making advent calendars

We ahve made our own advent calendars. They have taken us a very long time and we have tried very hard!

 

Christmas lunch

We made hats and placemats for our Christmas lunch.

Our new welcome tree

 

We have made a tree around our door to make it look more welcoming. We stuffed the trunk with newspaper to make it 3D, and twisted brown paper to make the branches. We then cut up willow and used a glue gun to create the welcome sign. The children collected and made orange and brown leaves to decorate it in the Autumn. Now it is a Christmas tree.

Come and see how the seasons change!

Making biscuits

We followed instructions to make teddy bear biscuits. We then followed our plans to decorate them using icing, raisons, chololate chips and smarties.

 

Toys from around the world

We have been learning about toys children play with around the world. We found out that some children in poorer countries don't live near toy shops or can't afford toys, and make their own toys using bones, sticks or rubbish. Look at what we made using strips of wire...

We made earings, necklaces, eye patches and bikes.

Giving clear instructions

We practised giving clear instructions to our partner. We told them what to draw, step by step, and then compared our drawings to see if we had given clear, detailed instructions. You could try this at home!

Snowflakes

We followed instructions to make some snowflakes.

Old toys 2

Last week we made some old fashioned toys. We made a cup and ball using a yoghurt pot, piece of string and ball of foil. Some of us made a doll, using a wooden doll peg and fabric. And some of us made a spinning top using a decorated piece of circular card with a pencil pierced through it.

Old toys

We have been learning about old fashioned toys. maybe you can talk to your child about what you used to play with when your were a child.