Creative Play Central

Take a browse around these sites and you will find oodles of fun, creative, clever play ideas that your children will LOVE! Covering everything from crafts and creative writing ideas, to messy play and math games - and everything in between. All these bloggers are guest writers on the kids' activities site NurtureStore.co.uk :: come visit! http://nurturestore.co.uk/
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three potted plants with pumpkin faces painted on them and the words jack o lantern flower pots
Jack-O-Lantern Flower Pots
Adorable Halloween pumpkin or jack-o-lantern flower pots. Simple, cute, easy craft for preschool, kindergarten, or elementary kids- perfect for Halloween.
how to teach multiplication and division with lego
Use LEGO To Teach Multiplication & Division
Make multiplication and division fun and hands on with LEGO bricks! In this post, learn all the different ways to model multiplication with LEGO and how to help kids make sense of division in a meaningful way. #multiplicationLessons #LEGO #LEGOmath #homeschoolmath #divisionlessons #mathteachingtips
an odd bean bag toss game with the words, even and odd bean bag toss
Bring Math Outside: Even and Odd Bean Bag Toss!
Want a fun, easy and low-prep way to help your kids practice sorting even and odd numbers? This game is fun and can be played again and again! This can even be used as a fun game at a birthday party! #mathgames #easymathgames #evenandodd #kidpartygames #beanbags #kidsactivities
a train track word building game for toddlers to practice letter recognition and matching words
Train Track Word Building
Fun literacy activity for all kids who love trains!
Reuse an old CD to make a spinning top- an easy craft for kids and a great science lesson on physics! This STEM / STEAM activity if perfect for kids of all ages and meets the NGSS for Kindergarten on pushes and pulls! ~ BuggyandBuddy.com Science Crafts For Kids, Easy Craft For Kids, Steam Activity, Top Craft, Christmas Clothespins, Stem Crafts, Old Cd, Science Crafts, Science Lesson
CD Spinning Top Craft and Science Project for Kids - Buggy and Buddy
Reuse an old CD to make a spinning top- an easy craft for kids and a great science lesson on physics! This STEM / STEAM activity if perfect for kids of all ages and meets the NGSS for Kindergarten on pushes and pulls! ~ BuggyandBuddy.com
paper plate crafts for kids to make
Fall Craft for Kids: Stuffed Paper Apples
Fall Crafts for Kids: Stuffed Paper Apples- This simple autumn art project for children combines sponge painting and lacing- great fine motor practice and fun for preschoolers and kindergarten! ~ BuggyandBuddy.com
legos with text that reads teach math with lego multiplication division and division on it
Teach Math With LEGO for Multiplication & Division!
Make multiplication and division fun and hands on with LEGO bricks! In this post, learn all the different ways to model multiplication with LEGO and how to help kids make sense of division in a meaningful way. #multiplicationLessons #LEGO #LEGOmath #homeschoolmath #divisionlessons #mathteachingtips
legos with text overlay that reads use lego to teach multiplication and division
Use LEGO To Teach Multiplication and Division!
Make multiplication and division fun and hands on with LEGO bricks! In this post, learn all the different ways to model multiplication with LEGO and how to help kids make sense of division in a meaningful way. #multiplicationLessons #LEGO #LEGOmath #homeschoolmath #divisionlessons #mathteachingtips
art buffet with lots of crafting supplies on it and the words art buffet overlayed
Art Buffet
Process art at its finest! Set up an art buffet for your kids, along with a long roll of paper, and let them create the day away! Great boredom buster for preschool, kindergarten, or elementary kids.
two wooden pegs with strings attached to them on a white background and text reading rainbowstick craft for kids
How to Make a Rainstick Instrument
Rainstick Craft and science activity for Kids - Explore sound with a homemade instrument! Fun STEM / STEAM activity for kindergarten, first, and second grade! ~ BuggyandBuddy.com
an orange paper bag with a jack - o'- lantern on it sitting in the grass
Paper Bag Pumpkins
Cute craft for Halloween or fall with materials you already have at home. Make a whole pumpkin patch of these paper bag pumpkins or jack-o-lanterns! For preschool, kindergarten, or elementary kids. Not spooky or scary!
the top ten creative ways to explore habitats
40 Animal Habitat Projects & Activities
Creative ideas - shoe box, dioramas and more - for animal habitat projects! Ideas include ocean, desert, rain forest, arctic, forest and pond habitats - great for preschool, 1st, 2nd and 3rd grades!
the top ten creative ways to explore habitats
40 Animal Habitat Projects & Activities
Creative ideas - shoe box, dioramas and more - for animal habitat projects! Ideas include ocean, desert, rain forest, arctic, forest and pond habitats - great for preschool, 1st, 2nd and 3rd grades!