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King Tut!
October 7, 2011 | 
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On 4th November 1922 English archaeologist Howard Carter and wealthy explorer Lord Carnarvon discovered the tomb of Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamen. So, as a tribute to this great discovery, why not have an Egyptian themed day. And, we’ve loads of great stuff to help the kids get a feel for Egypt. Read the rest of this entry »
World Space Week
Every year from 4th-10th October is World Space Week. Believe it or not, this is the largest space event on Earth – with 94 different countries taking part! Read the rest of this entry »
Halloween!
It’s nearly time for the ghosts and ghouls to come out and it gives you plenty of opportunity for fun creative projects. Here are some simple ideas to get you started. Read the rest of this entry »
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Space – A New Frontier!
The recent shuttle mission to the International Space Station marks the end of 30 years of use for the current design. Read the rest of this entry »
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Playday
ugust 3rd is Playday – the national day for enjoying, encouraging and celebrating play. What a lovely idea! As well as being great fun, play is essential to a child’s growth, development and acquisition of many skills Read the rest of this entry »
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Help With Stains – Part Three!
This week covers the rest of the stain offenders: chalk, powder paints, printing ink, poster paint, PVA glue, face paints and, the worst offender of all, permanent marker! Read the rest of this entry »
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Help With Stains – Part Two!
As they are the paints that children most commonly use, I thought a section tackling water colour stains would be very helpful! Read the rest of this entry »
Father’s Day
It’s a way off yet – June 19th to be exact – but it’s worth thinking about and preparing for Father’s day now as you’ll need to collect some items. It provides plenty of scope for little minds to be creative Read the rest of this entry »
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Winnie Mabaso Foundation
Artful Dodgers is pleased to announce we’ve made a much needed donation of arts and crafts materials to the Winnie Mabaso Foundation. Read the rest of this entry »
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Egg-citing Easter!
So, Easter is almost upon us and the children’s heads will be filled with thoughts of chocolate eggs I’m sure. Easter also offers little hands the chance to create lots of different projects, some of my favourites are given below. Read the rest of this entry »
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