
Evie & Ewe Letterbox Sculpture Review
We finally got the chance to make our inflatable Letterbox Sculpture from Evie & Ewe. Our kids couldn’t wait to open the box and get
We finally got the chance to make our inflatable Letterbox Sculpture from Evie & Ewe. Our kids couldn’t wait to open the box and get
Last weekend we made apple boats. The setting was beautiful as it was at a stately home in the heart of the UK countryside. It
We have been working on comprehension skills this year to go with the new Early Learning Goals. One of the goals is to retell stories
As the summer holiday rapidly approaches, it can be easy for parents to start panicking about how they are going to fill their kids’ time.
Halloween this year was certainly different. The girls were a bit disappointed when I said we wouldn’t be able to go and trick or treat
Disclaimer: We were sent the kit for the purposes of this review. There couldn’t be a better time to take up a new craft or
Carving pumpkins is one of those activities which seems fun at first but which ends up being much harder work than you expected. Instead of
I have a big fondness for any pumpkin decorating idea which doesn’t require you to do any pumpkin carving. It’s one of those things which
We’ve been looking for ways to reuse single-use plastic. We collected a lot of sheets of clear plastic from packaging and some lids from drinks
We’ve been curious to try a 3D pen for ages, so we were thrilled to be asked to review the Polaroid PLAY 3D pen. The
Children in the UK don’t generally give their friends gifts for Valentine’s Day. Last year the twins were obsessed with slime and they wanted to
After all the hustle and bustle of Christmas, it is lovely to have some quiet time to do a craft project together. We decided to
I thought about making 3D Cardboard Christmas Tree Decorations because, if you’re anything like me, the run up to Christmas comes with a new tradition;
I’ve fallen out of love with Christmas cards recently. They seem so expensive and ultimately wasteful. I want to get the girls to make all
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We are so excited the Winter Olympics is on. We love skiing and ice skating and it reminded me that I have never written a
So many children love small world play. This is where you have small houses or airports or shops or fairies which allow children to act
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When I asked the kids what they wanted to have in the role play area for Christmas they all said they wanted a snowman. Well
When we were in the shop we noticed that these milkshake bottles looked just liked snowmen. They are really great to make a simple craft because
Last year we were sent this beautiful Advent Calendar craft kit from Buttonbag. Molly was aged 9 at the time and it was a lovely project
I find Autumn is very inspiring for arts and crafts. The colours are lovely and the colder days mean you need more activities inside. We
How to make Homemade Camping Party Invites which look like tents.
During the Summer holidays, my eldest daughter set herself a project to complete a Hogwarts castle in Lego. It was pretty epic and needed and
I love a craft material that is really versatile and you can use in many different ways. When I first tried Gel-a-Peel I didn’t realise that
Apple print Thank You Teacher cards. Lovely cards to make at the end of the year or for teacher appreciation week.
We really love trying new arts and crafts in this house so we all jumped at the chance to review Pottery Cool from Spinmaster. I
I was trying to think of a craft for the children to do based around Pokemon Go and suddenly thought it would be fun for
The girls love Pokemon Go and really wanted a real life Pokeball. I thought they would be pretty easy to make and we could make
Recently, I’ve got a little bit addicted to making soap. I made a few presents for friends and family with the girls. They particularly liked making
Personalised Colouring In Thank You Cards of your children for them to colour and send to relatives and friends.
