• Easy Christmas tree stick craft for kids from the gingerbread house blog
    Christmas - Crafts for kids

    Easy Christmas tree stick craft for kids

    December 7, 2019 - By 

    We are really enjoying our Christmas crafting. We have been gathering around the table after school and making so many fun things. Today we wanted to share our easy Christmas tree stick craft for kids. We love making Christmas trees decorations and got out the vintage wooden ruler tree we made a few years ago. This year we are adding this fun little Christmas tree stick craft for kids to our tutorials. They are fun to make and you can make a whole forest of them – once you start you won’t want to stop! Christmas tree stick craft supplies:…

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    {free printable} Dear Santa Christmas Wish List template

    December 2, 2019 - By 

    I love having a different seasonal activity to do with my children each day. Today I am bringing you our free printable Dear Santa Christmas Wish List template. This is a great activity which will keep children occupied. I loved writing my Christmas Wish List when I was younger and it’s a tradition I’ve kept up with my own children. Dear Santa Christmas Wish List template Use our printable Christmas Wish List template to write your own letter to Santa this year! With 4 spaces to write your ideas kids will love filling it in and sending it off to…

  • gnome paper plate craft
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    Paper plate gnome craft for kids

    November 30, 2019 - By 

    We had so much fun with the painted gnome rocks  we decorated earlier this month that we thought we would try another gnome craft for kids. Paper plate gnome craft supplies: White paper plate Red coloured card Pink foam Scissors Bostik PVA Glue Bostik Foam Pads How to make a paper plate gnome This is a great craft for kids who love gnomes. My children love cheeky little gnomes, especially the ones who hide behind their hats. We used a white paper plate for the base of this craft, placing it on a sheet of coloured red card to guide…

  • Colour Your Own Christmas Bunting activity for kids
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    {Free} Colour Your Own Christmas Bunting activity for kids

    November 30, 2019 - By 

    We’re so excited and ready for Advent tomorrow. Advent is the start of Christmas for us. We’re ready with our home-made advent calendars and I can’t wait to see the children’s reaction when they see their personalised advent calendars. My children are super excited for the start of Advent as not only do they get an advent calendar (or two!) but our house elves will arrive and get up to lots of mischief. I love coming up with ideas to keep my children busy at this time of year and enjoyed creating our colour your own Christmas bunting. Colour Your…

  • Printable Elf Lunchbox Notes
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    {Free} Printable Elf Lunchbox Notes

    November 24, 2019 - By 

    I couldn’t resist. Today I put the Christmas bedding on and bought some candy canes. I know the two aren’t related but it’s a sign that Christmas is coming! I quite enjoy when our Elf on the Shelf comes to visit and I have planned plenty of activities to keep him busy in the run up to Christmas. Our Christmas Elf always packs the children’s lunches in Christmas wrapping paper. This year I’ve gone one step further and made some  free printable Elf lunchbox notes to slip inside the children’s lunchboxes. Printable Elf Lunchbox Notes I thought I would share…

  • 12 Handmade gift tags to make this Christmas
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    12 Handmade gift tags to make this Christmas

    November 22, 2019 - By 

    I’ve been really fortunate to have a couple of days off from work this week. I’ve made the most of my free time and made a huge dent in my Christmas shopping and wrapping. I get really anxious about gift giving so I find starting early helps me. Don’t get me wrong, I still have lots to do, but I feel like I can relax a little and make a start on adding a handmade touch to my gift-giving. We love the handmade touch and I couldn’t resist searching Pinterest for handmade gift tags to make this Christmas. There are…

  • How to make a Playmobil family snow globe decoration
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    How to make a Playmobil family snow globe decoration

    November 19, 2019 - By 

    I love crafting with toys and I also love to make personalised gifts. Today I’m combining the two to make a fun Playmobil snow globe which I think would make a lovely handmade gift. It also makes a fun Christmas ornament. I’ve crafted with Playmobil figures before. The children love Playmobil so I’ve used vintage ones – Playmobil clock, Playmobil jar toppers, and vintage Playmobil figure badge. Playmobil family snow globe decoration supplies: Playmobil figures Plastic snow globe (from Hobbycraft) Fake snow Hot glue gun How to make a Playmobil family snow globe decoration First choose a selection of Playmobil…

  • 24 Elf on the Shelf ideas for spreading Christmas cheer
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    {free printable} 24 Elf on the Shelf ideas for spreading Christmas cheer

    November 16, 2019 - By 

    I have another fun and FREE printable to share with you today. Over the last few years we’ve been visited by our very own Scout Elf on the 1st of December. Yes, the children love our Elf on the Shelf and we love having him visit in the run up to Christmas. Last year he was joined by an elf friend so now the children both have their own Elf, who keeps an eye on them and makes sure they behave themselves. We’ve always had lots of fun with our Elf on the Shelf. Yes, I may spend a lot…

  • Clay fingerprint Christmas tree decorations for kids to make
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    Clay fingerprint Christmas tree decorations for kids to make

    December 19, 2018 - By 

    Every year we try and make our own decoration to add to either our main Christmas tree or the smaller trees both children have in their bedrooms. We have made some fun keepsake Christmas decorations from air drying clay so thought we would add clay fingerprint Christmas tree decorations for kids to our collection. Supplies to make clay fingerprint Christmas tree decorations  Air drying clay Christmas tree cookie cutter Paint Black sharpie Bakers twine to hang How to make Clay fingerprint Christmas tree decorations We bought a large block of air drying clay so cut off a chunk large enough…