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Mischief Mouse's collection of craft activities for preschool and early years.
Printable resources to help support play - colouring, mark making, labelling, promoting, engaging and extending..
Magical Mammoth's recipes to play with and recipes to eat ..
Stitch Squirrel provides a little tree space for some needle and thread projects  - handmade resources to support learning and development.
Calculator Caterpillar's range of activity ideas to support math, reasoning and problem solving.
Hope Hedgehog invites visitors to take a look through some articles of interest ...
Navigator Narwhal's outdoor - in activity ideas for preschool and early years play.
  Stitch and sew - projects and guides
Welcome, Stitch Squirrel is the character lead for all silkysteps' sewing, fabric and needle work activity ideas. They can be used to build preschool resources, role play props, give as gifts, fundraise or be used as focus activities for play.
   Stitch Squirrel - sewing craft activities for preschool, home, early years and fabric enthusiasts

 Penguin role play character
Penguin pattern pieces to make small role play resources ..
 Make a range of penguin characters from differering materials and assmbly techniques - fabric sewing, foam, papers, print and glue
  Tudor collar pattern - no sew
Tudor collar project - fabric, card, hook and loop and a glue gun ..
Made from card, interfacing fabric, hook and loop tape and assembled using a hot glue gun.
NO sewing is necessary for this project.


 Ribbon treasure basket activity
Ribbon, thread, wool, braid, yarn, cord, piping - explore tactile play with a treasure basket
 String and Cow Hitch knots - fabric project - no sewing involved. Preschool freeflow and Planned activity for indoors and outdoors play


 Pencilled messages
Pencilled messages, wrap wind and write a fabric ribbon project.
Fundraise with ribbon wound pencils - wind, wrap and mark make .. 




 Small chicks - cloth sewing 
Cloth fabric chick stitch and sew project title
Preschool spring time fundraising idea and activity pattern to make resources for baby bird awareness ...



 Country Jingle bell star
Country styled jingle bell stitch sew and knot project
A prim styled star decoration that can used as wrist strap instrument or hold and dance to music .. 



  Carrier Bag storage tube pattern
Storage tube for bags - stitch sew and fold pattern guide for a recycling container.
Recycle your carrier bags and small food bags with ease.  
Excellent storage for Plastic bags - hang discretely in your store cupboards or behind a door for easy access .


Knots, stitches and tying ..
Easy guides to thread, stitch and explore.

Shoe lace tying
Shoe lace tying rhyme and template to cut shoe shoes ..

Rhyme and and outline template to help with lace tying procedures.


Cotton reel thread space Thread a Bead
Cotton reel thread space Blanket Stitch
Cotton reel thread space  Cow Hitch Knots