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Egg-citing Easter Fun: Twinkl Keeps Kids Busy!

Post author By Suzanne Robinson
Post date March 26, 2024
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Photo by cottonbro studio: https://www.pexels.com/photo/childred-decorating-eggs-3972178/

Say goodbye to holiday boredom with Twinkl’s Epic Easter Adventures!

🌟 Dive into a wonderland of crafts, colours, science magic, and writing wonders that’ll keep kids of all ages smiling from ear to ear. 🎨🔬✏️ Discover the Joy of Learning with Twinkl’s Egg-citing Resources!

Join the Twinkl family today and unlock a world of fun and educational surprises that’ll make your kids think learning is the coolest game in town. 🚀 Don’t let boredom win this holiday—let Twinkl turn every moment into an Easter Extravaganza!

🐰🌷See a whole list of fun things below and get ready for an unforgettable Easter experience:

Egg-cellent Easter Adventures Await with Twinkl’s Fun-Filled Activities!

Get ready to hop into the Easter Egg-stravaganza with Twinkl’s egg-cellent lineup of activities that will make your celebration egg-ceptionally memorable! Whether you’re tracing patterns on Easter eggs or connecting the dots with bunnies, Twinkl’s got the creative juices flowing faster than a bunny on a sugar rush!

Feeling crafty? Dive into the Easter Bunny Basket crafting fun or leave Easter Bunny Footprints that will have everyone searching for the elusive bunny! And don’t forget to top it off with the Easter Hat Craft Activity Templates because every Easter celebration needs a touch of fabulousness!

If your brain’s craving a workout, dive into the Easter Differentiated Reading Comprehension Activity and hunt for Easter words like a pro in the F-2 Easter Word Search. Need a laugh? The Easter Joke Chatterbox is your go-to for egg-citing giggles and smiles!

With over 1,600 top-notch resources curated just for you, Twinkl ensures your Easter celebration is not just egg-straordinary but also egg-stremely fun and egg-ceptionally quirky! So grab your bunny ears and get ready for a cracking good time with Twinkl’s egg-citing lineup of Easter activities!

Hoppy Creations: Egg-citing Easter Hat Ideas & Templates from Twinkl!

Step into a world of egg-citement and Easter charm with Twinkl’s egg-stravagant collection of Easter Hat ideas and templates. Dive into a pool of creativity and let your imagination hop away with these whimsical designs that promise to make your Easter celebrations unforgettable.

Imagine donning an Aussie Easter Hat that with its vibrant colours and motifs, is guaranteed to turn heads and elicit smiles at every Easter gathering. With Twinkl’s Easter Hat Craft Activity Templates, you’re not just creating a hat; you’re crafting a piece of art that’s as unique and playful as the Easter bunny itself.

Feeling fancy? Add a touch of elegance with the EYLF Easter Bonnet Template Accessories, where delicate flowers, charming ribbons, and fancy embellishments transform a simple hat into a showstopper fit for an Easter parade runway!

But why stop there? Explore the world of bunnies with the Easter Bunny Headband and Bunny Ear Craft templates, perfect for adding a dash of whimsy and fun to your Easter attire. Whether you’re hunting for eggs or simply hopping around in style, these bunny-inspired accessories are sure to bring joy and laughter to your Easter festivities.

So, hop on over to Twinkl and unleash your inner Easter artist with their egg-citing collection of hats and templates. Get ready to egg-spress yourself in the most egg-ceptional way possible and make this Easter a truly egg-straordinary celebration!

Photo by cottonbro studio: https://www.pexels.com/photo/photo-of-colored-eggs-3972137/

Spark Your Curiosity: Egg-ceptional Easter Science Experiments!

Are you ready to dive into a world of Easter excitement and scientific wonder? Twinkl’s Easter Science Experiments are here to sprinkle some fun and fizz into your learning adventures! Picture this: bubbling magic potions that make you feel like a wizard, shrinking balloons that defy gravity, and day and night experiments that illuminate your understanding!

Get ready to unleash your inner scientist with Twinkl’s creative concoctions. From conduction ice cube challenges to making gloop that’s gooey and glorious, each experiment is a journey into a world of colourful discovery. Imagine falling paper experiments that dance like confetti and ice cream in a bag recipes that are as cool as they are delicious!

But wait, there’s more! Explore potato starch slime that’s squishy and stretchy, or dive into the fizzy fun of candy crystals. Whether you’re a budding scientist or a seasoned explorer of the unknown, Twinkl’s Easter Science Experiments have something egg-citing for everyone!

