Mermaid Corner Bookmark Design

We have found the craft that anybody would love. Huge thanks to Maggy from Red Ted Art for came up with so many amazing ideas, Please make sure to check out their website and Youtube channel, As you know, we do rather love our corner bookmark designs and have literally over a 100 for you to choose from.. but one glaringly obvious missing design was this darling little Mermaid Bookmark Corner.

These mermaid bookmark corners were first published in April 2018

We have Unicorn Corner Bookmarks.. and Mermaid Hug Book Bookmarks (I love these by the way, you simply have to take a look) and finally.. I managed to figure out what a Mermaid Corner Bookmark should look like. We have a whole collection of magical Mermaid Craft Ideas too!

Mermaid Corner Bookmark – Materials

• A square white piece of paper (can be skin tone too), we used one 15 x 15cm
• Coloured paper for hair and fins
• Pens & pencils (for facial details)
• Sequence or glitter glue for decorating (optional)
• Scissors & glue

How to make a Mermaid Bookmark Corner

Watch out for the detailed video how to down below or follow the  written steps here!

The Basic Origami Bookmark

As with all our bookmarks, begin by making a basic corner bookmark. You can watch the video above or follow these Step By Step Origami Bookmark Instructions here.

Next trim your top on and sides of the corner bookmark.

The Mermaid’s Hair

Trace an outline of your mermaids head onto the coloured paper designed for the mermaid bookmark’s hair.

Shape to suit a face.

Cut out.

The Mermaid’s Fin

Trace the bottom half of the bookmark in the coloure paper chosen for the mermaids tail. Cut out a triangle.

Then cut out two fins.

English Storytime

Thursday, June 11th 2020. English Storytime, Mrs.Rous is reading ‘Pinkalicious and the Babysitter’ by Victoria Kerr.

Thai Storytime

Thursday, June 11th 2020. Thai Storytime, Miss Gigi is reading ‘โทริเด็กหญิงผมแดง’ by Jeong Taek Chae (ช็อง แท็ก แช).

Accessing Storytime Videos:

For Students please visit Firefly to access content.

For Parents of Pre-Prep students please find a link on ILD (Interactive Learning Diary) website to access Storytime videos.

Easy Pop Up Bear Heart Card

Today we have found the craft that anybody would love. Puppies! Thank you Maggy from Red Ted Art, Oooh I am so excited to share a brand new Pop Up Card Project with you! I am just a little bit obsessed with Pop Up cards.. mainly because they are much much easier to make than you think, and yet oh so fun! This one is a special Valentine’s Day Card for Kids, but would of course also be suitable for Birthdays or Mother’s Day! Make this Pop Up Bear Heart Card/ Cat Card with us today!

Why it is great to do this craft with your kids

• Develop fine motor skills & accuracy
• Reading skills & following instructions
• Looking at symmetry & basic shapes
• Fun Seasonal activity

Pop Up Cat/ Bear Heart Cards – Materials needed

• Card Stock for the card
• Red paper for the heart
• Contrasting paper for the cat/ bear & decorating
• Pen
• Scissors
• Glue stick

Worksheet instructions plus simple bear template are available on Teacher’s Pay Teacher’s !! In the meantime, our step by step video and instructions provide sufficient information, so that you can make your own!

How to make a pop up bear heart card

Watch the How To Video for detail instructions! Or follow the step by steps below!

Cut our your basic shapes for your card:

Cut out the templates and trace onto your colored paper. Or create your own as per the video instructions!

English Storytime

Tuesday, June 9th 2020. English Storytime, Mrs.Rous is reading ‘Clark the Shark Lost and Found’ by Bruce Hale.

Thai Storytime

Tuesday, June 9th 2020. Thai Storytime, Miss Nan is reading ‘โคอาล่าขอเวลา…อีกเดี๋ยว’ by รัตนา คชนาท.

Accessing Storytime Videos:

For Students please visit Firefly to access content.

For Parents of Pre-Prep students please find a link on ILD (Interactive Learning Diary) website to access Storytime videos.