I love making stained glass window decorations with the girls. It’s one of my favourite crafts because it’s so cheap, easy and mess free. However
Life is pretty stressful some days, whether you are five or thirty-five. Sometimes you just need a bit of help to concentrate or relax. These
The girls have always loved to make costumes for their toys. This year we might not be able to go trick or treating or have
This weekend we finally got around to doing a craft I have been thinking about all Summer. It turned out to be one of the
One of our favourite ever crafts for kids is to decorate the windows with stained glass windows made from contact paper and tissue paper. It’s
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We love trying out new craft materials and so I was delighted to be sent a a big bucket of PlayMais and an ideas book,
It’s taken me a while to think of this blog as a craft blog. When I started I wrote about so many topics but I’ve
Of course, you’d expect wine to be in a wine rack wouldn’t you? Or if it’s a house with a lot of young children
The Winter Olympics are nearly upon us and it seemed like a good time to do some Winter sports. Of course, not everyone has the
This week I have made a papier mache hen as a craft challenge set by Michelle from MollyMoo. The challenge was to make a hen
Activities based around the picture book Alice the Fairy by David Shannon
Do you love or loathe World Book Day? I am firmly in the love camp but can totally understand why parents feel stressed and grumpy
Easter is coming and I have been hunting around, as I always do at this time of year for a gift to give that is
Spiders are synonymous with Halloween and this time of year. Whether you love them or loathe them they make a perfect addition to you Halloween
What better thing to make to celebrate Halloween than a pumpkin shaped like a giant spider?
Here are lots of fun Olympic Crafts for Kids from ourselves and other bloggers. Opening ceremony Olympic Crafts for Kids This pin board with mini
Hama Beads are a great craft for younger kids Does your child enjoy Hama beads? This competition will be perfect for them, especially with all
Here is our cardboard box castle. This castle is perfect for a queen or princess to play with. It is quite girly, but you could
Teddy bear Thank You Cards I’ve always liked doing thank you cards for the girls. They aren’t old enough yet to write a proper thank
A teaser for the contents of our book exchange parcel. Off to post it now!
I’m not entirely sure why we decided to make fairy toadstools. Molly wanted somewhere for the tooth fairy to stay when she comes to visit
Fairy blossom bead curtains. A pretty decoration for a bedroom or for a party and a great way to use up any beads which are left over from making bracelets.
This week we made a fairy garden as a discovery bottle. It started off life as a Spring style snow globe with blossom instead of
One of the hardest things as a teacher or a parent is to motivate your child to learn by rote. By this I mean
So you’ve cut your pom poms into pretty heart shapes (and have lots of strands of wool all over the floor – sorry it is
I have seen printing using celery on pinterest. I think it’s the new potato printing. It’s very easy, just cut off the bottom of the
Looking for a bit of sneaky blog promotion? Of course you are. I’m always looking for ways to get my blog into a conversation, so
Here are the lollypop stick puppets made for our cardboard box puppet theatre. They are made from: felt card foam lollypop sticks stickers PVA glue googly eyes
Introducing… our cardboard box puppet theatre. Molly has been making puppets using lollypop sticks for a couple of months now. I don’t know where she got the
When I first started to think about Christmas, I began to panic about having two toddlers who would want to tear the baubles off the
The first thing that we get out of the Christmas boxes when they come down from the loft are our Happyland characters and a few
Here is our festive wrapping paper. This is an easy way to make plain brown paper a bit more festive. Molly was desperate to do
We’ve been enjoying a bit of last minute crafting and made some Rudolph Candy Gift Boxes to put sweets inside as a last minute gift.
This year I wanted to make some cards using photographs. We also spent the morning doing hand and footprints so it was a good opportunity
This is how we made an Angel play tent for Christmas. I had been wanting to make a tent or teepee for a while
The internet is great. You find lots of people who share your strange obsessions. I’ve been a little bit obsessed with pom poms recently (and
I like to make a few handmade Christmas presents with my daughter. She has a bit of pocket money but not enough to buy presents
What? Wednesday is here and I wanted to design some T-shirts for my twins in order to advertise the old blog. I tried sticky notes last
Do you need somewhere to store your pirate treasure? Every discerning pirate needs a safe yet stylish place to put all his worldly possessions. this
I was so pleased when my daughter said she didn’t want to go to her school dress up day as a princess, but she wanted to
Moon dough was on my daughter’s birthday list this year. When I piled up all her presents there was just too much so I didn’t
The cardboard box which our latest pram came in has been sitting in the kitchen for over a month. The children have had so much
Do you find yourself coming away from the beach with lots of beautiful sea shells and nothing to do with them? I searched everywhere for
Whenever it was the holidays we would always have the little boxes of cereal as a special treat for breakfast. Most of them are the