Reception Expressive Arts & Design

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Goldilocks and the Three Bears — Retelling Using Story Stones (Reception)

Small World Play
Early Years Expressive Arts & Design
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Use this activity to teach children how to retell narratives. They must use the story stones to discuss the characters and events in 'Goldilocks ... More info

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Goldilocks and the Three Bears — Small World Play Activity (Reception)

Small World Play
Early Years Expressive Arts & Design
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In this activity, children are encouraged to participate in small world play based on the story of 'Goldilocks and the Three Bears'. Set up a ... More info

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Goldilocks and the Three Bears — Masks (Reception)

Role Play
Early Years Expressive Arts & Design
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Encourage children to participate in role play using props with this fun activity. They must decorate the masks provided and use them to retell the ... More info

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Space — It's Time to Build a Rocket (Reception)

Found Materials
Early Years Expressive Arts & Design
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Encourage children to practise constructing objects and joining materials with this fun activity. Can they follow the instructions to build their own ... More info

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Autumn — Nature Scavenger Hunt (Reception)

Exploring Materials
Early Years Expressive Arts & Design
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Encourage children to notice features in the natural world with this engaging activity. They must go on a nature walk and tick off the autumnal ... More info

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People Who Help Us — Role Play Headbands (Reception)

Role Play
Early Years Expressive Arts & Design
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Encourage children to engage in role play with this fun activity. Add the people who help us role-play headbands to any role-play area alongside other ... More info

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The Ocean — Playdough Mats (Reception)

Sculpture
Early Years Expressive Arts & Design
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Encourage children to practise creating their own sculptures with this ocean-themed activity. Can they make the creatures specified using playdough to ... More info

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The Ocean — Making Music (Reception)

Making Music
Early Years Expressive Arts & Design
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Encourage children to explore different musical instruments with this fun activity. Can they choose an instrument to play to represent each ... More info

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Autumn — Clay Hedgehogs (Reception)

Sculpture
Early Years Expressive Arts & Design
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Help children to develop their sculpting skills with this activity. They must use the clay techniques sheet to help them create their own clay ... More info

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Spring — Make and Shake (Reception)

Found Materials
Early Years Expressive Arts & Design
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Help children to develop their craft skills with this fun activity. They must follow the step-by-step instructions to create a music shaker, which ... More info

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Autumn — Andy Goldsworthy Style Art (Reception)

Responding to Art
Early Years Expressive Arts & Design
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This resource is a great way to encourage children to respond to art. They must discuss the photographs of Andy Goldsworthy's art and create their ... More info

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Space — Design a Rocket Planning Sheet (Reception)

Found Materials
Early Years Expressive Arts & Design
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Challenge children to use different techniques for joining materials with this fun activity. They must design a rocket, planning the equipment they ... More info

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Dinosaurs — Dinosaur Masks (Reception)

Role Play
Early Years Expressive Arts & Design
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This activity encourages children to make and decorate their own dinosaur masks. They can colour and decorate the mask templates provided and either ... More info

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Autumn — Nature Art (Reception)

Exploring Materials
Early Years Expressive Arts & Design
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This resource is a great way for children to explore art in nature. They must create their own artwork using nature objects and talk about it using ... More info

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Autumn — Journey Sticks (Reception)

Exploring Materials
Early Years Expressive Arts & Design
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This activity is a great way for children to explore features in the natural world. They must create a journey stick to tell the story of where they ... More info

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The Ugly Duckling Role Play Headband Activities (Reception)

Role Play
Early Years Expressive Arts & Design
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Encourage children to engage in role play with this fun activity, based on the story of 'The Ugly Duckling'. They must each create a headband ... More info

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Winter — Fake Snow Fun (Reception)

Exploring Materials
Early Years Expressive Arts & Design
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Children can make their own snow with this amazing resource. They must follow the instructions to create fake snow with bicarbonate of soda and hair ... More info

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Light & Dark — Shadow Puppets (Reception)

Small World Play
Early Years Expressive Arts & Design
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Encourage children to invent their own narratives with this fun activity. They must cut out cardboard shapes using the templates provided to make ... More info

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Autumn — Tints and Shades (Reception)

