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Here’s a bit about what’s at the heart of Another World Costumes and why I think imaginative play and creativity is so important. Rolls of brightly-coloured fabrics, including soft suedette, fluffy velboa animal prints and crushed velours, fill my workspace. I have shelves stacked with reels of plain and polka dot ribbons, braid, fringing, boxes
My costume collections are based on the characters found in traditional folk and fairytales and nursery rhymes. In this blog, I’ll chat about why I chose to start with fairytales and nursery rhymes and the inspirations behind my costume designs. So,why did I start here? Well, these stories and songs are some of the first
Enjoy learning about these wonderful spring and summer flowers! Included are lots of fun facts about cow parsley, tulips, buttercups, cornflowers, stinging nettles and heather. Children have a natural affinity with nature. Spending time outdoors in green spaces and observing nature, is great for our physical and mental well-being, not to mention being perfect for
We all love fairytales, don’t we and we’ve been telling them for millennia! Humans created, told and acted, danced and sung them to each other and passed them on to the next generation. Fairytales nourish our imaginations and nurture our creativity. Anything and everything is possible! They are full of humans, talking animals, elves, giants,
I’ve chosen some of my favourite quotes from children’s books which I hope you enjoy too. Children’s books provide us with a wealth of inspiration and life lessons through beautiful and simple storytelling. There are philosophical quotes about friendship, love, bravery and having courage, as well as accepting each other’s differences, believing in ourselves and
Puppets are great for creating and acting out your own stories and songs. These FREE downloadable and printable animal stick puppets are perfect for inspiring puppet play, sparking our imagination and creativity. They are an easy arts & crafts activity for little ones and only need basic craft materials. There are six animals included: owl,
Here are 6 wonderful fairytale-themed biscuit recipes to enjoy baking with kids. Baking can involve children of all ages. Little children may just enjoy rolling out biscuit dough or decorating cooked biscuits with icing. Older children can learn to follow a recipe, weigh and measure the ingredients and see baking as an exciting science experiment!
Growing your own food with children is great fun. It’s an amazing hands-on learning experience, wonderful hobby and perfect for spending time together and our wellbeing. Here are 12 easy herbs and vegetables to grow throughout the year! There’s a growing suggestion and step by step instructions for each month. Food growing teaches us about
Here are 6 wonderful fairytale arts and crafts activities to enjoy making. These fairytale-inspired crafts use basic and inexpensive materials, such as paper plates, toilet rolls, coloured paper, glue, pens and pencils. So, have lots of fun making them, as well as going on some fairytale adventures! Arts and crafts are a wonderful way for
Here are some wonderful autumn and winter poems for children, perfect for welcoming in the colder months of the year! Poetry, in my opinion, is a beautiful thing for children. Poems are like glorious bite-sized stories, full of wonderful rhyme, rhythm and language patterns, as well as conveying thoughts and emotions. We always feel something
