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Issue 29 - published
1st March 2011
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– SPRING 2011
Our BIGGEST issue ever! The Spring 2011 issue of Creative Steps has more than 100 inspiring springtime projects to help your children learn through creative play. This issue includes something for everyone; with fabulous ideas for Easter and Mother’s Day, role-play, super science, exploring the world and ideas to help you do something funny for money to support Comic Relief! Plus we’ve fabulous prizes worth more than £2000, including 50 copies of Animatazz, to be won in our free to enter comps!

These inspiring ideas include early years projects helping with co-ordination, exploration of materials, reasoning and role play, literacy and numeracy, including EYFS inspired designing & making activities, plus projects that support learning through creative play for children through to KS2.

All this, the regular features - including ’Four Ways with . . . newspapers & magazines’, Reading Corner, full sized printable templates and clear step-by-step instructions, making this a superb issue to be creative with your kids this springtime!

0 - 5 years
Concentrating on texture and sensory stimulation, projects in this group include:

 USE YOUR LOAF! - Take some slices of white bread and transform them into a colourful mobile.

 JEWELLED TREASURE - Make your own treasure trove using paper plates, sweet wrappers and tin foil!

 SHAPE UP! - Use sweet wrappers to make a fabulous stained glass shape recognition poster.

 FISHING FOR NUMBERS - A fun, homemade aquarium which can be used to encourage early number skills.

 LEARNING LETTERS - Use different textured materials to cover letters to help early literacy development.

 FUN WITH FRUIT! - Great fruit-based activities to help with listening and communication skills.

 PHOTO FLOWER & VASE - Let’s get crafty for Mother’s Day with an adorable fingerprint photo flower.

 HANDS ON HEART CARD - Mums everywhere would love to receive this special handprint heart card.

 BUNDLES OF JOY - Turn tissue paper squares and circles into little gift parcels for mum.

 MARBLE RUN - Recycle cardboard tubes to make a marble run to be proud of!

 PROBLEM SOLVING ACTIVITIES - Fun activities to encourage children to think ’out of the box’.

 CHOCOLATE CRUNCHIES - Tasty sweet treats which are ideal to make as a group activity.

 STRAWBERRY SWIRLS - Take just two ingredients and turn them into a fabulous teatime snack.

 FLUFFY CHICK BUNS - Turn simple cupcakes into an Easter surprise - great for a special tea.

 3D EASTER EGGS - Take scraps of coloured paper and turn them into an amazing Easter centrepiece.

 EASTER LAMB CARD - A beautiful and simple card depicting the true meaning of Easter.

 SPRING PUPPETS - Ideal for role-play sessions - chick and sheep puppets that take minutes to make.

 TOP TIPS FOR DESIGNING & MAKING - Great construction ideas to help with this important EYFS developmental area.

 WHERE’S KITTY? - A fabulous activity page for Hello Kitty fans everywhere plus a great competition!

 READING CORNER - The latest books for under 5s selected and reviewed just for you.

5 - 7 years
Fun crafting projects to make with children in Key Stage 1, include:

 HATS OFF FOR ROLE-PLAY! - Six great hat ideas to give your role-play sessions a headstart!

 VANILLA CUPCAKES - The prettiest cupcakes you’ve ever seen - perfect for a Mother’s Day tea.

 TIME FOR TEA! - Simple Mother’s Day cards which come complete with a hidden surprise!

 EGG BOX FLOWERS - Recycle egg boxes to make a colourful painted flower garden.

 EASTER BISCUITS - Traditional spiced Easter biscuits using an old West Country recipe.

 NESTING INSTINCT! - A novel way of making bird’s nests using recycled shre  BOXING CLEVER - Cut, decorated boxes, perfect for hiding Easter treats.

 NESTING INSTINCT! - A novel way of making bird’s nests using recycled shredded paper.

 MOVEABLE GREETINGS - Easter cards with a difference - moving bunny ears and chick wings!

 SCENT WITH LOVE - Lovely flower photo cards to make specially for Mother’s Day.

 SALT PAINTING - Let children experiment with a new painting technique - salt on watercolours.

 DINOSAUR ALERT! - Great Dinosaur King activities for children to enjoy plus a fabulous book competition.

 MAGNETIC BUTTERFLIES - Create a butterfly garden and help children understand magnetism.

 READING CORNER - The latest books for 5-7’s selected and reviewed just for you.

7 - 11 years
Great ideas for older kids to make and do:

 FIREBIRD BALLERINA - A beautiful, step-by-step art project using a number of different techniques including drawing, painting and collage.

 MIRROR IMAGE - Decorate a little mirror and turn it into a colourful gift for Mother’s Day.

 LOVE TO MUM! - Two stunning Mother’s Day cards for special mums everywhere.

 SUPER SCIENCE! - Science experiments you’ve got to do to believe, including a glow-in-the-dark jelly!.

 IN A NUTSHELL! - The cutest use for pistachio nut shells you’ve ever seen!

 MILK CARTON CHICKS - Recycle plastic mini milk cartons and turn them into cheeky Easter chicks.

 MUM’S THE WORD! - A beautiful selection of Mother’s Day gifts and cards for older children to make..

 HOT CROSS BUNS - Have a go at making a traditional Easter favourite - great for an afternoon snack.

 FUN WITH PHYSICS! - Amazing experiments designed to help children understand the laws of physics.

 LADYBIRD BUGS - Time to get modelling and make some colourful insects from the garden.

 MONSTER CUTIES! - A step-by-step guide on how to make cuddly fleece monster dolls.

 HERB HEROES WANTED! - Help your budding chef to cook up a storm with a new cookery competition.

 READING CORNER - The latest books for 7-11s selected and reviewed just for you..

In addition to these, there are plenty of other great ideas and projects, plus a great selection of books reviewed in Reading Corner and prize giveaways worth £100's.

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Each copy of Creative Steps will include:

Dozens of art and craft projects plus activities designed to stimulate childrens' creativity and imagination using a
variety of inexpensive materials.

Reading Corner — a round-up and review of
the latest children's books on the market.

It's a Gift — Prize giveaways worth £100's.