• watercolour snow paint STEM activity for kids from the gingerbread house blog
    Crafts for kids - STEM activity - Winter crafts

    Winter boredom buster – watercolour snow paint

    January 8, 2019 - By 

    This year we are all about embracing Winter. It’s easy to stay inside during the colder months but it’s important to get outside, whatever the weather. We’ve had a pretty mild winter so far in the UK but I’ve been busy Pinning all kinds of Winter activities to keep my children busy. They love to play with snow so I came up with this fun Winter STEM Activity for them – watercolour snow paint! Our watercolour snow paint is a real Winter boredom buster, read on for our simple winter craft activity to keep kids having fun. STEM play is…

  • Free Chinese New Year printable – Year of the Pig
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    Free Chinese New Year printable – Year of the Pig

    January 5, 2019 - By 

    We’ve always had loads of fun crafting around the theme of Chinese New Year or Lunar New Year (see some of our previous Chinese New Year crafts here). The children love learning about different festivals celebrated around the world and we’re lucky that living in London we are able to go and watch the wonderful Chinese New Year parade. This year it starts at 10am on Sunday 10th February, beginning with a colourful parade of floats and dragon dancing on Charing Cross Road. What is Chinese New Year? Chinese New Year is a Chinese festival that celebrates the beginning of a new year on…

  • Printable New Year's Resolutions for Kids
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    Printable New Year’s Resolutions for Kids

    December 29, 2018 - By 

    I hope you are all enjoying the break between Christmas and New Year. I think it’s my favourite time of the year. We are fortunate that having spent the last week visiting family and friends now we have nothing to do except relax. The children have been playing with their Christmas presents and I have been watching endless films and crafting. Printable New Year’s Resolutions for Kids With the end of the year approaching I wanted to make a simple free New Year printable for kids, to encourage them to reflect on the year. I’m sharing my New Year’s Reflect and Resolve…

  • Paper gingerbread house activity {from Mrs Mactivity}
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    Paper gingerbread house activity {from Mrs Mactivity}

    December 20, 2018 - By 

    With just one day left at school and work we have been keeping our after school activities to a minimum. Our usual clubs have continued until today, which have made for two very tired and grumpy children. Thankfully I find that a craft or two keeps them calm after school so we have been having lots of fun with festive crafts, including a fun paper gingerbread house activity from Mrs Mactivity. Paper gingerbread house activity from Mrs Mactivity You all know how much I love a gingerbread house so I couldn’t resist printing some of the these gingerbread house activity…

  • 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…

  • The Curiosity Box subscription box
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    Easy Elf Snot Slime and The Curiosity Box

    December 18, 2018 - By 

    A few months ago I won a subscription to The Curiosity Box. This is a science subscription box for kids and I was pretty pleased to win it as my 7 year old just loves science and I love trying subscription boxes. I have to admit that the boxes have been stacking up as we’ve been so busy. However, when the December box landed, and we discovered it was a SLIME box, well we just had to open it straight away. The Curiosity Box subscription box The Curiosity Box is a science subscription box that send you monthly boxes of themed…

  • Christmas - Crafts for kids

    Nativity lacing paper plate craft for kids

    November 28, 2018 - By 

    We don’t start celebrating Christmas until the 1st of December but I couldn’t resist sharing our Nativity Lacing Paper Plate craft with you. December seems to whizz by but I’m looking forward to sharing some of our favourite Christmas crafts with you over the coming weeks. Supplies to make our Nativity Lacing Paper Plate craft Paper plate scissors hole punch wool in yellow and brown glue stick marker brown, yellow and light blue crayons printed PDF template Nativity Lacing Paper Plate craft instructions First colour and cut out the template. Draw a cute face on Baby Jesus! Next, cut the inner…

  • Disney Ideas Book: More than 100 Disney Crafts, Activities, and Games
    Crafts for kids - Paper craft

    Disney Ideas Book: More than 100 Disney Crafts, Activities, and Games

    November 25, 2018 - By 

    We are huge Disney Fans, in fact I think it’s almost impossible not to be as a parent! I loved Disney films when I was growing up and I’m so glad I get to share them all over again with my own children. If you’re a Disney fan too then you will want to hear about the new Disney Ideas Book: More than 100 Disney Crafts, Activities, and Games from DK. You can bring your love of Disney to life with more than 100 amazing projects and activities in the Disney Ideas Book. With Mickey Mouse’s 90th anniversary later this…

  • Christmas - Crafts for kids

    6 Ideas for Festive Children’s Art and Crafts

    November 23, 2018 - By 

    With Christmas only a few short weeks away, there’s no better way to get into the festive spirit than with some seasonal art and craft activities for children to enjoy. All you need are some educational resources and a big imagination to get stuck in with these 6 ideas for festive craft activities. 6 Ideas for Festive Children’s Art and Crafts Salt Dough Christmas Ornaments Salt dough is a versatile modelling material, and this easy to make dough is perfect for a suitably festive activity like making Christmas tree ornaments. All you need is some salt dough, cookie cutters, some paint, and your imagination.…