Creative Steps - Helping kids learn through creative play.
Packed with dozens of fun Spring-themed crafts and creative activities, including ideas for Mother's Day, Easter, National Pet Month, Holi, Red Nose Day fun, Queen's Platinum Jubilee, Fairy Tales, the Titanic and more! The Spring issue also includes a huge prize giveaway with more than £2200 of the latest toys, games, books and resources to be won. Clear step-by-step instructions and printable templates, perfect for anyone caring for young children from 0 to 11 years old, such as childminders, nursery and primary schools, after school & holiday clubs, plus parents & grandparents.

With more than 50 fun crafts and creative activity ideas for your kids to enjoy over the coming winter months, Creative Steps is perfect to help you keep young ones entertained and engaged - encouraging learning through creative play! 
The Winter issue includes some more Christmas crafts, along with ideas for Kwanzaa, Chinese New Year, Burns Night, Australia Day and much more. We've got a fun feature from International Elf to help keep the fantasy alive, along with prize comps and book reviews. 
This issue also includes the results and winners in the 2021 Creative Play Awards, helping you find some of the best new products available to support creative development.

Packed with more than 70 fun autumn themed craft ideas and activities to help keep your young kids entertained, including projects for Halloween, Diwali, Mindfulness, hedgehogs and more! Plus this issue includes a Christmas Crafts Special with pages of cards and decorations to make, many making use of recycled household items.
The projects are designed to support learning through creative play, with fun facts, printable templates and free prize draws to win the latest toys, games, books and resources.

The SUMMER issue of Creative Steps is packed with more than 70 fun crafts & activity ideas to encourage learning through creative play throughout the coming months – perfect for keeping your kids engaged and entertained this summer! This issue includes dozens of fun Summer themed crafts & activity ideas for your kids to enjoy – including: Father’s Day cards and gifts to make, World Oceans Day projects, Healthy Eating, Woodworking with early years & childcare settings, learning about Bees – with some tasty recipes! – Outdoor Fun, and much more… plus book reviews, fun facts and printable templates.

The SPRING issue of Creative Steps is packed with more than 70 fun crafts & activity ideas to encourage learning through creative play throughout the coming months – perfect for ‘Lockdown learning’ and for getting back to school! This issue includes dozens of fun Spring themed crafts & activity ideas for your kids to enjoy – including: Mother’s Day cards and gifts to make, Easter cards and decorations, early years Science with Lab Tots, Red Nose Day projects, Holi decorations, Art Therapy for SEND, ideas to help recognise Earth Day and much more… plus book reviews, fun facts and printable templates.

This issue also includes a special feature and interview with CBeebies star YolanDa Brown, offering free resources to parents and schools to encourage a love and enjoyment of music, in conjunction with the launch of her new album YolanDa’s Band Jam.

PLUS! There are more than £1100’s of fabulous games, toys, books and resources for you to win in the free-to-enter prize draws – including exciting games bundles from Orchard Toys.

CREATIVE STEPS is perfect for anyone caring for young children (0 to 11 years old) – especially childminders, nannies, preschools & playgroups, nursery settings, primary school teachers (early years to KS2), after school and holiday clubs, Guiding leaders, home educators, church groups… and of course, parents & grandparents!

The WINTER issue of Creative Steps is packed with dozens of fun crafts & activity ideas to encourage learning through creative play throughout the coming months. This issue includes dozens of fun Winter themed crafts & activity ideas for your kids to enjoy – including: last minute Christmas crafts (our main Christmas ideas were in the Autumn issue), Chinese New Year, Valentine’s Day makes, polar bears, koalas, ice painting and much more… plus book reviews, fun facts and printable templates.

There are some fun Christmas makes from our friends at The Creation Station (www.thecreationstation.co.uk) and all the winning entries in this year’s Creative Play Awards! With a record number of entries this year, these Awards recognise the best creative play toys, games, books and resources available… and may give you some additional ideas for presents! Congratulations to all the Winners and Highly Commended entries.
PLUS! There are £100’s of fabulous games, toys, books and resources for you to win in the free-to-enter prize draws – including exciting games bundles from Orchard Toys .

A bumper issue packed with more than 90 fun autumn-themed crafts & activity ideas to encourage learning through creative play throughout the coming months, perfect for curious kids! Including: spooky Halloween makes, Diwali doodles, nature-inspired autumnal projects, a 12-page Christmas Crafts special, learn about the life of Roald Dahl, Black History, Famous Artists – Georgia O’Keeffe, Textile crafts from Mexico, and more… plus book reviews, ‘fun facts’ for extended learning and printable templates.

