• Easy recycled Valentine sun catchers for kids to make
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    Easy recycled Valentine’s Day sun catchers for kids to make

    February 1, 2018 - By 

    My children are both excited about Valentine’s Day later this month. It’s a lovely day to mark and a great reason to craft handmade cards and gifts. My children have both been making little things to give. So far we have made fingerprint heart keepsakes and today I’m going to share our easy Valentine’s Day sun catchers. There has been so much in the news about plastic waste that I’m pleased we were able to raid the recycling box and use plastic milk bottle. Easy recycled Valentine’s Day sun catchers for kids to make We used: empty plastic milk bottle…

  • Advent candle wreath craft for kids to make
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    Advent candle wreath craft for kids

    November 20, 2017 - By 

    We have a strict no-Christmas rule in our house in November. My daughter celebrates her birthday at the end of the month and we try not to do any Christmassy things before the end of the month. This doesn’t stop me planning but it makes sure we all focus on her and her birthday. This year we slipped a quick and easy Advent craft in over the weekend whilst she was out 🙂 Equipment to make an Advent candle wreath craft for kids Cardboard tube Shiny craft paper Bostik White Glu Embroidery hoop Pipe cleaners and ribbons Red craft foam…

  • Halloween hand painted rock monsters
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    Halloween hand painted rock monsters

    September 17, 2017 - By 

    My children are all about painted rocks at the moment. It’s the latest craze and they are fully embracing it! Have you heard about painted rocks? It’s quite simple, people are decorating and hiding painted rocks! This is great fun for adults and children, and pretty cheap too. I recently bought a big bag of smooth pebbles from our local garden centre. These are perfect for creating story stones but also for crafting painted stones. Halloween hand painted rock monsters With Halloween coming up we wanted to create Halloween themed painted rocks. I’ve seen some awesome pumpkin painted rocks on…

  • Back to School kid-made photo frame
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    Back to School kid-made photo frame

    August 17, 2017 - By 

    I’m one of those mums who loves to mark every occasion. Cards, special breakfasts, lots of photos – anything goes! I’m happy to make a big deal of first days, last days, exams and everything else. The summer holidays have passed way too quickly and I can’t believe we’re getting ready to go back to school. This term we thought we’d start the first day of term with something a little different, and have been crafting a Back to School photo frame. To create our Back To School photo frame we used: A4 coloured card Bostik Foam Pads Alphabet letters Stickers…

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    Easy paper plate pond craft for kids

    July 15, 2017 - By 

    We love crafting with paper plates and have had fun with paper plates recently. They are so easy to add to and embellish, and pretty cheap too, the perfect crafting material! A few days ago my 7 year old made a paper plate pond, inspired by a visit to our local duck pond. Easy paper plate pond craft for kids Material: Paper plates Bostik Foam Pads Green and blue tissue paper Bostik Wide and Fine Glu Pen Selection of craft leaves and nature stickers How to make a paper plate pond The 7 year old cut up the green and blue…

  • Burning Asteroid craft for kids
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    Burning Asteroid craft for kids

    June 17, 2017 - By 

    My husband has been spending a lot of time watching the recent launch of Falcon 9 which transports satellites by SpaceX. We all love watching the rockets launch and that inspired our latest craft activity – a burning asteroid craft! Our latest box of Bostik craft supplies recently arrived and this months’ theme was Space. We haven’t done many space crafts but our craft box contained a selection of products including Bostik White Glu and a polystyrene ball. It was quite simple to turn it into a flaming asteroid burning through space. First we cut the polystyrene ball into two…

  • Easy paper plate daisies for kids to make
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    Easy paper plate daisies for kids to make

    May 18, 2017 - By 

    We’ve been enjoying Spring crafts recently. The weather has been all over the place, which is typical for Spring, so we’ve had plenty of time for crafting indoors. I was looking for something simple for my youngest daughter to make. She loves tissue paper so we decided to make easy paper plate daisies to decorate our house. To make paper plate daisies you will need paper plates, yellow tissue paper, scissors and a Bostik Fine & Wide Glu Pen. Easy paper plate daisies for kids to make Gently snip into the paper plate to create the petals. Tear or cut…

  • Paper plate bird craft for kids
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    Paper plate bird craft for kids

    April 19, 2017 - By 

    Spring is in the air and we’ve packed away our Easter decorations for another year. Thankfully there are plenty of Spring crafts on our to do list. We recently received our latest Bostik Bloggers box which was stuffed full of crafty pieces to make a fun Spring bird-themed craft. We raided our own craft stash to make a really fun paper plate bird craft for kids. Paper plate bird craft for kids We used: paper plates brown and red tissue paper feathers googly eyes Bostik Glu Dots How to make paper plate birds The basic idea is to fold your…

  • DIY BUNNY JARS
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    Simple bunny jar for Easter treats

    March 9, 2017 - By 

    Last week I received my usual box of crafting supplies to take part in the March Bostik Bloggers craft challenge. The theme was Easter which is perfect as I have been itching to get started on some Spring time crafts. This month our box included the wonderful Fine & Wide Glu Pen as well as a packet of white Blu Tack, both really useful crafting products. I decided to make some little Easter treat jars for my children. They love Easter, who doesn’t with all that chocolate, so I thought some cute little bunny jars would go down well. I…