Autumn Activity Ideas

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Hold the toilet or kitchen roll tube vertically, then cut 10 evenly sized strips going vertically up the tube. Make sure each cut ends at the same point.
Cut two of the strips off at the base; ensure that these two strips are opposite each other. This should leave you with 8 legs.
Pull the 8 legs outwards and fold into the desired position.
Paint the tubes, then allow to dry.
Stick on the googly eyes to the front of the spiders' bodies.
Paint on a smile, along with any other features you would like the spider to have.
Once it's dried, you're done!

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Collect different coloured leaves.
Arrange the leaves on on piece of cling film.
When you're happy with the arrangement, cover with another piece of cling film.
Attach the display to a window and enjoy!

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Find or make a wooden box with an open front.
Shelter it from the rain or waterproof the top.
Stack plant pots, tubes and pipes in the box.
Add the materials to fill the gaps, the more nooks and crannies the better.

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Wash your hands.
Mix the butter and sugar in a large bowl with a wooden spoon.
Add 1 egg yolk and 2 tsp vanilla extract and briefly beat to combine.
Sift 300g plain flour and stir until the mixture is well combined.
Roll it out and use the cookie cutter.
Press the dinosaur feet in to your biscuits.
Bake in the oven at 160C (fan oven) for 11-12min.
Cool on a wire rack.

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Download our Autumn Scavenger Hunt.

You can also create your own indoors one, for a rainy day.

We bought some reusable A4 wipe clean pockets which can be written on.

Benefits

Scavenger hunts allow kids to practice problem-solving in a tangible way.

It helps to reinforce and act-out methods they have been taught by parents or teachers in a physical way, leading to increased retention of the lessons.

Scavenger hunts help exercise the mind by reinforcing problem-solving skills.

However, they can also be good exercise for the body.

You can incorporate clues that get children moving and running from place to place.

You can even get creative and have your child run to the top of a hill, wander into the woods or climb a tree for the next clue. Get those legs moving!

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Take the plastic bottle and use the modelling clay to make a cone shape around it.
Use more modelling clay at the bottom than the top to make the volcano shape.
Place the volcano onto a tray.
Add 2 tablespoons of washing up liquid, 1 tablespoon of red or orange food colouring and 2 tablespoons of bicarbonate of soda.
Finally pour in the vinegar and watch your volcano erupt!
You can wash the volcano and make it erupt again and again.

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Start by making a hole through each of the conkers - we used a drill.
Thread the string through the hole of the first conker, then tie a knot at the end.
When the snake is long enough, tie another knot at the other end.
You can either, but the string or leave it as a lead.
Glue the googly eyes to one of the ends.
Let the glue dry and you're done!

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The body

Start by placing the bird seed onto a flat surface.
Using the popsicle, spread peanut butter onto the toilet roll.
Once the roll is covered in peanut butter, roll the toilet roll into the birdseed so that it's covered.
Thread the string through the roll, and then find somewhere to hang.

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Step 1

Start by getting 2 sticks, one should be about 50cm and the other 40cm long.
Make a cross with the two sticks, so that the shorter one crosses the longer one, about 1/3 of the way down.
Wrap string around where the two sticks meet, until they are firmly held together.
Wrap string around the ends of the sticks, as to form a diamond shape.

Step 2

Place the frame onto of the wrapping paper, then draw around it.
Cut out the shape, leaving around 2cm around the drawn shape.
Wrap the edges of the wrapping paper around the frame and then stick it down with sticky tape.

Step 3 & 4

Once all the sides have been stuck down, turn the frame round.
Cut a piece of string 50cm long, then tie each end to the ends of the shorter stick.
Cut a piece of string 60cm long, then tie each end to the ends of the longer stick.
Tie the end of the ball of string to the middle of where the two pieces of sting meet.
And you're done! Time to fly your kite.

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This game can be played indoors or outside.
Every time you shout the "floor is lava", the players must stop what they are doing and have 5 seconds to get to a 'safe place'.
This can be furniture, cushions, a blanket etc.
The last one to safety, or those that take longer than 5 seconds, are out.

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Option 1

Start by collecting different shaped and sized leaves.
Apply plenty of paint each of the leaves.
Press them firmly onto to the paper, rub and press every part of the leaf and carefully peel off.

Option 2

Start by collecting different shaped and sized leaves.
Arrange the leaves onto some paper.
Sponge the paint around the leaves, then remove the leaves.