Conker Collection!

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children activities, more than 2000 coloring pages

At Stomping pretty much everything that we put out for the children is considered a 'loose part'. This means the children have the opportunity to use our things in as many different and creative ways as they can think of. Recently we set out a playscape with spring loaded tongs. The tongs are wonderful for small muscle development, and they are always very appealing to the children. We have two sets of tongs - one wooden and the other metal. The children were having a wonderful time…

Baby and Toddler Conker (Buck Eye) Play Ideas

We visited friends over the weekend and went to their local park: and found 100s of horse chesnuts or conkers as the Brits would call them. Where we live, we have found a good amount – say 5 or so at a time… but in our friends park: 100s! How could we resist. With bulging […]

Z modelovací hmoty a kaštánků vyrobíte nejen šneky či slimáky, ale i další zvířátka a figurky z kaštanů. Inspirujte se také dalšími kreativními nápady na podzimní vyrábění. Materiál: keramická modelovací hmota na vzduchu tvrdnoucí, plastelína nebo modurit kaštany listy Pomůcky: podložka na modelování tavná pistole Postup: Z modelovací hmoty vytvoříme …

Kastanjer er yndige som pynt i hjemmet. Læs her, hvordan du laver en hjertekrans og en hjerteranke.

So the children spent hours collecting 100's of conkers yesterday, it seemed a waste to just throw them all back and you just know how upset the little ones would have been! So here's my attempt at a Autumn themed table centrepiece - It looks rather pretty lit on a cosy evening! Any suggestions on what to do with the rest?

Have fun with an active painting activity using conkers or chestnuts to rock and roll over the paper! Lots of fun and produces beautiful, abstract art!

Thanks to Birgit for the idea!

Make a conker wreath or a mini wardrobe hanger to see off moths

Welcome to this week’s Kids Crafts – this week we share with your our horse chestnut craft – Chestnut Pencil Toppers. Crafting with chestnuts, acorns, leaves and bits and pieces is something that I remember well from early childhood.. mainly we would make little animals, similar to the acorn critters from last week. Chestnuts are slightly trickier […]

We've been collecting lots of Conkers from local Horse Chestnut Trees and decided to get crafty with some of them. Here's some holiday craft ideas with conkers... A Spooky Spider Conker! Perfect for Halloween, this little chappy can be hung from the ceiling or simply placed on the table for a lovely autumnal twist on halloween decorations. (Did you know that conkers are meant to keep away real spiders?) What you Need: One Conker 4 x silver pipe cleaners cut in half 2 x googly eyes Glue…