With a rise in popularity of ‘adult colouring books’ we thought we’d look into some of the benefits of drawing and colouring. Apart from being good fun, drawing can help with obvious things like fine motor skills, and developing the imagination, but did you know that drawing can help you to express your emotions, understand… Continue reading Get the Picture?

This is a nice easy craft activity – and looks stunning on your window in the sunshine! We chose to do balloons this time round but you can choose any shape you like – we have previously made birds, and elephants. For this craft you will need: coloured card (we chose black as it makes… Continue reading Stained Glass Balloons

Our theme this term is ‘The Circus’ and we have incorporated it fully into our craft and daily sessions. During our story and meditation times we have adopted the theme into our Yoga…   This move we called ‘The Flying Acrobat’… raising our head, arms and legs off the ground we look like we’re flying… Continue reading Clowning Around

At Fireflies we love to get involved – be it a sponsored event, a craft, a worthy cause, a group activity – anything really! We also like to ensure that all of our children feel as empowered as each other regardless of age, ability or gender – we encourage them to explore their individuality, test… Continue reading Flying High

To look at these pictures you might think that the boys have lined up their armies ready to send them into battle – each creature appears to be in position ready to follow orders and fight. At Fireflies we like to encourage the children to ‘fight their own battles’ using words, not fists. We try… Continue reading Let Battle Commence!

This week we have been making our own paper plate whales to help decorate our lagoon! This is a great activity for children aged 3 and up; there’s plenty of painting and colouring to do! You will need;  Blue/black/purple card paper plates blue/black/purple paint colouring pens glue/stapler. To start, prepare the craft for the children… Continue reading Paper plate whales!

Egg Carton Turtle! This is a great craft for children aged 4 and up. The younger ones may need help cutting out the resources, and so an adult may wish to prepare these things in advance. To complete this project you will need: Green card Egg cartons Colouring pens Glue Googly eyes.   The first… Continue reading Egg Carton Turtles!

Fork Puffer fish! To complete this project you will need: White card or paper Colouring pens Glue paint Forks Googly eyes.   The first thing to do is to cut your card into a puffer fish shape. We did this by drawing a circle, and adding triangular fins to the sides, and then cutting it… Continue reading Fork Puffer fish

Coffee Filter Jellyfish!   To complete this project you will need: Coffee Filters Colouring pens Glue/ sellotape Scissors Ribbon and strips of coloured paper A water spray bottle.   The first thing to do is use your colouring pens to draw a pattern on one side of your coffee filter. You can use as many… Continue reading Coffee Filter Jellyfish!

Paper chain octopus. To complete this project you will need: Coloured card or paper (one big piece, and the rest cut into strips) Glue/sellotape/staples Scissors Googly eyes Lots of time and patience! Firstly, cut your coloured card or paper into strips. We measured ours from A4 card, 6cm wide, but you can cut your strips… Continue reading Octopus paper chain