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Playdough mats are a relatively new addition to Activity Village, but we've already built up a very useful collection! Added to that collection today are 10 new Chinese New Year playdough mats, many of which would be fun at any time of year.
I've just added two new colouring pages for our visitors that will be celebrating Australia Day this Thursday.
I've enjoyed refreshing my memory about Mary, Queen of Scots - also known as Mary Stuart or Mary I of Scotland. She certainly had a stormy life, and it doesn't sound like it was a happy one.
There is something about hippos that appeals to children. They look like such lovable, cuddly creatures, but in fact they are dangerous, aggressive, and have some rather unpleasant habits!
... for older kids and adults. I've created a "colour pop" version of this winter snowflake scene, too, for those of us who don't like colouring in the backgrounds!
Our "whose feet" printables have proven very popular. Some children see them as a challenge and are excited to fill in the missing parts of the body, designing as they go.
These fun worksheets complement the synonym posters we put up on the site last week.
You can use "Around the World" cards in the classroom with a group of children, in small groups (give each child more than one card) or as a solo challenge.
One of our new Activity Village Members asked whether it might be possible to provide a black and white version of our lovely Chinese Zodiac animal masks - already available in colour - so that her kids could colour them in themselves.
These lovely new printable posters will certainly brighten up the classroom for Chinese New Year - and of course they are useful for learning about Chinese customs and traditions too, at any time.
Whatever your political leanings, it is a big day for the United States tomorrow - the inauguration of the 45th President, Donald Trump.
Get your puzzling hat on for the Year of the Rooster and Chinese New Year! We've got lots of brand new puzzles here to print out and have ready for your Chinese New Year activities, including word search, mazes, maths facts and more!
Our Chinese New Year tracing pages make handwriting and pencil control practice so much fun - in fact, the kids won't even know they are doing it!
We've got Year of the Rooster colouring pages for little kids and Year of the Rooster colouring pages for older kids (and adults too) - as well as colouring cards and colouring bookmarks for the new Chinese New Year coming up on 28th January!
I've just added four lovely new rooster crafts to the website for Chinese New Year, and we've tried to provide something for all ages to try.
Here are just some of our New Year worksheets that we've updated for 2017, but you will find plenty more on the website to use in the classroom or home.
We've got a fun poster with our 2017 kids, new writing paper, printable jigsaws, cutting shapes and lovely display numbers in three varieties too - and there's lots more on top of that to explore!
It's 2017, and that means we have updated our New Year puzzles for you to print and enjoy with the kids! Click through to find a number search, a simple finger tracing maze and a counting puzzle with a difference.
Here's a fun colouring activity to get kids settled into the New Year classroom! Choose from one of our lovely New Year colouring pages, with many new or updated for 2017.
Our colouring cards are a fun way to send a special thank you letter, as well as wishing friends and family a Happy New Year. We've got a new collection for 2017, with something for all ages.