Maple Leaf Template
Here's a Maple Leaf Template to print, with three different sizes of maple leaves. We've used it to make our Maple leaf mobile and Leaf brooch crafts.
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Here's a Maple Leaf Template to print, with three different sizes of maple leaves. We've used it to make our Maple leaf mobile and Leaf brooch crafts.
Print and play our simple maple leaf tic tac toe game with kids on Canada Day! Simple use two different colours of buttons or other small objects - one for each player. Red and white would be the most appropriate!
Use this printable worksheet to plot the co-ordinates of the Titanic's short maiden voyage.
I'm sure a real Marauder's Map would come in very useful - but if you can't have a magic one, why not make this one and pretend?
Making the "board" will keep the kids occupied for a while; and so will playing the game. Siblings of different ages can play this with each other quite happily.
Real marbling takes quite a bit of effort and requires oil paints, tray, water and mess! Here is an easier version for younger children which still produces a very pretty effect.
Marbled Eggs are fun for kids to make - and pretty to display at Easter, too. You will need marbling inks, which are available in most craft stores. We've used bright colours but pastel colours would make pretty Easter eggs.
No Mardi Gras parade could be complete without a marching drum! Here is how your children can make their own using simple bits and pieces that you almost certainly already have to hand.
This fun Mardi Gras crown is great for kids of all ages - just decorate according to age and ability. The kids will be proud to wear them in their Mardi Gras parade!
These Mardi Gras cup shakers are fun to make and produce a satisfyingly loud noise for your Mardi Gras parade! Our photo of the craft is a little old, but it really did sparkle when we made it!
Kids will have fun making and wearing this fun, floppy Mardi Gras jester hat! Of course, while it looks like a jester hat, it is actually made like a simple crown.
Masks are what Mardi Gras parades are all about, and if you are going to have your own Mardi Gras celebration at home you will need to give the kids free reign in designing their own!
This Mardi Gras necklace is fun to make for all ages, but especially younger kids. Depending on how patient your kids are, you might want to prepare the "beads" in advance!
To make these Mardi Gras shakers you will need to raid the junk cupboard for supplies. Kids can use them in a very noisy Mardi Gras parade!
Fun colouring page of American Mark Spitz, winner of 7 Olympic Gold Medals in 1972 in swimming events.
Printable poster of great American swimming champion, Mark Spitz, who set a record for winning gold medals in the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich which wasn't beaten until 2008.
Here's a fun printable worksheet on Mark Spitz, the great American swimming champion of the 1970s. Get kids to do some research then fill in the blanks!
Write about American swimming hero Mark Spitz using this fun printable writing page.
These are great fun to make, and delicious to eat! They make a good activity for a Halloween party too - just provide a bowl or two of melted chocolate and the necessary decorations and let the kids loose on their own treats. Read online or watch our video below...
Here's a realistic colouring page of Dr Martin Luther King for older children to colour in.