Art & craft

By Jean Evans, early years author, Nursery World, 6 December 2007

Festive gifts

As Christmas approaches, offer opportunities for children to create gifts for the special people in their lives. Snowstorms - Have fun playing with snowstorms and supply the resources for the children to create their own. - Provide plastic jars with screw-top lids, small figures (those used for cake decorations are ideal), glitter or dessicated coconut (check for allergies first) and waterproof glue. - Where necessary, help the children to glue the figures to the base of the jar and to screw on the lid once they have added the water and 'snowflakes'. Candleholders - Draw children's attention to...

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