Celebrate Chinese New Year – the Year of the Horse – on January 31st 2014 – with these cracking ideas! Made from inexpensive materials, all your children will be able to have a go!
Read articleBelieve it or not, these cute badges are made from recycled polystyrene pizza bases! Create your design, pop them in the oven to shrink and’Hey Presto!’ – you’ve made the perfect Valentine’s gift!
Read articleWinners of the 2013 Creative Play Awards announced After months of rigorous product testing, the prestigious 2013 Creative Play Awards results have been announced and will be published in the Winter issue of Creative Steps magazine, along with the www.creativesteps.co.uk website and on social media platforms. The Creative Play Awards are the only awards designed […]
Read articleRangoli is a decorative art practised at Divali. Patterns are often drawn on the doorstep or approach to a house and give a message of welcome to visitors. Using the template in the back of the issue, some different pasta shapes and coloured paints, kids can create this colourful Rangoli picture. see page 27 of […]
Read articleFun Halloween Pumpkin cards and decorations using half an apple to print with! Cut an apple in half, dip in orange paint and print away! see page 11 in the Autumn issue for this and more fun autumnal projects.
Read articleThis really simple project shows what happens to soap when you pop it in the microwave for a couple of minutes! Kids can then decorate with feathers, pipe cleaners, googly eyes, etc See page 44 in the Autumn issue for full details.
Read articleGo for a walk this autumn and encourage your kids to collect different shaped and sized leaves – those with prominent veins work best! Using acrylic paints, get them to paint the leaves and press them onto paper. Or using a sponge, use the leaf as a stencil and dab paint in the leaf to […]
Read articleDon’t miss THE event for the childcare industry in Coventry on 27-28 September! Book your place now – entry is FREE – plus check out the great selection of seminars taking place across the two days. And don’t forget to come and say ‘Hi’ to us at Creative Steps! www.childcareexpo.co.uk
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Free sample project instructions and all the templates from the current issue here!