Sunday 15 September 2013

Giveaway! Giveaway! Giveaway!

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To celebrate 400 likes I thought why not give a little something back!
So I have teamed up with the lovely Natasha at
'Sew Personal To You'https://www.facebook.com/SewPersonalToYou?fref=ts fame and we have come up with some lovely prizes!

One lovely ELC collage toolbox
 


25% off a Splat Birthday Party
 
£10 voucher of Sew Personal To You

And a single free session on the next term of Splat Messy Play
 
GOOD LUCK TO EVERYBODY X

Sunday 28 July 2013

Summer Theme

So this week saw the start of our Splat summer term!  Ironically it seems the weather is turning- however that didn't deter us from having lots of messy fun as you can see from below!
 
I thought it would be a good opportunity to get messy making and decorating ice cream cones! The coldness of the ice-cream and the soft creamy texture make it an ideal sensory item for the toolbox!
 


 
Surprisingly (or maybe I'm naïve) there was a lot less playing and a lot more eating than I had expected lol!
 
 
This little one loved sooking on the cone, must have been really nice for his gums!
 
 
Evan brought Grandma to play this week and here they both are practicing their fine motor skills!
 
 
We had some awesome painting going on; a little bit of body art here as you can see!
 

 
 
I'd seen somewhere on Pinterest this week about writing secret numbers and letters on white paper with white crayon and that it would 'magically' show through when painted over; but alas it did not seem to work for me!  But still the artwork is beautiful!
 
 
Evie in her favourite place! Daddy was helpful on the side and the pair of them were writing letters in the sand!
 


A pair of little 'sand dune' monsters!
 

Everyone did so well designing their lollypops! We used different size circles cut out of sugar paper, glitter glue to make the swirls, sticks & paper straws!
 
 
Oh and of course one of my favourite moments (and must be said the tiddlers too) is always the bubbles!
 
 
Next weeks theme is a treat for the boys and involves diggers, mud, insects and lots more!



 

Silent Sunday 28/07/13





Sunday 21 July 2013

Silent Sunday 21/7/13

#Silent Sunday 21/7/13
 


 


Balloon Week

With the Balloon Fiesta only 3 weeks away what better excuse to make our own balloon creation; lots of activities to delight the senses as usual -  see below for our messy play fun with balloons.

It wouldn't be a balloon theme without some actual balloons now would it! These little tiddlers loved them- a few did get popped but scared me more than them I think!



Just Chillin!


  
Jelly is always a popular choice and it uses all the 5 senses so perfect for our messy play sessions - Jack thinks it tastes good!


 It looks and smells good and it makes a plop noise when you drop it back into the dish after making jelly moulds!

 

It sure seems to feel good - no wonder the tiddlers want to swim in it!

 Next time I will follow a tip I learnt recently and make smaller moulds and hide things in them for the little ones to squish about and find!
TIP: Found a good idea on Pinerest - why not take it a step further at home and incorporate numbers, letters or animals  shapes into the moulds to encourage numeracy & literacy skills and a few animal sounds thrown in for good measure!


We had fun with rice too!

Throw in a few handy tools so they can scoop it up and pour it out - perfect to help build that hand/eye coordination or like Tom here make patterns with your feet!








                                                                                   


We made our own balloons on the craft table, lots of painting, a little bit of glue and some string to attach to the basket.....



A touch of glitter of course!


Voila!



Messy Play isn't the same without a little bit of water now is it!
Sometimes a simple bucket of bubbly water is all you need!






Or you could add tools
           to make it more fun and outdoors!

Getting messy with feet painting! 


And practicing those brush strokes!

 

We always have a little bit of bubble mania! 


And this week was special as it was the end of my first ever term so we had our little certificates to give out! Well done for being such good messy toddlers & baby's

Well we can't take it that seriously can we!


Perfect for all the family!



Next weeks theme is all about the 'Summer'














Wednesday 17 July 2013

Under the Sea

For those of you who didn't make it along to the session, here is a little peek at what we got up to.

Of course for most toddlers the favourite thing, expecially in this lovely weather, is water play! Hoorah for Under the Sea theme at Splat!

We had fun with a water and ball pool - 2 favourites in one pool is a winner!



On the craft table were fish waiting to be made bright and wonderful!

Don't they look beautiful?
The paint zone was as messy as usual and had a few friendly additions to fit the theme, starfish and crab shape sponges.


 You can't have sea without sand!



And a little more water just for good measure.



Thursday 27 June 2013

Introducing Splat Messy Play Blog - Guest Post

Guest post:

Welcome to the brand new blog bringing you news and updates as well as endless child friendly fun ideas from Splat Messy play
I'm Natasha and I blog at justthewaywewantto.co.uk.
I am honoured to be introducing this blog on behalf of Amanda, who runs the Splat sessions in the Clevedon & Nailsea areas of North Somerset.


I discovered Splat on Facebook and knew right away we would enjoy it, messy play is so important for little ones, learning to explore textures, improve motor skills and develop coordination. Besides messy play is fun! If you can't get messy when you are little, when can you?

We signed up for 7 weeks and literally counted down the days until we could finally go and get messy! You can read about our first Splat session here.

The sessions are very relaxed, the usual set up is 7 stations with different sensory activities and materials, fun, child friendly music in the background and a bubble machine (which is always a winner with the little ones!), squash and baked treats are also available at no extra cost. The children are able to explore the 7 stations, in their own time, no pressure to be structured or even move onto something if they don't fancy it. 

Some examples of stations we have had so far are:
  • Painting
  • Dried pasta
  • Cooked noodles
  • Playdough
  • Water
  • Sticking
  • Oats
  • Rainbow rice
  • Whipped cream 
and plenty more! There is an area for the children to wash their hands should they fancy it. At the end of the sessions the children are given time to get changed before receiving a sticker for their participation and a song to close the session.



The atmosphere is wonderful, everyone is relaxed and welcoming - it's just that sort of group. The little ones can get on and do their own thing but never seem to cause havoc. It's a lovely way to meet local people and let your little ones be themselves. My husband and I have both come home from sessions with paint and sand and all sorts on our clothes but so does every other parent there.




Splat Messy Play is the best idea for a toddler group I've ever come across and the children love it too, they are always very excited when Friday comes. I'd highly recommend Splat sessions to any parent of young children. If you love your kids to be kids and have fun and don't mind a bit of mess (and lets be honest, if you don't have to clear it up what's not to like?) Splat is for you!

Follow Amanda for updates and brilliant messy play and tuff spot ideas and show her a warm welcome to the world of blogging 


Xx