Pirate Activity Ideas for Early Years
Ahoy Matey! Are ye looking for a plan to help turn young land-lubbers into proper sea-faring pirates? Arrr! Look no further, me hearties! We've got the booty for you!
Activity Village Blog - What's New?
Guest Post - Three Union Jack Crowns
Every royal occasion needs crowns - and these Union flag versions are stunning! To make them Shelly's kids used an interesting tracing technique...
5 Fun Pirate Dot to Dots
Just for fun, we've added 5 new pirate dot to dots. All of the pages require the children to join dots from 1 to 25 - and the pirate characters are sometimes a little surprising.
5 New Pirate Colouring Pages
I was thinking what while the kids are practising talking like pirates on Talk Like A Pirate Day, they might like to colour in a pirate colouring or two!
New Pirate Crafts, Games and Other Printables
With Talk Like A Pirate Day on the horizon, we've been looking at our Pirates section and adding some new activities!
A New Bible Story for Kids - Martha and Mary
Read the story of Martha and Mary, two sisters who have a very different reaction when Jesus and His followers come to their home!
More Picture Comprehension Pages for Autumn
This week we've added four new sets to our Picture Comprehension collection, with a distinctly autumnal theme.
Topping Up Our Autumn Tracing Pages
We seem to be see-sawing between summer and autumn here in the UK, so topping up our Autumn Tracing Pages has felt appropriate this week.
Conker Activity Ideas for Early Years
Do you have access to conkers? We've got lots of great conker ideas to enjoy with your younger children at home or in your Early Years setting!
New Red Panda Printables
Did you know International Red Panda Day is celebrated on 18th September to raise awareness of these endangered animals?
Guest Post - Creating Our Own Word Puzzles
Encourage children to do more writing - and use their brains - by making their own word puzzles! Shelly's latest guest blog talks us through how she tackled it...
Adding to our Picture Comprehension Collection
We've added three new picture comprehension pages to our collection, perfect for "back to school" - or perhaps
Seed Activity Ideas for Early Years
As we move into autumn, you might notice that plants are being to make seeds, instead of flowers.
New Apple Puzzles and Mazes
It's apple season, and we have just added an orchard full of apple mazes!
Learning 2D Shapes with Apples!
Make learning your 2D shapes fun by turning them into apples! This set of double-sided flash cards, which can also be used as a matching activity, will help children learn their rhombuses, trapezia and heptagons in no time! Find them here:
A New Bible Story for Kids - The Good Samaritan
We've added the next in our new series of Bible stories for kids this morning - this time the story of The Good Samaritan.
All About Me Activity Ideas for Early Years
We have lots of fun ideas and activities for an All About Me topic at home or in your EFYS setting here, covering all seven areas of development and including links to printables within Activity Village.
Topping Up Our All About Me Topic for Early Years
We've added a useful planning sheet for an All About Me topic in your Early Years setting with ideas for each of the 7 areas of development we work with in the UK, and at the same time topped up our All About Me Early Years printables.
New Life Cycle of Squirrel Resources
We thought it was about time that we added to our Life Cycle topic, which has been very popular over the last year. So today we have put together a collection of teaching resources on the life cycle of a squirrel.
Cute New Ladybirds Go To School Colouring Pages
Perfect for school starters and younger children going back to school at the end of a long summer holidays, these very cute ladybird school colouring pages will get them in the mood and welcome them back!