This issue also includes a feature from PACEY, with fun projects and activities to support home learning, and a Christmas Shoebox Appeal in conjunction with Teams4U, as there are always those less fortunate that we can support and bring a little extra cheer.

PLUS!  WIN! £100’s of fabulous games, toys, books and resources for you to win in the free to enter prize draws – our biggest giveaway section ever! – including exciting games bundles from Orchard Toys! 

CREATIVE STEPS is perfect for anyone caring for young children (0 to 11 years old) – especially childminders, nannies, preschools & playgroups, nursery settings, primary school teachers (early years to KS2), after school and holiday clubs, Guiding leaders, home educators, church groups… and of course, parents & grandparents!

Packed with more than 70 fun summer-themed crafts & activity ideas to encourage learning through creative play throughout the coming months for curious kids! Including: Father’s Day cards & gifts, Seaside-inspired crafts, World Oceans Day projects, Recycled crafts – including fun Junk Jeeps, learn about the life of Gandhi, Summer Games for outdoor fun, Famous Artists – Kadinsky, Textile crafts from Japan, plus creative ideas to make & learn about butterflies, pigs, bugs, cats & giraffes… with book reviews, fun facts and printable templates.

This issue also includes a feature from Heather Maisner, author of the Dinosaur Douglas books, which help teach children in early years about the need for a healthy lifestyle, wellbeing and hygiene – very important, especially in the current climate! There’s also an invitation from The Creation Station to join their Guinness World Record attempt to create 50,000 collaged portraits!

PLUS!  WIN! £100’s of fabulous games, toys, books and resources for you to win in the free to enter prize draws – including exciting games bundles from Orchard Toys (www.orchardtoys.com)! See pages 6, 7 & 9 in this issue for more details or go to: creativesteps.co.uk/competitions/ Just complete and return the coupon on page 61 for your chance to win any of these great prizes.
CREATIVE STEPS is perfect for anyone caring for young children (0 to 11 years old) – especially childminders, nannies, preschools & playgroups, nursery settings, primary school teachers (early years to KS2), after school and holiday clubs, Guiding leaders, home educators, church groups… and of course, parents & grandparents!

Packed with more than 60 fun spring-themed crafts & activity ideas to encourage learning through creative play throughout the coming months for curious kids! Including: Mother’s Day cards & gifts, Easter makes, St George’s Day ideas, Recycled crafts, Sport Relief fun, Sensory Calming, Holi hands, Famous Artists – Piet Mondrian, Textiles from Benin and more… with book reviews, fun facts and printable templates.

PLUS! Our biggest ever prize giveaway! £100’s of fabulous games, toys, books and resources for you to win in the free to enter prize draws – including exciting games bundles from Orchard Toys (www.orchardtoys.com)! See pages 6,7 8, 9 & 11 in this issue for more details or go to: creativesteps.co.uk/competitions/ Just complete and return the coupon on page 61 for your chance to win any of these great prizes (or email us at info@creativesteps.co.uk if that’s easier).

CREATIVE STEPS is perfect for anyone caring for young children (0 to 11 years old) – especially childminders, nannies, preschools & playgroups, nursery settings, primary school teachers (early years to KS2), after school and holiday clubs, Guiding leaders, home educators, church groups… and of course, parents & grandparents!

There are more than 60 fun, cool Winter crafts and creative activity ideas for your kids to enjoy over the coming months - including seasonal winter makes, ideas to encourage early learning, Chinese New Year, space adventures, LEGO Day, Tu B'Shevat, Valentine's Day makes, recycled craft projects, snowflakes, llamas and more... along with a few last minute Christmas projects. This Winter issue also includes all the winners from the 2019 Creative Play Awards, to help you find the best creative gifts and resources.
PLUS! £100's of fabulous games, toys, books and resources for you to win in the free to enter prize draws - including exciting games bundles from Orchard Toys (www.orchardtoys.com)! 

Packed with more than 75 fun Autumnal crafts and activities for your kids to enjoy - including spooky Halloween makes, Diwali, Sustainable Crafts, recycling projects... and a 13-page Christmas Crafts special! Plus, there are £100's of great games, toys, books and resources to be won in the free to enter comps - including games bundles from Orchard Toys.

65+ Sensational Summer ideas – perfect to keep your kids happy and engaged through the coming months!
This super Summer issue includes dozens of fun activities including: Father’s Day makes, World Oceans Day, Eid, seaside-inspired crafts, Early Years Fun, Perfect Senses, Canada Day, Recycled Craft ideas, Bees, Bugs & Llamas! PLUS we’ve got inspirational makes from The Creation Station and advice on choosing the right play equipment for children with additional needs from Newlife Charity.
When out and about this summer, make sure you collect sticks and driftwood to have a go at the fun craft projects in this issue – see pages 46 & 61 for inspiration!
PLUS: Don’t miss the £800+ of fabulous toys, games, books and resources to be won in this issue in our free to enter competitions – including your chance to win fantastic Orchard Toys games ‘bundles’! Just complete and return the coupon on page 63 for your chance to win any of these great prizes (or email us on info@creativesteps.co.uk if that’s easier).