Easy Jumping Frog Origami

Today we have found the craft that anybody would love. Puppies! Thank you Maggy from Red Ted Art,

There are many different times of Frog Origami. Some frogs are wonderfully intricate. Other frog origami are GREAT at jumping. After researching and looking at all the different patterns, I decided that THIS is the BEST Jumping Frog Origami – simply because it is quick and easy to learn HOW TO DO AND it actually works. So this is a great origami pattern for beginners and kids – especially if you just want a bit of fun!! Make them in any colour to suite your taste and needs!

Jumping Frog Origami Materials:

• per frog – 1 square sheet of paper – any size. We like using between 12cm x 12cm and 15cm x 15cm
• OPTIONAL: pens, glue stick & white paper for decorating

How to make Easy Jumping Frog Origami:

We made a little video for you – as Origami is MUCH easier to learn and follow on video! Please do SUBSCRIBE to the channel. It is free to do so and lots of fun!

And watch it JUMP! So fun!! 🙂

English Storytime

Thursday, June 4th 2020. English Storytime. Mrs. Rous is reading ‘Horrible Bear’ by Ame Dyckman.

Thai Storytime

Thursday, June 4th 2020. Thai Storytime, Miss Toonaor is reading ‘หมูปั๊ก’ (Pig the Pug) by Aaron Blabey.

Accessing Storytime Videos:

For Students please visit Firefly to access content.

For Parents of Pre-Prep students please find a link on ILD (Interactive Learning Diary) website to access Storytime videos.

Star Gazing: Constellation Luminary Papercraft

Today we have found the craft that anybody would love. Puppies! Thank you Maggy from Red Ted Art, Today we decided to create a Constellation Luminary Craft perfect for Star Gazing and learning all about the main 5 Constellations Kids Should Know!

Do you know the stars we live under?! I am sure you already know that those little lights you see in the sky at night time are not just lanterns but luminous balls of gas, mostly hydrogen and helium. And the stars we see do not just move around but in fact create a pattern – a constellation – that we can go look for and recognize time and time again.

This we often call “star gazing”!

So, we created a little “helper” to take with us to find 5 constellations that are pretty famous and with a little practice easy to find – our Constellation Luminary!

Get your printable today, make your own and then go with mom & dad on a little night walk to find the following constellations:

• Ursa Minor & Major (also called small and big Dipper)
• Orion
• Cassiopeia
• Sagittarius (the so called Tea Pot)
• Scorpio

Constellations Craft – Supplies needed:

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• printable – choose from
  • labelled Constellations Luminary or
  • plain Constellations Luminary
• scissors to cut out the cube
• scoring tool to score the lines to help with folding
• tape/glue if you want to make your cube more stable
• needle or similar to prick little holes for stars into box
• LED candle light to put inside the box (you can get some online here US/ UK)

How to assemble your DIY Constellations Luminary

NOTE: you may have to cut out a little bit of the flaps of the “top” of your box to allow the stars to shine through fully. The lid flaps are hard to “prick” through when not glued in place.

This craft is pretty straight forward! We will make a box with tiny holes! ^_^

1. Print out the template and cut out the box.
2. Fold the box along the lines. It might be easier to score the lines first!
3. Stack the box together and add glue/tape if necessary.
4. With a thick needle prick holes into where stars are illustrated. You can make smaller and bigger holes to show what stars shine more brightly.

And then all that is left to do is to add the LED candle light (DO NOT USE A REAL CANDLE!), close the box and turn of the light!

Happy crafting and do let us know how many constellations you were able to find!

English Storytime

Tuesday, June 2nd 2020. English Storytime. Mrs. Rous is reading ‘Pinkalicious and Planet Pink’ by Victoria Kann.

Thai Storytime

Tuesday, June 2nd 2020. Thai Storytime, Miss Toonaor is reading ‘กอดของฉันอยู่ไหน’ (Wheres My Hug) by Amy Hest.

Accessing Storytime Videos:

For Students please visit Firefly to access content.

For Parents of Pre-Prep students please find a link on ILD (Interactive Learning Diary) website to access Storytime videos.