Exploring Colour
Early Years Expressive Arts & Design
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This activity is a great way for children to explore colour. They must use the leaf photographs and tint and shade cards provided to paint some autumn ... More info

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Winter — Ice Decorations (Reception)

Found Materials
Early Years Expressive Arts & Design
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This fun activity encourages children to use natural materials to make a winter- themed decoration. They must gather natural materials and place them ... More info

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The Ugly Duckling Small World Play (Reception)

Small World Play
Early Years Expressive Arts & Design
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Encourage children to participate in small world play with this resource. They must decorate and cut out the characters from 'The Ugly Duckling', then ... More info

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Incy Wincy Spider — Raindrops Falling on my Head! — Part 1 (Reception)

Exploring Colour
Early Years Expressive Arts & Design
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Use this varied resource to teach children about colour mixing. It includes raindrop images to prompt discussion on colour, instructions on how to set ... More info

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Dinosaurs — Stomp, Flick, Roar (Reception)

Moving to Music
Early Years Expressive Arts & Design
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This fun musical activity is designed to encourage children to consider what kinds of sounds could be associated with different dinosaurs. They must ... More info

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Superhero Masks (Reception)

Role Play
Early Years Expressive Arts & Design
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Encourage children to engage in role play with this fun activity. They must use the templates provided to create their own superhero mask and invent ... More info

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Design Your Own Superhero (Reception)

Small World Play
Early Years Expressive Arts & Design
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This resource is a great way to encourage children to invent narratives and engage in imaginative play. They must complete the worksheet to design ... More info

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Incy Wincy Spider — How to Make a Rainmaker (Reception)

Found Materials
Early Years Expressive Arts & Design
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Using this resource, children can create their own rainmaker out of kitchen roll tubes, card and elastic bands. It includes instructions, equipment ... More info

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Incy Wincy Spider — My Rainmaker Design (Reception)

Found Materials
Early Years Expressive Arts & Design
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Using this resource, children can design their own rainmaker. It includes a space for their design with a challenge to label it using the word bank, ... More info

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The Gingerbread Man — Retelling Using Playdough (Reception)

Sculpture
Early Years Expressive Arts & Design
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This activity is a fun way for children to practise re-telling stories. They must follow the steps to make playdough and use it to create their own ... More info

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The Gingerbread Man — Story Headbands (Reception)

Small World Play
Early Years Expressive Arts & Design
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Use these gingerbread man headbands to help children practise re-telling stories. They must choose a character and stick it to a strip of paper to be ... More info

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Light & Dark — Let's Catch the Sun (Reception)

Exploring Materials
Early Years Expressive Arts & Design
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Encourage children to explore different tools and techniques in their art with this activity. They must follow the instructions to create suncatchers, ... More info

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Pirates — A Collection of Pirate Songs (Reception)

Songs and rhymes
Early Years Expressive Arts & Design
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Encourage children's interest in songs and rhymes with this resource. It includes three different pirate-themed songs for children to learn. This ... More info

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Pirate Telescopes (Reception)

Tools and Techniques
Early Years Expressive Arts & Design
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Encourage children to practise joining materials with this activity. Can they follow the instructions to create their own pirate telescope? This ... More info

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The Owl and the Pussycat — Wedding Cake Creations: Messy Play Activity (Reception)

Exploring Materials
Early Years Expressive Arts & Design
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Use this activity to encourage children to experiment with materials, designs and tools. They must design their own wedding cake using their ... More info

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The Owl and the Pussycat — Printing Flowers with Forks and Spoons (Reception)

Exploring Materials
Early Years Expressive Arts & Design
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Encourage children to explore different tools with this fun activity. They must use various cutlery to paint flowers, which could then be used to ... More info

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Pirates — What's That Sound? (Reception)

Making Music
Early Years Expressive Arts & Design
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Help children to develop their knowledge of musical instruments with this activity. Can they guess the instrument that is being played? This resource ... More info

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Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star — Chalk Pastel Star Art (Reception)

Exploring Colour
Early Years Expressive Arts & Design
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Use this fun activity to help children to explore experimenting with colours. Encourage them to trace around the star template with chalk then ... More info

Reception Expressive Arts & Design

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