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Guest Posts

Since August 2017 we have featured a weekly guest post, sharing ways in which Activity Village resources can be used for learning at home, crafts with your own children, or group craft activities. There is lots of inspiration here!

Guest Posts at Activity Village

Guest Post - Having Fun with Paper Dolls

Guest Post - Having Fun with Paper Dolls

Paper dolls are a timeless toy. They have been around for centuries, but were popularised in the early 1800s. I don’t think there would be many of us who wouldn’t remember playing with them as children.

Guest Post - Robin Collages

Guest Post - Robin Collages

We often have friends over with differently aged children and I like to put something out for the younger kids so if the older ones are busy with K’Nex or a game that is a bit more complicated then the younger siblings can still have something fun

Guest Post - Christmas Writing

Guest Post - Christmas Writing

We are definitely in a Christmas zone at the moment. Everything seems to be sprinkled with a bit of Christmas so I thought it would be good to encourage the kids to extend their Christmas mood into a bit of festive writing.

Guest Post - Christmas Window Art

We love window art. Love It!  It is such an easy activity to set up and do with the kids (no real artist ability needed) and mine always love seeing their pictures hanging up on the windows and sliding doors.

Guest Post - Making Christmas Decorations

Every year the kids make a few new Christmas decorations and for some reason most years there always seems to be a theme – totally unintentional – this year they seem to be all about making standing 3D decorations.

Guest Post - Wreath Crafts

Guest Post - Wreath Craft Ideas

We had quite a few left over autumn themed images lying around the house and I hate throwing anything away so I suggested to my son that we could make an autumn themed wreath.

Guest Post - Enjoying Day of the Dead Crafts

Guest Post - Enjoying Day of the Dead Crafts

Last Halloween I took my youngest son to a fancy dress party at the local park. The winner of the fancy dress competition was a little girl dressed in a stunning black, purple and cerise pink frilled dress, with matching flower headband and veil.

Guest Post - Spooky Writing

Guest Post - Spooky Writing

Both kids have surprisingly been enjoying some spooky writing activities lately.  I am not really sure what prompted it, the only thing I can think of was that the spook

Guest Post - Halloween Maths Ideas

Guest Post - Halloween Maths Ideas

We have never done scary witches as such but both my kids loved Winnie the Witch and the witch from Room on the Broom.  They always liked a friendly witch, one who would make funny mistakes.  So when they were a lot younger we did some “

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