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01 May

Painting on Windows?

Painting on windows? Yes, painting on windows. I was thinking of an activity to do with the children when they got home from school, then I thought, “let’s paint on the windows in the porch”. Ok, so our front door is a double glass door and has a surround which is all glass. People can … Read more

30 Apr

Tissue Paper Stained Glass Mosque

With Ramadan approaching, we have been thinking of ways to decorate our house. Obviously, we have the shop bought decorations which are lovely but we also wanted to do some homemade decorations too. One idea we saw was the stained glass mosque so me and my daughter made it together. It was really easy and … Read more

30 Apr

Tips for Box Model Making

Box model making is a great and cheap way for your children to be creative. You can use all your recyclable rubbish (just make sure that the objects are clean and not glass): cereal boxes or any other cupboard box, kitchen roll tubes, plastic tubs such as grape, strawberry containers or plastic bottles. Your child … Read more

28 Apr

KS1 Science lesson – Plan and resource

I have made a free science lesson plan and a worksheet which is linked to Hurayrah the Cat: The Snake Catcher book and linked to the National Curriculum. The focus of the lesson is for children to understand there are different animal groups, what those groups are called and examples of animals that belong to … Read more

25 Apr

Lesson ideas for Hurayrah the Cat: The Snake Catcher

Hurayrah the Cat: The Snake Catcher is a really lovely book full of bright, colourful, child-friendly illustrations. The story is about an adorable tabby cat who has lost his friend, Abu Hurayrah, and sets out to find him. As the Cat waits in the mosque, he sees a sneaky snake slithering up a man’s sleeve. … Read more

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