• How to celebrate 75 years since VE Day
    Crafts for kids - Family Life

    How to celebrate 75 years since VE Day

    April 30, 2020 - By 

    Our Early May Bank Holiday was moved this year to the 8th May to commemorate 75 years since VE Day. VE Day – or Victory in Europe Day – is marked on 8th May and commemorates the Allies accepting the surrender of Nazi Germany in the Second World War. Events were planned over a 3 day weekend to mark this anniversary but sadly they’ve all been cancelled due to the pandemic. We were looking forward to a street party and events at school. How to celebrate 75 years since VE Day The VE Day anniversary will be another event that…

  • NHS Rocks and Comfort Pebbles
    Crafts for kids - Painted rocks

    NHS Rocks and Comfort Pebbles

    April 28, 2020 - By 

    We love painting and decorating rocks to hide where we live. It’s a really popular hobby where we live and we have a lovely, active Facebook group where we can share pics. My children love to decorate rocks too and it’s something we’ve been enjoying together after home schooling (which isn’t going brilliantly). Craft has always helped us escape and we are doing more than ever at the moment. Over the last few weeks we’ve created a fun window display with rainbows and Thank You’s to our lovely key workers. It’s become a bit of a talking point and I…

  • Simple Tatooine Bantha milk {aka Star Wars blue milk} from the gingerbread house blog
    Crafts for kids - Star Wars crafts

    Simple Tatooine Bantha milk {aka Star Wars blue milk}

    April 25, 2020 - By 

    Disclosure – collaborative post With May the Fourth (aka Star Wars Day) on the horizon next month we are looking forward to having something to celebrate. My son is the biggest Star Wars fans and has been re-watching all his favourite Star Wars films whilst we’ve been staying safe at home during the pandemic. We’ve been planning a trip to Disneyland for ages and although it’s not going to happen this year, hopefully we will be able to go soon. We’ve been looking around for the best Disneyland Paris Tickets and had planned a lovely few days exploring the park,…

  • St George's Day mosaic for kids from the gingerbread house
    Crafts for kids - St George's Day crafts

    St George’s Day mosaic for kids

    April 23, 2020 - By 

    Today my children are wearing their Cubs uniforms in honour of St George’s Day. Normally we would be looking forward to taking part in our local St George’s Day parade but instead we have been asked to wear our uniform, especially during the Clap for Carers this evening. Every year we try to mark St George’s Day, the patron saint of England. We’ve had fun painting rocks, making dragons and decorating wooden spoons in the name of St George. Now my children are a little older but they still love the act of creating something from craft supplies. St George’s…

  • Free printable Easter i-spy activity for kids
    Crafts for kids - Easter - free printables - screen-free activities

    Free printable Easter i-spy activity for kids

    April 9, 2020 - By 

    If you’re looking for a last minute activity to keep the kids busy this Easter weekend then you will love our free printable. We love this Easter-themed i spy activity and colouring sheet for kids from the gingerbread house blog! Keep kids busy and screen free with this free printable. Free printable Easter i-spy activity for kids My children love activity sheets (see here for more free printables). They are happy to sit and colour so I thought it was time I added an Easter activity and colouring page for kids on my site. A colouring activity is a great…

  • Crafts for kids - Easter - free printables - Spring

    Spring bunny origami corner bookmark {free printable}

    April 7, 2020 - By 

    I love Spring. It’s one of my favourite seasons, especially as there is more daylight each day. It’s lovely waking up to the sunshine and putting the kids to bed as it gets dark. The days seem full of promise and we are fitting in so many activities. I know Easter is right around the corner but today I have a lovely Spring craft for you. Spring bunny origami corner bookmark supplies: Origami paper Colourful craft paper scissors glue ruler marker pens PDF bunny template How to make Spring bunny origami corner bookmark Step 1: Take a piece of the…

  • Personalised wooden bunny egg holders from the gingerbread house
    Crafts for kids - Cricut Maker - Easter - Handmade gifts

    Personalised wooden bunny egg holders

    April 5, 2020 - By 

    I can’t believe Easter is only a few days away. Although I’ve been planning everything for weeks it now seems to have snuck up on me. We have lots of chocolate, have planned some delicious meals (hopefully we can buy everything we need), and of course, our annual Easter Egg Hunt! A lot of our decorations are handmade and I love seeing them each year. This year I’ve added some personalised wooden bunny egg holders to our Easter decorations. Personalised wooden bunny egg holders I bought the wooden blanks online, each one has a hole in its tummy, big enough…

  • Recycled cardboard chick craft for kids
    Crafts for kids - Easter

    Recycled cardboard chick craft for kids

    April 2, 2020 - By 

    I love Easter and it’s a holiday I look forward to for weeks. Sadly, due to lockdown we will not be visiting family and friends, but we will still be celebrating at home. Spring is a lovely time of year and we are all enjoying the longer, warmer days. The children have re-discovered the garden and we are watching the flowers come back to life. We’ve shared some really fun Easter crafts for kids with you and couldn’t resist telling you about our recycled cardboard chick craft for kids. Our recycling bin is always full, and some corrugated cardboard inspired…

  • Free rainbow colouring page for kids from the gingerbread house
    Crafts for kids - free printables

    Free rainbow colouring page for kids

    March 26, 2020 - By 

    Are you making the most of your daily exercise time? With two young children our daily exercise is absolutely essential to stop us going crazy indoors. Thankfully the weather has been amazing all week and the children have been more than happy to go for a walk around the neighbourhood. Every day we have been on the look out for rainbows in windows, something that local children have been putting up in their windows to spread a little happiness. Free rainbow colouring page for kids My children have always adored a rainbow craft (see below for some of our favourites).…