The SPRING 2019 issue is packed with more than 65 fun springtime creative activity ideas; including Mother’s Day and Easter makes, St Patrick’s Day inspiration, ideas for Red Nose Day, a Forest Schools special feature, Recycled Craft projects, Painting activities, St George’s Day, Dinosaur fossils & learn about Mary Anning, Sleepy Sloths, Holi Peacocks… and more!  With easy to follow step-by-step instructions and printable templates, most projects make use of recycled household materials.
WIN! There’s £100’s of the latest toys, books & resources for you to win in our free-to enter competitions – including fabulous educational games bundles from Orchard Toys. See inside this issue for more details and how to enter.

The WINTER 2018 issue is packed with more than 65 seasonal fun creative activity ideas; including last-minute Christmas makes (see the Autumn issue for more festive fun), Chinese New Year, Australia Day, Valentine’s Day, Dylan Thomas, Kalevala Day, polar bears, penguins and llamas! With easy to follow step-by-step instructions and printable templates, most projects make use of recycled household materials. We’ve also included all the Winners from the 2018 Creative Play Awards – so you may find some additional gift ideas! 
WIN! There’s more than £1000 of the latest toys, books & resources for you to win in our free-to enter competitions – including fabulous educational games bundles from Orchard Toys and ‘Paddington 2’ DVDs. See inside this issue for more details and how to enter.

The Autumn 2018 issue is packed with more than 70 fun creative activity ideas, including autumn-inspired makes, spooky Halloween crafts, projects to help introduce Diwali and the Mexican Day of the Dead festival, along with Space Week, the Big Draw, Remembrance Day, hibernating animals and pirates! Plus, we've included a 12-page Christmas Crafts Special, with cards, decorations and gifts for your kids to enjoy making.
WIN! There are more than £1300 of the latest toys, books & resources for you to win in our free-to enter competitions - including fabulous educational games bundles from Orchard Toys and Drumond Park. See inside this issue for more details and how to enter.

70 Sizzling Summer ideas – perfect to keep your kids happy and engaged through the coming months!
This super Summer issue includes dozens of fun activities including: Father’s Day makes, World Ocean’s Day, Eid, seaside-inspired crafts, World Cup footy crafts, monkeys, parrots, mermaids, butterflies and insects! There’s even a recipe from YouTube slime sensation, Karina Garcia, from her latest book – Next-level DIY Slime! Simple science that your kids will love! See page 28 in this issue for a full recipe instruction and your chance to win copies of this slime-sational new book!
Why not have a go at up-cycling white t-shirts with the fab tie-dying projects on page 56 – a super, summer activity – best done outside – and a great way for kids to get creative and maybe even generate some pocket money or to sell at school/summer fayres!
PLUS: Don’t miss the £750+ of fabulous toys, games, books and resources to be won in this issue in our free to enter competitions – including your chance to win fantastic Orchard Toys games ‘bundles’!

The Spring issue is packed with more than 65 seasonal creative craft projects and activity ideas for you and your kids to enjoy - including Mother's Day makes, Easter gifts, cards and tasty treats,  World Earth Day projects, Weather exploration ideas, St Patrick’s Day, plus book reviews, printable templates & more!
PLUS: Don’t miss the £750’s of fabulous toys, books and resources to be won in this issue in our free to enter competitions – including your chance to win fantastic Orchard Toys games ‘bundles’!

The Winter issue of Creative Steps is packed with dozens of fun crafts and creative activities for you to enjoy with the kids in your care, including: winter-inspired crafts, last minute Christmas makes, New Year activities, Chinese New Year, Australia Day, Art Attack, Valentine’s Day cards & gifts, plus dogs, penguins, gnomes and unicorns!!
PLUS: Don’t miss the £100’s of fabulous toys, books and resources to be won in this issue in our free to enter competitions – including your chance to win fantastic Orchard Toys games ‘bundles’!
This issue also includes the Winners and Highly Commended winning entries in the 2017 Creative Play Awards! Check out all this year’s winning entries from page 29 in the Winter issue.

The Autumn 2017 issue of Creative Steps includes more than 65 fun activities and projects for you to get crafty with your kids during the coming months - including autumn inspired makes, spooky Halloween ideas, Bonfire craft creation, Diwali, Animal Magic, Maths fun and loads of original Christmas cards, gifts & decorations for your kids to make!