So grab your lab coat (or apron), gather your materials, and let the Easter Science adventure begin! It’s time to mix, measure, and marvel at the magic of science with Twinkl’s quirky, upbeat, and fun-filled experiments that will have you saying, “Egg-cellent!

Easter Handwriting Eggstravaganza

Whether you’re a teacher, parent, or eager learner, Twinkl has something special for you this Easter. Immerse yourself into a world of colourful activities, engaging games, and delightful Easter-themed handwriting practice that will make learning a joyous adventure.

📚 Explore Twinkl’s handpicked selection of “Handwriting Easter” resources designed to spark creativity and improve penmanship skills. From Easter-themed handwriting lines to playful tracing activities featuring bunnies, eggs, and festive patterns, there’s plenty to keep little hands busy and minds inspired.

🎨 Let imaginations run wild with Twinkl’s Easter pencil control and letter formation activity booklets, perfect for early years and primary school learners. Encourage mindfulness and creativity with celebrations-themed handwriting and colouring booklets that blend learning with fun.

🐣 Dive deeper into the art of cursive writing with Twinkl’s Journey to Cursive series, featuring Easter-themed practice activities tailored for different age groups. From lowercase alphabet tracing to continuous cursive challenges, students will embark on a journey of skillful penmanship.

🌟 Don’t miss out on Twinkl’s Easter portrait page borders, pattern tracing activities, and engaging pencil control worksheets designed to save the day with Easter-themed learning adventures.

📚 Can’t find what you’re looking for? Explore Twinkl’s treasure trove of over 14 “Handwriting Easter” resources and discover a world of educational delights for teachers, parents, and pupils alike. 🌟

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Review: Crayola Color Alive

Post author By Suzanne Robinson
Post date June 27, 2016
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Brought to you by Nuffnang and Crayola

Do your kids love to colour? Do they love to draw and do art? Mine do and they create copious amounts of art it is not funny. The girls just love to be creative and any opportunity to be imaginative and push the boundaries.

Have you heard of Crayola’s ‘Color Alive’ books?

They are so cool! It is a fabulous way for kids to have their favourite characters come to life

The characters can be scanned so they are seen in 4D.
You can take selfies with your favourite character, tickle them, even have pretend fights with them (how amazing would this be. Not just your average colouring book!)
The Color Alive books come with their very own crayons and some crayons give the pictures virtual color effects. Some effects that you can create are: comic symbols for Marvel Avengers, ice sparkles for Disney Frozen, fire for Mythical Creatures and pixie dust for Enchanted Fairies.

The crayons and look a special one that is just for pixie dust.

Enchanted Forest Crayola 'Color Alive' — Enchanted Forest Crayola ‘Color Alive’

The twins just loved these new colouring books. They just loved the idea that the page comes to life. Yes you read that right…All you need is an iPhone, iPad, or Android/Windows Device. Also after you have finished colouring the whole book you can download new pages from the app. Yes how great is that. Your little ones will be so happy to have more to do, it will be a win all round.

Color Alive app is compatible with iOS, Android, and Windows devices. It is available on the iTunes App Store, Google play, and the Windows Store. For specific device compatibility, visit Crayola.com/AppCheck.

See how one of my girls scanned in the dragon from the Mythical Creatures Crayola ‘Color Alive’ Book

I was sent the following to review:

Crayola Color Alive – Disney Frozen
Crayola Color Alive – Marvel Avengers
Crayola Color Alive – Mythical Creatures
Crayola Color Alive – Enchanted Forest

Avengers Crayola 'Color Alive' — Avengers Crayola ‘Color Alive’

The above books are are priced at $7.99 each. So that is great value. My kids have had a blast with just the few that we have been sent so I can imagine the many more hours of entertainment that is left to be had. Each pack includes six Crayola Crayons, one Special Effect Crayon, 16 Action Colouring Pages and FREE app download.

See the special effects on the dragon from the Mythical Creatures Crayola ‘Color Alive’ Book

It has been cold and bad weather lately… yes we have had snow and it has been freezing. Why not be warm inside and have your favourite characters come to life. The twins loved this and cannot wait to do more and of course get more books. One of them on the must buy list is Monster High, the girls are imagining what the characters will do

Creative shot of a fairy in one of the girls hands.

Yes even I had a picture with the fairy.

I have named this picture, "Mother of Dragons" It was this girl that created the dragon so it is an apt title. — I have named this picture, “Mother of Dragons” It was this girl that created the dragon so it is an apt title.

Even the baby had to have a selfie with the dragon.

Geez this fairy was in everyone's photo. — Geez this fairy was in everyone’s photo.

