The twins are really interested in learning their names at the moment. They are fascinated by the fact Charlotte has
Today we made some bead ornaments for the tree. We haven’t put it up yet it’s still a bit early
When I saw the author this month for the Virtual book club was a Karma Wilson I knew straight away
Getting Arty with Kids: A guest post from Maggy Woodley from Red Ted Art
Beautiful Christmas tree sun catchers which can be used to decorate a window or as Christmas cards.
Oh I do love a sun catcher. It is such a great kids craft mainly because it is up on
Card is my favourite craft material. I love that it is free – you can use cardboard tubes or cereal
Now is the time to start planning homemade advent calendars. Ok it’s a bit early but I am determined not
Halloween boredom busters: fun ideas to keep the kids occupied in the run up to Halloween
I love play dough as a learning resource. I wanted to make something Halloween themed to continue our theme of
Inspired by The Great British Bake Off, we have made some cardboard patisseries this week.
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A weekend at Center Parcs
A stop motion film of our favourite activity: playing “Let’s Go to Center Parcs” with a holiday themed Small World.
Although Halloween still seems a long way off I know some super organised types are already starting to get ready.
I’ve been wanting to make some Wild Art with the girls for ages and we have been waiting patiently for
A fun round up of pirate activities for kids to celebrate Talk Like a Pirate Day.
What else would you make a sponge cake out of but an actual sponge? Well if you want a pretend cake that is.
Carcraft sell a wide range of great cars, but it always seems that the ideal cars were the ones in
This post is a bit overdue – this was an activity we did a year ago but I never got
I was delighted when my old flower press turned up from the loft. It was great timing as the flowers
Ok I’m going to start with the health warning. This cardboard box tunnel slide is seriously FUN! No, I mean
Toddler Art based on the Obliteration Room by Yayoi Kusama
I thought it would be a good idea to do a round up of all my crafts for kids posts
I was looking through old photos and realised I never got round to writing up how we made our cardboard
This week I have made a papier mache hen as a craft challenge set by Michelle from MollyMoo. The challenge
Activities based around the picture book Alice the Fairy by David Shannon
This is my list of activities for preschoolers aged 2-3 – although they can be adapted for older children. It can
I have always loved threading. It is brilliant for developing fine motor skills and hand eye coordination and a great
We love Julia Donaldson books and The Gruffalo is definitely top of the list. It’s such a wonderful book to
Origami flowers are really lovely for Spring decorations. They would also be a sweet present for Mother’s Day or for
Homemade play dough for Easter – a great gift instead of chocolate.
Easter is awesome. It’s a great excuse to eat chocolate without the guilt. I did wonder how the Easter bunny
A sweet Mother’s day card for young children to make using buttons perfect for any female relative for Mother’s Day.
Do you love or loathe World Book Day? I am firmly in the love camp but can totally understand why
Easter is coming and I have been hunting around, as I always do at this time of year for a
Really easy heart shaped window decorations for Valentine’s day.
An activity to go with the lovely board book “Sisters” by David Mcphail
I am finally getting round to finishing our immense round up of cardboard creations for all the letters of the
The ABC’s of Cardboard Creations If you have ever wondered what to make with cardboard then this is for you.
