This week we are visiting America!
Here is our ‘This week we are visiting America’ sign. We stick ours up in the kitchen/dining room (where we do most of our playing!) so that the boys can keep looking at it...
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American Flags!
We made some flags as part of our ‘America week’. We made one flag out of card, craft sticks, glue and paint. I made one first, and then drew out the design for my...
Banana Bread
I love banana bread. Somehow it feels healthy and tastes like cake – what better combination. And the boys love bananas, but we inevitably end up with some slightly black ones as we head...
American landmarks
The boys love the freedom to just get creative. So this week, as part of our ‘America week’, I printed off some famous American landmarks – The Golden Gate Bridge, Empire State Building, Statue...
Empire State Building challenge
Both the boys love building things – and knocking them over! The challenge for my eldest is to get something built before my youngest tries to knock it down! As part of ‘America week’,...
Mount Rushmore craft for America week
We loved this Mount Rushmore craft which I found at Tippytoe Crafts Mt Rushmore craft and did as part of our ‘America week’. My eldest enjoyed using scissors and glue, and my youngest (17mo...
Hollywood movie
We couldn’t have ‘America week’ without talking about Hollywood! We talked about movies, and then decided that we should make our own. So we talked about what the plot would be – with a...
Hoover Dam and Grand Canyon
We love playing with sand – though outside is better so you don’t have that just-been-to-the-beach feeling under your feet! For this activity, we first made some coloured sand using this idea – Kids...
Blueberry muffins
When I think of American food, one of the first things that comes to mind is blueberry muffins. The boys love baking – principally because they love licking the bowl out and eating as...
Books for America week
Our favourite book for America week was ‘Dog Detectives in an American Adventure’. It was fun, light-hearted and visited a few of the famous sites in the US. Suitable to younger children (my 4yo...
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