Dress-Up Ideas for Infants: Scarecrow, Superhero, Witch, and Easter Bunny These very simple dress-up ideas for infants are good for engaging young children in imaginative play while also supporting early literacy and numeracy. Children can follow the easy instructions with some help. Scarecrow Dress infants as a scarecrow and use it to spark farm-themed storytelling (Old MacDonald) or Autumn number rhymes like “Five Little Pumpkins.” Alternatively, children can make a scarecrow for display or adding to your outdoor pumpkin patch! Superhero Infants dressed as superheroes can engage in simple stories with repetitive phrases like “Up, up, and away!” Incorporate counting games like “One, Two, Three, Zoom!” Witch A cute witch costume works well with Halloween stories like Room on the Broom and rhymes such as “Five Little Witches” to teach counting and storytelling. Easter Bunny Bunny costumes can be paired with stories like ‘Guess How Much I Love You’ and number rhymes like “Five Little Bunnies” for fun, interactive learning.

This is Me: Creative Ideas for Introducing Ourselves is a fun, engaging resource designed for EYFS and KS1 teachers to help young children explore and express their identity. Planning, worksheets and resources are included. Through hands-on activities like drawing, writing, and sorting, children will reflect on their family, likes and dislikes, and personal facts in creative ways. The resource includes easy-to-use templates and activities that encourage self-expression, promote speaking and listening skills, and help build confidence. It’s perfect for early years classrooms and supports key learning areas such as communication, language development, and personal, social, and emotional development Teachers can easily integrate these activities into daily lessons or use them as part of transition or “getting to know you” activities.

4 bold, black and white worksheets for young children with a sweet theme. Each sheet shows a selection of sweets, cakes or ice cream. Children will have fun colouring in the treats and the surrounding decorations, whilst finding out about shape and pattern. Sheet 5 is a template for children to use to add their favourite treats!

10 pages showing animals for young children to colour in. Animals include a hedgehog, ladybird, unicorn, bear, giraffe and fish.

Make awards ceremonies extra special with this fun activity! Children can colour and cut out their own trophies, badges, and rosettes to celebrate their achievements. Whether it’s for academic accomplishments, good behaviour, sports day, effort, or special talents, this project adds a personal touch to any awards event. Let children take pride in their colourful creations and enjoy the moment of recognition in style! Teachers can also use the trophies, badges and rosettes as templates for making certificates or cards. There are 10 pages each showing 2 black and white templates. Page 11 offers a description of the resource.

This resource offers 26 engaging colouring sheets for EYFS and KS1 children, each representing a key concept or story from Christianity, from ‘A’ for Adam and Eve to ‘Z’ for Zacchaeus in the Sycamore Tree. Designed to complement RE lessons, these sheets help young learners understand Biblical stories and Christian values through interactive, creative activities. Ideal for classroom use or home learning, the colouring sheets reinforce educational content and support early literacy. They can be integrated into lesson plans, holiday projects, or Sunday Schools, providing a fun and educational way for children to explore Christianity.

This resource contains 5 worksheets linking work on Seasons, Autumn, Celebrations and Special days to Literacy. Sheet 1 A black and white labelling sheet where children overwrite the words connected to the Autumn themed pictures. Sheet 2 A black and white labelling sheet where children use the initial sounds of the words to help with spelling the words in full. Sheet 3 and 4 Colour versions of sheet 1 and 2 with colour Autumn themed pictures to label. Sheet 5 A fun Autumn colouring sheet where children can trace within outlines and be creative with their colour choices.

These activities help early years children develop skills such as colour recognition, reading, writing, and fine motor abilities through fun, hands-on tasks. Children can cut and match coloured circles, read words and draw or colour pictures, practice handwriting by tracing dotted colour words. They can also choose and represent their favourite colours and carry out a favourite colour survey. The suggested activities include colour-based games like Bingo, Colour Sorting, and Colour Picture Hunt, which encourage teamwork, observational skills, and set-making. Resources include a planning sheet showing activity ideas, instructions, skills and resources needed. There are 5 worksheets connected to the planning and 10 worksheets containing sets of colour pictures.