As you can see we all got in on the fun
with the Crayola ‘Color Alive’ books.

Our overview and opinion of the Crayola ‘Color Alive’ products was 100% favourable. They are a cheap, fun and a clever way for kids to spend some time. Also due to our wet and cold weather it is something for the kids to do where you know they will be okay, have a great time and have a unique experience.

It is a great gift idea and a quick item to have on hand for your child’s next play date.

For more information please visit the Crayola Website

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Explore SeaLife Sydney Aquarium

Post author By Suzanne Robinson
Post date April 20, 2016
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Last week we had the best adventure. We were invited to Sydney Aquarium before it opened to see their new exhibit: “Jurassic Seas”. This new exhibit showcases animals that have outlasted the dinosaurs.

The kids, my mum and I had to be at the aquarium for 8.30am, yes that is super early when you live in the Blue Mountains. Although it was a very early day it was a highlight of the school holidays and the kids and I as well as my mum were looking forward to our adventures.

Kids and adults alike can learn about evolution and find out about lungfish, mudskippers, and much more.

One creature that the kids and I had never seen before was the nautilus. This creature has been around for 500 million years. Yes it is that old. We were extremely lucky to see the nautilus get fed as the staff at the aquarium do this before the centre opens.
See the feeding of the nautilus below:

You can see the nautilus a bit better in the video below:

The nautilus does not like lights or noise so therefore it is best to feed it before the place gets too noisy and also with many people with their smart phones.

You can even feed the deadly Plesiosaurus using the aquariums state of the art technology based game.

The kids had a great time at the Jurassic Seas exhibit and we then went to explore the rest of the aquarium.

Nana and Alexander checking out the penguins

Amazed at such bright and colourful fish

Alexander and Nana looking at the bright and colourful fish

Alexander was amazed. Not sure how much he took in and mind you he is only three months old but he seemed interested.

The girls were lucky to be able to feed some fish before the aquarium opened for business:

One of the favourite things to do at the aquarium was the “Art Aquarium”. At first I dismissed the kids wanting to colour in the print outs. I told them we can colour in at home, I was thinking that we had so much to see and do at the aquarium that coloring in worksheets might be a waste if we missed out on seeing some interesting creatures.

I did see the video wall with the fish and creatures but did not put it all together.

The twins were telling me that they wanted to draw so that it could go on the wall.

Gosh….. what???? I took another look and then realised that the fish were coloured in by kids. They had names and you could see that they were scribbled with crayons and the like. How amazing and clever.

It was a brilliant and fabulous interactive exhibit that really got the kids involved. Once we figured out that there was more than just simple colouring in the girls got their creations happening, scanned in and we saw their creatures come to life on the art aquarium wall.

Once you have coloured in your work of art, you then scan it in so it will show up on the video wall.

The new activity is available daily and is included in aquarium admission, so if you are going to the aquarium this is a must do! You will all have a blast with this activity. Trust me, we stayed here for quite a while.

The girls also had fun at the Discovery Rockpool, this is an area that allows kids and adults to touch and to learn more about the creatures. The girls patted starfish and a sea cucumber, they also got to hold a shark egg.

The girls having fun at the discovery rockpool at the aquarium

Julia holds a shark egg. I had no idea that it was like this. It feels like hard sea weed and it is formed like a spiral that allows the shark to have it slide into the sand easily.

Would you love to take the kids to the Aquarium for the holidays or just for the weekend? Well find out all the great deals for tickets here

SeaLife Sydney Aquarium is offering FREE entry to all Defence Force Personal this ANZAC DAY

THANKS: We all had a blast at the aquarium and would like to thank those that made it possible. Thanks so much for our invite and the lovely walk around before the aquarium opened. It was amazing and made us feel very special indeed.

I just now need to win the lottery. Bring it on!

Since it is a big drive and kids get a bit stir crazy in the car for a few hours I like to give the kids time to run around and get some of their energy out before our huge drive home. We love to go to the Darling Harbour Playground, the twins love it and they have a fabulous time in the water park area, climbing, playing on the huge slide, getting dirty in the huge sandpit and much more. It is an amazing space. Just make sure you pack some towels, a change of clothes as kids get wet and of course dirty while having some serious fun at this playground.

Watching my big sisters have fun at the playground

All the different things that make water move, stop or go through are amazing.

More of the path of where the water travels in the water park at Darling Harbour

Have you had a great time at the aquarium? Did you also have fun at the Darling Harbour Playground. Let us know.

Hope you are all having a fun time these school holidays. If you have not gotten to the city to have fun like we have maybe you can make a weekend of it or do it next school holidays.