Creation station

Encourage independent play and creativity by setting up a creation station for kids to use when doing their own crafts and projects. At the same time kids are practicing important life skills like decision making, selecting materials for a purpose, using basic materials and cleaning up after themselves.

This blog post has tips, ideas, resources and inspiration to help you set up and organise your classroom maker space, box construction, collage area or creation station. See how to design an engaging maker space for your elementary classroom. Your early years learning environment will benefit from a well designed and organised creative space.

This fairy wand creation station is always very popular! The first time I set up one of these activities was at my daughter’s fairy themed party and we’ve since used the same activity for play dates and as a toddler and preschool craft activity. There are some great fairy wand tutorials around (including this […]

Excellent ways to provide an accessible creation station for children and lots of ways to vary art inside the classroom with a variety of materials.

Have a child that loves to craft but your table is always a craft mess? Make a creation station for your child to keep it in one place. Click on the link for how we do it and what we include.

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This creative board is amazing and great for inspiring children whilst they're in the creative station area of the classroom. What will your children make? Looking for more inspiration? Our EYFS Creative Area Classroom Pack has everything you need to decorate your area! #creativestation #creativearea #materials #classroomsigns #creative #classroomideas #classroominspiration #teaching #teacher #teachingresources #twinkl #twinklresources #education #school

Teaching shapes to kindergarten is part of many standards based curriculums. I wanted to share creative ways for teaching 2D shapes in kindergarten.

I love using a creation station in kindergarten and first grade where kids get to make crafts and learn how to draw each week using directed drawings. Read about my routines for this center and get a sample for FREE!

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Our Creation Station is always evolving. I've added smaller paint bottles with big clear lables. A liitle step means even our smallest artist can reach them all.

Inside: This simple Valentine's Day creation station for kids will bring hours of creative fun for your little ones! It's one of the best Valentine's Day activities for kids and you can prepare it quickly