The resource includes five worksheets, each focusing on a different animal beginning with the letter “W”: Walrus, Whale, Wasp, Wolf and Woodpecker. Each worksheet features: • A picture of the animal, that children can colour in. • A writing practice section where children can trace and write the name of each animal and overwrite letters. The resource reinforces letter-sound recognition while connecting literacy with nature and wildlife.

The resource includes five worksheets, each focusing on a different animal beginning with the letter “R”: Raccoon, Rhino, Reindeer, Rat and Rabbit. Each worksheet features: • A picture of the animal, that children can colour in. • A writing practice section where children can trace and write the name of each animal and overwrite letters. The resource reinforces letter-sound recognition while connecting literacy with nature and wildlife.

The resource includes five worksheets, each focusing on a different animal beginning with the letter “L”: Lamb, Llama, Lion, Leopard and Lobster. Each worksheet features: • A picture of the animal, that children can colour in. • A writing practice section where children can trace and write the name of each animal and overwrite letters. The resource reinforces letter-sound recognition while connecting literacy with nature and wildlife.

The resource includes five worksheets, each focusing on a different animal beginning with the letter “K”: King Penguin, Kiwi, Kingfisher, Kangaroo and Koala. Each worksheet features: • A picture of the animal, that children can colour in. • A writing practice section where children can trace and write the name of each animal and overwrite letters. The resource reinforces letter-sound recognition while connecting literacy with nature and wildlife.

The resource includes four worksheets, each focusing on a different animal beginning with the letter “J”: Joey, jaguar, jellyfish and jackdaw. Each worksheet features: • A picture of the animal, that children can colour in. • A writing practice section where children can trace and write the name of each animal and overwrite letters. The resource reinforces letter-sound recognition while connecting literacy with nature and wildlife.

The resource includes five worksheets, each focusing on a different animal beginning with the letter “H”: Horse, hare, hedgehog, hamster and hippo. Each worksheet features: • A picture of the animal, that children can colour in. • A writing practice section where children can trace and write the name of each animal and overwrite letters. The resource reinforces letter-sound recognition while connecting literacy with nature and wildlife.

The resource includes five worksheets, each focusing on a different animal beginning with the letter “G”: Goose, goat, giraffe, gorilla and grasshopper. Each worksheet features: • A picture of the animal, that children can colour in. • A writing practice section where children can trace and write the name of each animal and overwrite letters. The resource reinforces letter-sound recognition while connecting literacy with nature and wildlife.

The resource includes five worksheets, each focusing on a different animal beginning with the letter “F”: Fox, frog, fawn, fish and flamingo. Each worksheet features: • A picture of the animal, that children can colour in. • A writing practice section where children can trace and write the name of each animal and overwrite letters. The resource reinforces letter-sound recognition while connecting literacy with nature and wildlife.

The resource includes five worksheets, each focusing on a different animal beginning with the letter “E”: Elephant, Eagle, Ewe, Earthworm and Eel. Each worksheet features: • A picture of the animal, that children can colour in. • A writing practice section where children can trace and write the name of each animal and overwrite letters. The resource reinforces letter-sound recognition while connecting literacy with nature and wildlife.

The resource includes five worksheets, each focusing on a different animal beginning with the letters Q, U, V, Y and Z: Quail, Unicorn, Vulture, Yak and Zebra. Each worksheet features: • A picture of the animal, that children can colour in. • A writing practice section where children can trace and write the name of each animal and overwrite letters. The resource reinforces letter-sound recognition while connecting literacy with nature and wildlife.

The resource includes five worksheets, each focusing on a different animal beginning with the letter “M”: Macaw, mongoose, mouse, monkey and mosquito. Each worksheet features: • A picture of the animal, that children can colour in. • A writing practice section where children can trace and write the name of each animal and overwrite letters. The resource reinforces letter-sound recognition while connecting literacy with nature and wildlife.

The resource includes five worksheets, each focusing on a different animal beginning with the letter “D”: Dog, donkey, dolphin, dragonfly and deer. Each worksheet features: • A picture of the animal, that children can colour in. • A writing practice section where children can trace and write the name of each animal and overwrite letters. The resource reinforces letter-sound recognition while connecting literacy with nature and wildlife.