Arts and Crafts for 3 to 6 year olds

Painting with marbles.

Choose one of the 24 paper animal cut-outs.  Pop one in the plastic box, add the three marbles and place a glob of paint on each marble.  Close the lid and shake.  The marbles will leave streaks across the paper.  Lift it out of the box and stick it on a background picture.

Contains 24 animal cut-outs, 3 marbles, 4 pots of paint, one clear plastic box and 8 background pictures (13 x 18cm) and a booklet of instructions.

Age suitability: 3 - 6 years.

DJ09686

Create four 3D pictures by glueing on loops of pre-cut paper onto a 2D picture.

Age suitability: 3 - 6 years

DJ09868

Create three animals by threading the thick cardboard pieces onto the yarn, sticking the wooden beads in between.

Age suitability: 3- 6 years

DJ08978

Pompom puppies.

Add pompoms to three pictures of puppies.  Remove the labels from each picture to uncover the adhesive underneath.  Arrange the little pompoms on the sticky patches, according to the instructions, to form three cute fluffy dogs.

Contains three pre-cut shapes, over 300 pompoms, and a booklet of instructions.

Age suitability: 3-6 years old

DJ09867

Use modelling dough to complete pictures.

This set for younger children comes with four child-friendly animal pictures, each with a number of large white spots that the children have to cover with a small ball of dough. There are six colours to choose from so if your child wishes to have a crocodile with purple and orange spots, that's fine.

Contains 4 pictures to finish (21 x 21 cm), six pots of modelling clay (6 x 25g) and a booklet of instructions.

Age suitability: 3 - 6 years.

DJ09894

Like brass rubbing but more fun and you don't have to go to a draughty church.

Take one of the white sheets. Place it on top of the raised pattern board and then rub with the wax crayons where indicated. Finally stick the sheet into one of the pre-printed envelopes to reveal an elephant with beautiful ears, a tortoise with an intricate shell etc.

Contains 4 different pattern boards, 20 white sheets, 4 pre-printed envelopes and 4 double-ended wax crayons and a booklet of clear instructions.

Age suitability: 3- 6 years

DJ08988

An early introduction to mosaics.

Children stick the soft foam pieces on the marked positions to enhance the pictures of the animals.

Contains: 3 cutouts, one each of a lion, rhino and an elephant. These measure about 20cm across and have a soft, velvet feel.

               8 pages of self adhesive foam pieces

               1 booklet of instructions.

Age suitability: 3-6 years

 DJ09097

Four child-friendly scenes to embelish.

On the farmyard one, for example, the child folds and glues on a barn door and sticks a picture of a tractor behind it. The farmer may be hiding behind the door of the farmhouse and his daughter may be leaning out of the open window.

Contains 4 pictures (28 x 21 cm) together with the stickers, a glue stick and a booklet of instructions.

Age suitability: 3 to 6

DJ09876