CRAFT ACTIVITIES
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Ladybird Contractions
Help your students learn the art of using contractions with this fun Ladybird Contractions activity. IT’S educational, THEY’LL love it, and YOU’LL save time resourcing. So DON’T wait any longer, hit download now! Contractions are commonly used in spoken language. We...
Learning To Love The Arts: 35 Benefits Of Art For Kids
Kids love to craft, and there is proven value to including craft in the learning process. But with so much to cover it can be a good idea to integrate other educational elements into craft time.
Anzac Day Red Poppies Craft
Australians and New Zealanders have quite a few symbols to represent ANZAC Day and are used to commemorate this time in history. The red poppy, which was one of the first flowers to bloom in the French and Belgian battlefields after World War I, is often correlated...
An Easy Snack for Teachers
Teaching is hard enough let alone having to be a great chef too! I don’t know about you but I love simple cooking and any kind of time-saving tools for teachers, whether that’s inside the classroom or at home. Three, maybe four ingredients and I’m a happy teacher in the kitchen.
Inspirational Bookmarks
Do you love reading? Or maybe you want to encourage your students to read? Look at these beautifully designed, Inspirational Bookmarks. You can create your own DIY bookmarks that will help to inspire you and your students. These Inspirational Bookmarks can be used by...
Craft Ideas! Newspaper Piggy Bank
While you’re busy teaching your children the value of a dollar, sit down and create this simple Newspaper Piggy Bank with them!
Holiday Garden Project
Most of us have thought about how nice it would be to have a veggie garden, but it can be challenging to find the time to establish one. School holidays are the perfect time to start working on a family garden project.
Mother’s Day Cards
A selection of Mother’s Day cards with five different designs that a mother will love. Colour in and personalise with glitter, gems and confetti!
Appreciate your P & C Day
Kids love to craft, and there is proven value to including craft in the learning process. But with so much to cover it can be a good idea to integrate other educational elements into craft time.
Lizard Learning Loves Community Events!
BLOG Lizard Learning Loves Community Events! This year marked the 10th year anniversary of the annual Easter Egg Hunt held at Teralba Park in Everton Park on Sunday the 14th of April. Organised by Madeleine Hicks Real Estate, this famous Easter celebration brought...
Play-Doh Inspiration
We all have fond memories of playing with playdough as kids. If you gave me some now, I’d probably still have fun making things and even just squishing it between my fingers. Playdough allows your imagination to run free.
Craft Projects for the Holidays
It’s the winter holidays, and we all want to be snuggled inside where it’s nice and warm. Even the kids can only run around outside in the cold for so long, but staying indoors for too long makes them a bit stir crazy. Here are some fun winter-themed craft activities to keep their little hands and minds busy.
Building Self-Esteem and Confidence Through Rock Painting
Painted rocks are such a great activity for children to do. Building confidence and self-esteem through fun activities is a great way to encourage positive mindsets.
Nature Confetti
We are abundant in nature so why not use what we already have to create art projects in our classroom. Did you know in 2016, the 7 billion people who populate the globe produced over 320 million tons of plastic?! It’s no wonder that around 8 million pieces of PLASTIC are found in our ocean, river and creek systems.
Paper Chain Countdown
Teachers and students together make a paper chain for the last 2 weeks of school (or whatever time frame you wish to count down). Each student could decorate and create the activity then loop it together and make the chain.
Fun with Glue
Glue is a staple of every craft supply collection. It is used in just about every project under the sun. To say thanks for its many years of faithful service, we thought we’d share some project where glue is the star.
Tips and Activities For All Those Completed Colouring Sheets
I would make my kids glue in every loose sheet in a scrapbook … I would even go and purchase 28 scrapbooks myself so each child would have a ‘finished sheets folder’ to glue their work into. I was one of those neat freak teachers that wanted students to have their desks, their areas, and their books presented neatly and tidy. All. The. Time!!
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