Creative Steps

Each issue of Creative Steps includes dozens of fun ideas, with step-by-step instructions, for you to get crafty with your kids during the coming months. The projects are all designed to encourage learning through creative play and many make use of recycled household materials. Perfect for anyone caring for young children; such as childminders & nannies, pre-schools, playgroups & nursery settings, primary schools, homeschoolers, guiding leaders... and parents & grandparents! Also includes prize competitions, book reviews, fun facts and printable templates.

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Creative Steps

ITS A GIFT

The Creation Station

EVERYDAY MATHS • Fun maths activities are key to confident numeracy. In this special feature, we’ve put together a range of games and projects designed to help young children with basic maths skills.

USE YOUR LOAF! • Take some slices of white bread and transform them into this colourful mobile. A great project for exploring different textures & materials.

Kindergarten Crafts • A selection of Spring themed projects for pre-schoolers

EASTER BUNTING • Turn those cardboard tubes into colourful bunting to brighten up your setting!

Easter Chicks • Making chicks with shredded tissue paper is a fun, sensory and messy activity!

Spring Greetings

Advertisement • Hunt for fallen twigs and transform them into creepy-crawly creatures! Using googly eyes and pipe cleaners for legs and antennae. This playful activity connects you to the outdoors, teaching about insects' roles in ecosystems and the joy of creative pretend adventures.

Colour Splash Art • Celebrate this spring exploring the joyful spirit of Holi – the Festival of Colours – through a playful colour-splash painting activity that blends art, science, and cultural learning.

FLUFFY CHICK BUNS • A batch of these cute chick buns would be a tasty addition to a special Easter tea. They are perfect for little hands to decorate.

EASTER CHICKS • These Easter chicks are an ideal group activity as they are so quick and easy to make and use just a few materials.

BUNNY SKITTLES • Making this cute spring version of skittles will be as much fun as playing it. It’s great for co-ordination skills too!

READING CORNER • Great books for growing minds

Time to Sow

Mother's Day Makes • Projects designed to celebrate Mother’s Day on 15th March 2026.

Pigments & Play MAKE YOUR OWN SPRIG PAINTS • Create your own natural, homemade watercolours with this fun and experimental activity. Mix, pour, and wait as the experiment turns into your unique set of watercolour tiles.

Umbrella Wreath

Nowruz • Nowruz is the Persian new year, at the start of spring, celebrated widely across Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey, and others. Hyacinths and tulips are the traditional Persian flower of spring.

LUCK OF THE IRISH • Projects designed to celebrate St Patrick’s Day on 17th March 2026.

TIKIS • May is Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, a celebration of Maori, Hawaiian and Polynesian cultures.

KOINOBORI IN THE SKY • Celebrate Japanese Children’s Day on May 5th by making your own Koinobori carp streamers! Create bright paper fish and let them fly in the wind. This fun activity helps children learn about Japan and how Koinobori are a symbol of strength, happiness, and growing up strong.

Celebrate Passover • Projects designed to mark Passover, one of the main Jewish festivals.

TAKE YOURSELF FUNNY FOR MONEY • Red Nose Day is on Friday 20th March, so here’s some ideas for you to get involved in your settings or school…

Sunshine Art: Draw It Your Way • Step outside with your sketchbook or journal and notice the beautiful shadows that...