crafts
Wooden Block Mini Me’s for Small World Play
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 out real life and fantasy situations. It is a really important part of play because it allows them to be in charge. As well as imagination it develops language and … Read more
Build your own cardboard box snowman
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 you would wouldn’t you? I thought it would be a good idea to have a snowman they can make and build and decorate themselves and they really loved the idea. When … Read more
Make Snowmen from Milkshake Bottles
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 you just have to peel off the outside layer and they are white underneath. You Will Need milkshake bottle mini hats googly eyes orange craft foam ribbon buttons/pom poms hot … Read more
Nativity Scene Christmas Card for Kids
Nativity Scene Christmas Card for Kids
Button Bag Advent Calendar Craft Kit
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 for her to complete on cold Winter evenings. She took so much pride in it, unfortunately, this meant we were a little late for the start of advent and it … Read more
Leaf Art with Sharpies
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 found some huge leaves which had beautiful colours, variegated oranges and green. They were the perfect canvas for drawing. We collected several leaves and used Sharpies to draw on them. It … Read more
