Sticks

Let’s make some noise with Jess and her cute kittens! Let’s bang our sticks to different objects and see what sound they make! You could also take out your pots and pans and do some drumming!

If you go on a nature walk, collecting sticks can be a great way to observe the world around us. Our colleague also has a few tips on how to safely carry your lovely sticks home!

Learn how to make your own journey stick and tell us what your story is! How long was your nature walk? Did it have a theme? This lovely little craft is a great conversation starter for children and it sparks interest in nature!

Would you like to paint a lovely “mess” using handmade stick brushes? Grab some sticks from your nature walk, add leaves, sponges, foil or anything that could make an interesting shape on your canvas of choice and start painting!

Playdough is really cheap and easy to make, and there are so so so many benefits of giving children the chance to play with it. It is one of our favourite things to play with on the Playbus. Have a go at making some yourself if you fancy! Here’s Ian making a playdough Playbus birthday cake! 🎂

Not sure what to do with the sticks you’ve collected on your nature walk? Why not tie a ribbon (or more) and have a little dance with your new wand!

Our multi-talented Ian is our music man and he can (or cannot 😅) play a lot of instruments! Together with his family, they seem to have had a lot of fun making this very entertaining video for all of our Playbus friends.

Imaginative play is vital to development (and so fun!), as it allows children to express themselves freely, reveal their lovely personalities, while also making sense of the world. So here we are celebrating the power of imagination inspired by Antoinette Portis’ “Not a Stick”.