containers and make a shiny racing car.

 FIZZY BOTTLE FISH - Turn a large plastic drinks bottle into an amazing creature of the deep.

 DICE BOX - A giant dice made from recycled boxes is a great way to develop mental maths skills.

 CREATING SOUNDS & MUSIC - Interactive ideas on exploring sound and music with the under 5s.

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

 THE WILD WEST - Everything you need to hold your very own Wild West activity day.

 LAMMAS DAY LOAVES - Celebrate the first harvest festival with some special air-drying clay loaves.

 ST. SWITHUN’S DAY - We promise it won’t rain for 40 days and nights if you make these projects.

 CLOWNS & CARNIVALS! - A great range of fun fair and carnival activities - ideal for groups of children.

 TWIST & TURN - A quick and easy recipe with sweet and savoury alternatives.

 TILE COASTERS - Turn cheap wall tiles into unique home accessories - an ideal group activity.

 SUMMER SNOWBALLS - Make some super summer snowball soakers using ordinary kitchen sponges!

 EXPLORING THE GREAT OUTDOORS - How to get the best learning experiences from your outdoor classroom.

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

 WEATHER WIZARD - Help children learn all about meteorology with these hands-on science activities.

 KOMODO DRAGON - Learn all about real life dragons with this special feature and then have a go at making one yourself!

 PLEATED PICTURE FRAME - A simple papercrafting project to show off a beautiful picture.

  BLUEBERRY ICE CREAM - A simple but delicious summer recipe - perfect for children to make and enjoy!

 COOL SUMMER CARDS - Fun cards to send cool summer greetings.

 BAGS OF IDEAS! - Turn recycled crisp packets into a funky woven bag and fabulous necklace.

 POCKET MONEY PIGS - Old drinks bottles and toiletry containers make the cutest pig money boxes!.

 RECYCLED FASHION! - Turn old ties, newspapers and plastic bags into amazing fashion items.

 FLY THE FLAG! - Give bags and jeans a distinctive look this summer with a fab FIMO bag tag.

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
variety of inexpensive materials.

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.