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Welcome to Silkysteps !
The online resource for Preschool, Playwork, Early years activities - Secondary and FE tactile craft projects.

This map is an introduction to our Characters and all their resource pages.
The majority of activity ideas are downloadable in a PDF file format.
Those that aren't will open in a new window as .gif or .jpg images or as MS Word.doc files.
Right click on the pictures and 'Save as - to a memorable place / folder on your own computer and click the Save as option when the word.doc download box appears.
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Find your way around Silkysteps main pages ...
Silkysteps can be a little hard to navigate at times, so please feel free to bookmark this page and use it as a jump sheet to the resources you want to download, view and print - alternatively you can opt in to recieve our free monthly newsletter and keep ahead of updates and new developments.

Firstly our Forums - Early Years chat, activity and play learning !
The Forums are many - please use the 'click to collapse' Penguin to control what's on view and the 'todays posts' to see what's new !!

Forum map - Early years activity ideas - Click to control !!

Online Store
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Current Departments:

Craft eBooks - Topically Titled Mini eTopics - Numberline and role play fun !

Craft eKits and outline bases for Fundraising and Craft activities

Silkysteps Characters ..

Silky - our Website cat

Clipart - for documents, newsletters and themed communications.

Websets - Childcare images sets for personalised webpages.

Wallpapers for PC Desktops

Pixel Tabby

Pixel Games - Still in development whilst we look at funding options !!

Mischief Mouse and craft project fun

Craft Projects and Activities

There are currently 23 craft projects listed

Outline templates

There are currently 22 outline templates available.

Inky Bear

Preschool and Early Years Activity Sheets: sets and single pages :

Cut N Paste activity sheets

There are currently 5 Cut N Paste activity sets available and 2 individual sheets.

Themed activity sheets - Under the Sea - Bees - Myself ..

There are currently 9 sets and 3 individual sheets available.

Numbers and Letters activity sheets

There are currently 1 set of 10 sheets available.

Dot to Dot activity sheets

There are currently 2 sheets listed.

Mazes - coming soon

Spindle Spider

Colouring pictures and cards to print for Preschool, home and all Early years

Colouring Pictures

There are currently 13 categories + 2 in development: each category hosts approx. 10 separate Colouring pictures

Greeting and Birthday Cards

There are currently 2 full sets availble.

Omin Orangutan - Discovery and exploration ..

Omni Orangutan

Individual titled packs containing a selection of early years printable resources.

Activity Packs

There are currently 11 own Activity packs to dowload & 1 externally hosted pack.

Calculator Caterpillar

Number and Display resources for Children's numeracy, text and role play

Number lines

There are currently 7 Numberlines available + 1 set of flashcards.

Letter lines
There is currently 1 letter line available.
Word Search and Picture Search
There are currently 16 resources available in total.

Magical Mammoth

Food for eating and recipes for play - Playdough and activity ideas

Food Recipes

There are currently 8 edible recipes listed

Play Recipes

There are currently 5 play recipes listed

Playdough - Recipes and Play ideas

There are currently 8 Playdough activities listed and 12 dough cards available.

Fiesty Firefly

Fiesty has a selection of printable items for smaller focussed use

Bookmarks

There are currently 1 Christmas set available.

Box Templates
There are currently 7 Boix template categories to choose from ..

Labels for Jars, bottles and other containers

There are currently 5 labels to print and use.

Library Cards

There are currently 6 themed sets to choose from.

Display Posters

There are currently 12 posters to download - USA and UK

Navigator Narwhal

Play - indoors and out. One of our most enjoyable areas of the site

Printable Games

There are currently 8 Games available - including fundraising sheets ..

Outdoor Game ideas

There are currently 6 outdoor & in game play ideas

Errol Eagle

Promoting the arts and creativity - Errol has role play, rhymes, and resoutrces to assist with storytelling skills

Number Rhymes

There are currently 3 number rhyme downloads available

Role Play printable play sets

There are currently 2 role play sets to download and print.

Rhyming Sheets

There are currently 7 of our own rhyming

Rebus Rhymes & Stories

There are currently

Hope Hedgehog

News and Early Years articles: We are always looking to publish information for our readers in this section.

All Early Years and KnUW articles

The Nature of Children's Play

Let's Sign - Cath Smith

Learning Styles

Christmas Treasure Basket article

Outdoor Aphid control - the organic way

Composting ideas for Preschool

Healthy Lunchbox tips

Guest speaking - invite guests into your preschool

Stitch Squirrel

Fundraising, play and basic stitch & knot projects for all age groups

Sewing Patterns & Projects

There are currently

Knot and Stitch Guides

There are currently

Tinpot Bot

Software links

OTHER SECTIONS on Silkysteps:

Competitions
Sponsored and our own Prizes opportunities
Themes and Topics
The titles in this section all link straight to the forums & member / own input of ideas .

Early Learning Goals
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Promoting Children's Rights - UN convention of rights PDF

Dates for your Diary
Monthly lists of activities, campaigns and events ideal for Preschool and Early Years
Plug Board Advertising
Advertisie your business and help generate visitor interest.

Silkysteps Newsletter Service

FREE Monthly newsletter for the Early Years - Hospital and Play work
Children's Library services and all wrap around care providers.

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.	8th May, 2008