Plus check out the fabulous toys, books and resources worth more than £1000 to be won in the free to enter competitions - including your chance to win fantastic Drumond Park games 'bundles'! Just complete and return the coupon on page 60 for your chance to win these great prizes.

The Summer issue is packed with dozens of fun craft activities for kids to enjoy - including Father's Day makes, early learning ideas, playful pirates, dinosaur finger puppets, create your own fossils, dragonflies, Eid and more.

SPRING is a fabulous time to get crafting with your kids and this issue is packed with fun, creative ideas, including Mother's Day makes, Easter projects, Red Nose Day bakes, Recycled Crafts, springtime inspired activities and more! With more than 60 ideas, all designed to encourage learning through creative play, clear step-by-step instructions and printable templates, you won't be stuck for inspiration. 
PLUS! There are £100's of toys, books , games and resources to be won in our free to enter prize draws.

WINTER is a fabulous, festive time to get crafty with your kids and the latest issue of Creative Steps is packed with 65+ cool winter crafts & activities. The WINTER issue offers you dozens of fun ideas to get crafty with your kids during the coming months - including seasonal winter activities, last-minute Christmas makes (see the Autumn issue for our main Christmas crafts special), Chinese New Year, sensory play, Burns Night, winter festivals, Valentine’s Day projects and more! PLUS... a 12-page Creative Play Awards supplement, with all the category Winner and Highly Commended entries from the 2016 Awards featured. PLUS! Don't miss the £100's of fabulous books, games and resources to be won in the free-to-enter competitions!

Packed with dozens of fun creative ideas to engage your young children this Autumn, including spooky Halloween makes, autumnal crafts, Bonfire Night, Diwali, Space, and a 12-page Christmas Crafts special

The Summer issue of Creative Steps is packed with fun summer-inspired crafts & activities. Not only is this the 50th issue of this award-winning publication, but also marks 10 Years since the magazine was launched! The Summer issue offers you dozens of fun ideas to get crafty with your kids during the coming months - including Father's Day makes, summer-inspired fun, Jungle Fever, Super Science, Beautiful Bugs, seaside crafts, Eid and the Rio Olympics. PLUS! Don't miss the £100's of fabulous books, games and resources to be won in the free-to-enter competitions!

The Spring issue of Creative Steps includes dozens of fun ideas for you to get crafty with your kids during the coming spring months - including egg-citing Easter makes, springtime fun, St Patrick's Day projects, May Day and tasty treats. We've even got some super Easter recipes from Annabel Karmel to help you get creative in the kitchen with your little ones!

The Winter issue is packed with dozen of fun, educational craft activities for anyone working with young children. This issue includes wonderful winter-inspired projects, last minute Christmas makes, ideas for Chinese New Year, Australia Day, St David's Day, and even Mother's Day, plus all the winners in the 2015 Creative Play Awards.

Packed with more than 80 fun autumn-inspired crafts to keep your kids entertained and encourage learning whilst they play! Includes ideas for Diwali, spooky Halloween makes, autumn-themes, join the Space Race and take an adventure with Alice in Wonderland! This issue also includes a Christmas Crafts pull-out section and our annual toy review to assist with your planning.

The latest SUMMER issue, packed with more than 85 fabulous fun summer-inspired crafts & activities - including Father's Day makes, Beautiful Butterflies, Kid's Cookery, Outdoor Games, Crafty Recycling & so much more! Also in this issue: 'Understanding Phonics' - getting parents engaged with phonics and 'Creative Songs' - developing communication & language skills through song. With clear photography, full step-by-step instructions and printable templates, CREATIVE STEPS provides you with all the inspiration you'll need to keep your kids happy this summer.

Spring 2022

Winter 2021, Issue 72

Autumn 2021, Issue71

Summer 2021, Issue 70

Spring 2021, Issue 69

Winter 2020, Issue 68

Autumn 2020, Issue 67

Summer 2020 Issue 66

Spring 2020 Issue 65

Winter 2019 Issue 64

Autumn 2019 Issue 63

Summer 2019 Issue 62

Spring 2019 Issue 61

Winter 2018 Issue 60

Autumn 2018, Issue 59

Summer 2018, Issue 58

Creative Steps is a fabulous quarterly magazine packed with fun creative activity ideas, all designed to inspire you and engage your children, encouraging learning through creative play. Each issue includes dozens of easy, fun craft projects for anyone with kids from 0 to 11 years old - perfect for parents & grandparents, childminders, pre-schools & nurseries, primary school teachers, guide & scout leaders, home educators

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