**PLEASE NOTE: We will be on a summer holiday from Saturday 11th of August until Wednesday 22nd August.. Any orders placed within this time will be processed on our return**

Welcome to the wonderful world of Creative Learning! Here you will find a range of different Home Learning kits designed to enhance your child’s understanding of the world through creative project based learning. The kits are ideal for families wanting something a little more structured for school holidays, families on an ‘unschooling’ adventure as well as teachers wanting a little practical inspiration to revamp their curriculum.

All kits provide activities with direct links to the National Curriculum and can be used by children of all ages as there are lots of opportunities for exploring further. All kits have been carefully curated and include materials to allow you to get stuck into the activities straight away!

Watch this space for new kits coming soon.. More ‘mini kits’ coming Summer 2018 include: ‘Worry Rabbit’, ‘Eco Sandcastle Flags’ and ‘Clay Remembrance Poppy’.. Larger Creative Learning Kits including the ‘Honey Bees box’ and the ‘Alice in Wonderland’ and ‘Hungry Caterpillar’ literature boxes also due to be released Summer 2018.

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Shop the Kits

‘Birds and Feathers’ Home Learning Kit

A box packed full of practical hands on creative learning opportunities! This box has a wide range of projects linked to the birds and feathers topic covering links to different curriculum areas including: Nature observation activities, bird feeder making activities, tribal feather project, cooking with eggs, historical quill pen writing inspired by Shakespeare and Art activities inspired by the Renaissance. The ‘Home Learning Kit’ includes materials and equipment needed for the activities all packed into a handy box. Projects are designed to be enriching for children of all ages with lots of opportunities for further learning and exploration for the whole family.

£33.00

 

‘Plants and Flowers’ Home Learning Kit

A box packed full of practical hands on creative learning opportunities! This box has a wide range of projects linked to the plants and flowers topic covering links to different curriculum areas including: Nature observation activities, Seed planting, Dissection activities, Healthy food preparation tasks, Chopping and slicing skills, Natural dye activities, History research activity, 3 different art activities including textile print and photography. The ‘Home Learning Kit’ includes materials and equipment needed for the activities all packed into a handy box. Projects are designed to be enriching for children of all ages with lots of opportunities for further learning and exploration for the whole family.

£33.00

 

 

Creative Learning Crew: 12 Month Club Membership

Membership to the ‘Creative Learning Crew’ entitles you to regular treats and creative activities mailed out each month from the ‘Crew’.. Each month you will receive one creative activity from a varied range of science, Art, Design and cooking skills based projects. All designed to stretch your creative skills with embedded educational stuff in there too. As a part of the club you will receive your membership badge with your first monthly mail out.

£70.00

 

Coming soon.. more Home Learning Kits including ‘Bees’ and literacy based boxes with creative learning projects inspired by popular books.

Please allow up to 5 working days for delivery. All creative learning kits are shipped using Royal Mail second class post.

 

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About Mrs Arty-Textiles

Gemma Whitelock writes and designs under the ‘Mrs Arty-Textiles’ brand name. During her school and college teaching she regularly blogged on her classroom practice, discussing all things ‘Art and Textiles’ and the name sort of stuck..img_3828-1

As an Art and Textiles teacher of 10 years, Gemma is now finally be able to step away from the full time teaching to do ‘big girl’ work (as she calls it) using her illustration skills and classroom experience to create a range of education products. After having the experience of developing creative skills in others across the secondary and FE sector and completing quite focussed research as part of her MA in education, Gemma wrote a book (How to Create a Quirky Classroom) to encourage more engaging and creative hands on classroom based learning.. This passion for creative learning led to the development of a range of creative kits to encourage families to get involved in more hands on making to balance against the modern tidal wave of technology and ‘screen based’ work.

“It’s probably not a surprise that I believe strongly that the best education experience has a good dollop of creativity in it.. Whether you are a parent wanting to enrich your child’s schooling or whether you are part of the ever increasing network of home educators in the UK, the education kits provide lots of opportunities for creative development at home.”

Gemma is also available for consultancy work to support the development of creative project based learning opportunities and custom branded resources in Primary or Secondary school settings.

For more details or to discuss your requirements, contact Gemma on mrsartytextiles@gmail.com

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