• Build Your Own Marble Run {review}
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    Build Your Own Marble Run {review}

    November 1, 2020 - By 

    We were recently sent a Marble Run kit, the latest kit from Build Your Own who make sustainable toys with less plastic. The Build Your Own range is suitable for children (and adults!) aged 8 and up. They use visual perception and thinking skills and make great STEM toys (ones which utilises science, technology, engineering and mathematics). *** Pop on over to my Instagram page where I’m giving away one of these fantastic BYO Marble Run kits. *** Build Your Own Marble Run BYO marble run kit comes in a smart cardboard box with all the pieces pre-printed for you…

  • {Free printable} Candy Corn colouring sheet
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    {Free printable} Candy Corn colouring sheet

    October 27, 2020 - By 

    If you’re looking for a quick and easy activity to keep the kids busy this October then you’ll love my free printable Candy Corn colouring sheet. I love sharing free printables and this candy corn themed printable is great for keeping kids of all ages busy. What you will need: our printable Candy Corn colouring sheet dark orange, light orange and white colouring pencils Free printable Candy Corn colouring sheet First of all print our 3 sheet printable Candy Corn colouring sheet Secondly, grab your favourite colouring pens or colouring pencils Then sit down and relax. Our Candy Corn activity…

  • How to make a lego brick Halloween costume for dogs
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    DIY lego brick Halloween costume for dogs

    October 23, 2020 - By 

    You all know how much we love our Bichon Frise puppy. He’s a huge part of our family so we wanted ot include him in our Halloween celebrations. Although we won’t be going Trick or Treating this year we still wanted to make him a costume. Today we’re going to share our DIY lego brick Halloween costume for dogs. My 10 year old loves Lego so it he decided to make him into a walking Lego brick. The costume was really simple to put together and in an hour we had our lego brick puppy costume ready to go! Lego…

  • Easy Halloween painted cork craft
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    Simple Halloween painted cork craft

    October 10, 2020 - By 

    I stocked up on Halloween treats early this year. I don’t visit the shops very frequently so bought loads of treats which if course we’ve already opened and enjoyed. Most of our Halloween decorations are up and this weekend we’re hoping to make a Halloween gingerbread house. Our crafting time is limited now we are all back at school but we managed to squeeze in a really fun craft using recycled corks this week. Our simple Halloween painted cork craft for kids makes a great after school activity, and a fun way to use up any corks you have squirrelled…

  • Easy salt painted pumpkin craft
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    Easy salt painted pumpkin craft

    October 9, 2020 - By 

    I know that Halloween is still a few weeks away but my Halloween crafts for kids have been super popular. I love to add a few new ideas to my site and have been wanting to try salt painting for a while. This week I finally had time and wanted to share our salt painted pumpkin with you. It’s a really fun but effective STEM craft for kids and brings some much needed colour to these days. The equipment needed is quite minimal but you will need a simple colouring page printed on white thick card. Salt painted pumpkin equipment:…

  • Easy Halloween Bookmarks
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    {Free printable} Easy Halloween Bookmarks

    September 29, 2020 - By 

    I went shopping to a shopping mall for the first time in months today. I usually enjoy shopping and picked up some great Halloween items so we can celebrate it at home. My children enjoy Halloween too which I why I came up with this easy Halloween bookmark craft for kids. I have two little bookworms and they love to make a themed bookmark. These will keep them happy all through pumpkin season! List of supplies: Pencil Coloured card Craft sticks Craft glue Sharpie Scissors Halloween bookmark template How to make easy Halloween bookmarks: Gather your supplies for the Halloween…

  • Easy Halloween costume for dogs
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    Easy Halloween costume for dogs

    September 25, 2020 - By 

    It’s hard to believe that our little Bichon Frise puppy is now 10 months old. It feels like we’ve always had him and also that we still have a lot to learn! He has a great personality and everyone loves having him around. The kids love to dress him up and he has quite a few accessories already. He recently went to the groomers, he needs a trim every 6 weeks! This is the before photo! He came back looking like a different puppy, clean and white, which gave us a fun idea for an easy DIY puppy costume for…

  • Melted Pony Bead Pumpkin suncatcher
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    Melted Pony Bead Pumpkin suncatcher

    September 22, 2020 - By 

    Today is the first day of Autumn so it seems like a great time to start sharing Halloween content with you. I like Halloween and my children love getting dressed up to go Trick or Treating. I think it’s safe to say it’s going to be very different this year but we can still enjoy celebrating it at home. As Halloween crafts go, this melted pony bead pumpkin suncatcher is fun and easy to make and a great STEM activity for kids. Melted Pony Bead Pumpkins suncatcher equipment Orange, white and green plastic pony beads Metal pumpkin shaped cookie cutters…

  • Paper bear craft for kids
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    Paper bear craft for kids

    September 12, 2020 - By 

    We are fully embracing Autumn at the moment. It’s my favourite time of year and I’m so happy to get my warmest jumpers out of storage and our winter duvet on. I’m beginning to feel a little like a bear getting ready to hibernate for winter and that actually gave me a fantastic idea for a craft activity! So today I’m showing you how to make a cute paper bear craft. Why not make some teddy bear toast and have a crafting session? List of craft supplies: Coloured craft papers Craft glue Black sharpie Pencil Scissors How to make a…