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March

Fun with Rice ...click to download
This month we have relaxing rice and running around with shamrocks. What more do you need! The rice idea was submitted to us by NICMA Childminder Ruth Miller.


Fun with Rice

February

Pancake Day ...click to download
Shrove Tuesday is on 5th February this year. This month’s activity sheet gives you a fab recipe for making both sweet and savoury pancakes and a song to sing while you work.


Pancake Day

January

New Year Resolutions ...click to download
Activities centred around New Year resolutions.


New Year Resolutions

December

Christmas Craft and Food ...click to download
Printed Angels for your little angels arts and craft fun to get your hands into.


Christmas Craft and Food

November

Cups cups and more cups. ...click to download
Arts and Crafts ideas using polystyrene cups.


Cups cups and more cups.

October

Halloween ...click to download
Arts, cookery and pictures to colour in activities to keep your little devils amused.


Halloween

September

Harvest ...click to download
Pictures and Poems for Harvest.


Harvest

August

Feeling Good and Keeping Healthy ...click to download
I’m forever blowing bubbles…………….The fun of bubbles from cleaning and keeping healthy to arts and craft ideas this month has lots to think about and also a colouring in picture for your children or indeed yourself !!


Feeling Good and Keeping Healthy

July

Happy Holidays ...click to download
Holiday drinks and food ideas along with a few ideas for good group games.


Happy Holidays

June

Road Safety ...click to download
Keeping your minded children safe on the road is vital. Activities to do with Road Safety.


Road Safety

May

Rain rain go away come again another day ...click to download
Toodle - luma luma Toodle - luma luma Toodle - oh lay Any umbrellas, any umbrellas To mend today? Bring your parasol, it may be small. It may be big He will fix them all on what you call a thing-a-ma-jig Pitter patter patter! Pitter patter patter! It looks like rain. Let it pitter patter. Let it pitter patter. Who cares for rain? He'll mend your umbrellas, then go on his way Singing toodle luma luma. Toodle luma luma. Any umbrellas to mend today. When there's a lull And things are dull He'll sharpen knives for all the wives In the neighborhood And he's very good. He'll darn a sock Or fix a clock An apple cart A broken heart -- He'll mend anything but he'd much rather sing - Toodle - luma luma Toodle - luma luma Toodle-oh-lay Any umbrellas - any umbrellas To mend today? He'll mend your umbrella Then go on his way singing Toodle luma luma Toodle luma luma Any umbrellas to mend today.


Rain rain go away come again another day

April

Basket Activities ...click to download
A lot of us think you have to be a basket case to be a childminder - these activities embrace it!!!!!


Basket Activities

March

St.Patrick's Day Activities ...click to download
Feeling a bit green? Well these St.Particks day activities will help you to. Activities and games to help teach the children in your care the colour green. Also St.Patricks Day themed colouring in sheets.


St.Patrick's Day Activities

February

Queen of Hearts ...click to download
If these activities don’t bring out the romantic in you nothing will!!! Cookery, Art and Rhymes February’s activity sheet has it all!


Queen of Hearts

January

Fun with Playdough ...click to download
Why not go back to basics and have some fun making play dough! Here we list all that you will need and what you can do to have hours of fun with children.


Fun with Playdough

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