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Activities for Kids: Crafts, Printables and Screen-Free Play Ideas
Crafts, printables and screen-free play ideas you can set up at home with everyday materials. Each guide lists what you need, how to set it up, what children practise while they play and the safety points to check first.
Activity guides
Activities · Updated 11 July 2022
4 Fun Crafts That Use a Toilet Roll
A bee, a dragon, a wind kite and a reindeer, all from the loo roll that is already in the recycling. Good scissor and...
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Activities · Updated 6 September 2023
Free Bee Craft Activity: Building Coordination
Celebrate the hard-working bee by making one from a loo roll. Cutting and gluing practise scissor skills and hand-eye coordination, the same skills children...
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Activities · Updated 5 September 2023
Free Crown Craft Activity: Building Coordination
Make a crown from card, coloured triangles and whatever gems and stickers you have. Fun to make and even better to play with afterwards.
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Activities · Updated 6 September 2023
Free Colour Matching Activity: Strengthening Little Hands
A reusable peg-matching board that practises colours and the pincer grip your child needs for handwriting. Small enough to keep in your bag for...
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Sensory Play · Updated 15 September 2026
Kinetic Sand Activities for Kids: 8 Easy Ideas for Calm, Screen-Free Play
Eight kinetic sand activities you can set up in minutes with a tray and things from the kitchen: a bakery, a construction site, a...
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Ideas, inspiration and simple ways to make more time for creativity together.
