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Arts & Crafts
Arts and crafts in a Montessori school play a vital role in nurturing creativity, independence, and fine motor skills. Through hands-on activities like painting, cutting, clay modeling, and collage, children are encouraged to explore their imagination while developing concentration and coordination. These creative experiences are designed to be child-led, allowing each learner to express themselves freely and at their own pace. By integrating natural materials and open-ended projects, Montessori
Wax Paper Hanging Hearts
This is a beautiful hanging art activity. The children love to sprinkle the wax shavings onto the hearts and are delighted with the end result. These wax paper hearts look lovely when hung next to a window to display their beautiful melted colours. You will need: Cut out double sided wax paper hearts Wax crayons Shavings of different coloured wax crayons. You can add glitter too. An iron (Strictly for Adult use only) String or wool Thick pencil sharpener A punch To do: Ask yo
Apr 23, 20201 min read
Toadstool toddler art
This art activity is very cute and is a good vehicle for practicing fine motor skills when breaking up pieces of polystyrene. You will need: -coloured card: one for the background, one red one for the top part and brown one for the bottom. -glue – a glue stick will work well for sticking the card together but a wood glue works well for the polystyrene. -polystyrene -scissors Make a toadstool with your coloured card. Cut out pieces. Paste them onto the background card. Plac
Jun 9, 20191 min read
Plastic bottle rockets
We’ve written on this blog before about plastic bottle aeroplanes, but today we’re going to share how we made rockets from plastic bottles too. You’ll need: plastic bottle card paper paint glitter Print out the rocket fins. I fitted 12 of these on a A4 page. Then you cut out a harder piece of card for strength and put the fins on either side. Cut two slits on either side of the plastic bottle to slide the fins in. For variation you can make four fins instead of two. Use
Apr 27, 20191 min read
Paper Pirate Hats
Written by Julia Gorham Crafty fun for young children. Just by folding used newspaper and painting, young children can make their own Pirates hats! Our children had great fun this week, with their special Pirate hats! You will need: Newspaper Tape Black paint Paint brushes Glue Apron To do: Fold the newspaper, tape and glue as below Step 1: Fold a tabloid sized newspaper in half. Step 2: Fold the corners inwards. Step 3: Fold one layer of the bottom flap upwards. Step 4:
Oct 5, 20181 min read
Wax Paper Hanging Hearts
By Julia Gorham This is a beautiful hanging art activity. The children love to sprinkle the wax shavings onto the hearts and are delighted with the end result. These wax paper hearts look lovely when hung next to a window to display their beautiful melted colours. You will need: Cut out double sided wax paper hearts Wax crayons Shavings of different coloured wax crayons. You can add glitter too. An iron (Strictly for Adult use only) String or wool Thick pencil sharpener A pu
Aug 30, 20181 min read
Children’s printing artworks with kitchen utensils
Written by Julia Gorham Busy in the kitchen and need to keep your child occupied ? Look no further than your kitchen utensils to set up a quick and easy art activity for your child to enjoy! You will need: Kitchen utensils such as a potato masher, wired spoon, spatula , forks etc. Paper Flat plates with mixed paint. To do: Place the kitchen utensil onto the plate of ready. mixed paint. Press down on paper. Continue with the next utensil to create an interesting printed ar
Apr 20, 20181 min read
Encouraging self-expression with free painting for young children.
“This is an essence of oneself” Written By Julia Gorham What our children love best at the Fields Montessori Playgroup and Pre-School is being presented with large sheets of paper, bowls of colourful paint and paintbrushes, where they are free to paint. This assists each child to communicate their emotions or feelings. They are able to express themselves without the use of words, growing their emotional development.. Through free painting, young children will be able repr
Apr 13, 20181 min read
Endless fun blowing bubbles at the water table
By Julia Gorham Young children love playing and find water relaxing. Water play provides hours of rich and valuable early childhood experiences to develop children’s creativity and imagination. Water play is both enjoyable and educational. It helps children develop eye-hand coordination and math and science concepts. It also enhances social skills and encourages cooperation. We had such fun at school this week by filling up our water table outside in the garden with water di
Apr 10, 20181 min read
Mark Art Part of Your Child’s Daily Routine
By Julia Gorham Incorporate art-making into your child’s playtime at home. Make an art-zone if you want to isolate the mess. Tape down paper for them to draw on and spill on, and make a smock out of old clothes. Taping paper on a table can help a small child focus on the motion of drawing, without having to hold down and adjust the drawing paper. Children will begin their drawing by scribbling. Around 2 years of age, the scribbles will become more controlled and repeti
Feb 21, 20183 min read
Fresh Flower Crowns
