Celebrate the New Year with this musical paper plate shaker. This easy craft idea can be made by kids of all ages using simple materials and paper plates.

Acrostic poems are a fun way to introduce children to the concept of poetry. Finding a word that starts with each letter of the theme word encourages initial sounds recognition.

This Christmas-themed worksheet is a great way to introduce children to block graphs and the important maths topics of data handling and interpretation.

Christmas tree collages are a fun way to practice scissor and concentration skills, while creating a beautiful decoration for your home.

Making paper chains is a fun way of creating decorations at Christmas, or any other time of year. Cutting the strips of paper uses bilateral hand coordination, meaning both hands are doing different tasks. Gluing the ends together practises hand-eye coordination and concentration. 

Learning Christmas vocabulary is the first step in Christmas-themed creative writing. Encourage children to sound out each Christmas word carefully, listening for initial sounds and digraphs.