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.

SUPERPOWERS

CORE SKILLS & SUBJECT GUIDE

Creative Steps

ITS A GIFT

Win 1of 3 Orchard Toys bundles worth over £30! • Orchard Toys are giving three Creative Steps readers the chance to win an exciting bundle! Orchard Toys games, jigsaws and colouring books offer the perfect balance of learning and fun for children from the age of 18 months.

The Creation Station

DYSLEXIA

First Class! • A series of postal themed makes to aid learning through role play.

Autumn Owl • Use twigs collected in the garden, park or on a walk to make a textured picture.

Shoal of Fish • Give each of your kids a paper plate fish and encourage them get creative with whatever they chose to decorate their fish! Display the finished fish to create a shimmering shoal!

Halloween Candle Characters

Diwali Candles • Diwali is an important festival that takes place annually and lasts for five days, marking the start of the Hindu New Year. It is sometimes known as the Festival of Lights. This year the 5 days of Diwali are from Sunday 23rd to Thursday 27th October.

Decorated Elephant • Make a colourful elephant from paper plates!

READING CORNER • Great books for growing minds

Festive Crafts • A selection of fun festive makes for young learners.

Wooden Reindeer Decorations

Tree Angel • Make your own version of a Nordic style Christmas decoration with simple shapes and patterns.

Season's Greetings

Spoon Wreath

Colourful Christmas Cards • Create your own amazing multi-coloured cards!

Rudolph and Blitzen

Snowman Snowflakes

Felt Robins

Kittens in Mittens

AMAZING AUTUMN

RED & GREY SQUIRRELS

PUMPKIN PATCH • A sliced apple is the perfect shape for making printed pumpkins!

FLOATING GHOSTS • Get ready for Halloween with some spooky creations!

Celebrate Diwali • These projects have been designed to mark Diwali (Festival of Lights) on 24th October.

AUTUMN WINDSOCK

SPOOKED!

TUTANKHAMUN • 100 Years ago, Howard Carter discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun in the Valley of the Kings, Egypt. Here we have a selection of projects designed to help you learn about this fantastic discovery.

Walking the Dog 3D Card

HAPPY SUKKOT • A Sukkah shelter is traditionally built in the home or garden, decorated with leaves and fruit, as part of Sukkot, a weeklong Jewish holiday from October 9-16, 2022, to celebrate the gathering of the harvest and commemorates the miraculous protection provided for the children of Israel when they left Egypt.

Veggie Finger Puppets

READING CORNER

4 Ways with.... kitchen roll tubes • Take a simple item and with a little creative inspiration, we’ll help you turn it into four exciting projects!

TEMPL ATES