What a great way to celebrate spring with your children with fresh spring flowers ! You will need: 1 A4 white cardboard – Crayons, or pastels Fresh spring flowers Stapler To do: Fold the A4 Cardboard and cut in half Decorate the cardboard with bright crayons or pastels Staple the 2 pieces of cardboard together Measure the crown on your child’s head and staple together Staple the fresh flowers with short stems around the top of the crown
Sep 11, 20171 min read
Sewing card crafts
Threading is a great activity to strengthen your child’s fine motor skills! You will need: A picture printed on A4 cardboard Scissors Wool A punch Crayons, pencil crayons etc. To do: Print a template of your choice e.g. car, flowers, animal on A4 Carboard. Cut out the template. Punch holes evenly around the template. Colour in the template. Tie a knot at one end of the template with wool long enough for the template. Thread the wool into each punched hole around the template
Aug 31, 20171 min read
Paper cup Spring Flowers
By Julia Gorham Get going with the freshness and bounce of Spring with great Spring Kids Crafts! (More to follow) Spring has sprung! Here is a simple spring flower activity to do with your children using paper cups and plastic spoons. To get: White paper or polystyrene cups Plastic spoons Template of flowers Scissors Small knife ( For use by adult only) Wax crayons/ paints/ chalk Paint brush Liquid glue (Optional )Small jewel stickers, small pom poms or couscous etc. to glue
Aug 21, 20171 min read
Fun Volcano experiement
This is a great experiment to do with your children and they will ask you do demonstrate this “Flowing larva erupting” over and over again! All you need to basic household ingredients and kitchen items! You will need: A medium size bowl A few plastic bags Foil A paper cup or small plastic cup or container Orange/red paint or red food colouring White vinegar Bicarbonate of soda Baking tray or plastic plate To do: Place your open cup inside the bowl Surround the outside of
Jul 22, 20171 min read
Paper plate lions
These lion paper plates are a cheerful addition to your animal theme and require some fine motor work to create the mane with the fork. You will need: A fork Paper plate Bowl of thick orange paint A bowl of yellow paint Paint brush Googly eyes and glue Black marker pen To do: Dip a fork into the bowl of orange paint Press the fork, flat side down on the outside of the paper plate . Continue until the outer paper plate is printed with fork prints. Using a paint brush, dip the
Jul 20, 20171 min read
Colour washed, wax and newspaper paintings
Sometimes the most beautiful artworks are also the most simple. These paintings create pretty, colourful layered artworks and they require only a few basic materials. You will need: Paper Bowls of different food colouring diluted with water Cut out newspaper shapes Sponge Wax crayons Glue To do: Dip the sponge into a bowl of diluted food colouring and sponge the paper, using different colours. Leave to dry. Paste your newspaper shapes onto the paper. e.g. flower petals, boat
Jul 19, 20171 min read
Straw Blow Painting
Children love blowing hard through straws to create a colourful, interesting, abstract paintings. You will need: Straws Bowls of different coloured paint diluted with water A teaspoon/ thick paint brush Paper To do: Using a teaspoon, or a thick paint brush, place the liquid paint onto paper. Place the straw directly and close to the paint and paper. Blow hard, making sure that you blow on different sides of the liquid paint on the paper to create interesting lines from all
Jul 11, 20171 min read
Paper Mache Bowls
Creating these easy to make paper mache bowls is a great sensory experience for children. Tearing the newspaper into strips and dipping them into the bowl of flour paste is messy fun and strengthens children’s fine motor skills too. What a great activity! Your child can also enjoy painting the bowls with their creative flairs! Your child’s paper mache bowls will make gorgeous presents for special occasions too! You will need: A bowl for your mould (any size) Newspaper (torn i
Jun 27, 20171 min read
Autumn Art Activities
Autumn leaves are falling down, the weather is becoming chilly and we are pulling on those long sleeves again. We can celebrate this time of year with our children by creating some lovely art works. In this post we’ll show you how to make a colourful fingerprint Autumn tree, an leaf Autumn crown and some leaves using coloured water and spices. Finger print Autumn tree You will need: Bowls of different coloured thick paint An outline of a tree on paper Apron To do: Dip fing
May 7, 20172 min read
Sensory Bottles
Sensory bottles are a beautiful craft to make, but they also serve a purpose for little kids. Have fun making these bottles and enjoying the different items you can add to them. Sensory bottles have a calming down effect on toddlers. When the world becomes too much they can anchor down on the bottle, rattling it and rolling it around as a physical outlet (instead of hitting). As they watch the glitter and objects fall, their eyes are brought into their midline which helps org
Apr 22, 20172 min read
Pressed flowers bookmark
This activity is not only a lot of fun for the kids, but also comes out really beautifully. It makes a lovely keepsafe for parents to keep their child’s artwork too. You’ll need: flowers a few leaves heavy books wax paper card crayons/ pencils glue laminator plastic pouches wool or ribbon punch Method: The first thing you need to do is gather some flowers. Select a few colours and place them between some heavy books, between wax paper. Do the same with some leaves. Leave t
Apr 15, 20171 min read
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