• Aquabeads Disney Princess Character Set
    Aquabeaders - Crafts for kids

    Aquabeads Disney Princess Character Set

    August 11, 2018 - By 

    We can’t be the only family who is a lot happier now the weather has cooled down. We don’t enjoy the very hot weather and hated being restricted to being indoors in the hottest parts of the day. Thankfully we had lots of arts and crafts to keep the children busy. They both enjoy crafting with Aquabeads, small coloured beads which stick together with water. Aquabeads Disney Princess Character Set We were sent the Aquabeads Disney Princess Character Set to play with at home. Make Ariel, Belle, Rapunzel, Tiana and Jasmine with the charming Disney Princess Character Set! There are…

  • make your own water compass
    competition - Crafts for kids - Kids crafts - STEM activity

    Make a water compass and Engineer a great Summer

    August 10, 2018 - By 

    With two inquisitive children I am constantly on my toes keeping them engaged and active, especially during the summer holidays. I’ve shared a few resources to keep the dreaded brain drain away and wanted to tell you about The Holiday Makers, a website with fun, free, family friendly activities to keep the kids aged 7-16 busy and minds sharp over the summer holidays. Engineer a great Summer with the Year of Engineering The Holiday Makers website is part of the Year of Engineering, a year-long initiative celebrating the wonderful world of engineering and encouraging young people to get involved. Every week a…

  • DIY Duck Tape ice lolly tags
    Crafts for kids - Duck Tape crafts

    DIY Duck Tape ice lolly tags

    August 9, 2018 - By 

    As we’ll soon be going on holiday I wanted to craft some colourful tags to make our suitcases easily identifiable. A few years ago we made some colourful Duck Tape passport covers so I couldn’t wait to craft with Duck Tape again. Duck Tape is a great craft material as it’s so durable and perfect to make tags to help identify our luggage. To make  our DIY Duck Tape ice lolly tags I used: Patterned Duck Tape scissors card craft sticks hole punch DIY Duck Tape ice lolly tags First I cut my card to 100cm x 60cm. I placed…

  • A gardening and nature crafts box for kids
    Crafts for kids - Nature crafts - subscription box

    A gardening and nature crafts box for kids

    August 8, 2018 - By 

    I’ve been a little busy since the school holidays started which meant a few subscription boxes have turned up over the last few weeks and remained unopened. I’ve had to cancel most of ours as I just don’t have time to open them which is such a shame. However today we had some time to explore the August mud + bloom subscription box. This is a fun gardening and nature crafts box for kids. The August mud + bloom gardening and nature crafts box for kids I really love the idea of this box. My 6 year old just loves to…

  • Wool wrapped seed pots craft
    Bostik Family Craft Bloggers Network - Crafts for kids

    Wool wrapped seed pots craft

    July 27, 2018 - By 

    Can I say that we’re getting a tiny bit fed up of the British heatwave? It’s only the first week of the Summer holidays and I didn’t really expect to be spending so much time indoors. We’ve gone to the park first thing in the day before it gets too hot but otherwise we’re staying indoors and crafting and playing. Thankfully we were sent some craft supplies from Bostik which has kept us busy. July is a great month for flowers in the garden, luckily we haven’t had a hosepipe ban enforced yet. The children love to plant seeds so…

  • Easy dinosaur fossil craft for kids
    Crafts for kids

    Easy dinosaur fossil craft for kids

    July 19, 2018 - By 

    I’ve mentioned before that my 6 year old is just crazy about dinosaurs. She collects Schleich dinosaurs to play with, loves reading about dinosaurs and has watched all of the Jurassic World films over and over again. We haven’t really done many dinosaur crafts before which is why our easy dinosaur fossil craft for kids is so overdue. This is a really fun dinosaur craft for kids which I’ve done with my 6 and 8 year old. It’s really quick and easy, so perfect as an after school activity. All you will need is a sheet of black A4 paper,…

  • How to make your own Squishy Popcorn
    Crafts for kids

    How to make your own Squishy Popcorn

    July 13, 2018 - By 

    Last month we reviewed the fabulous How to make your own Squishies & Slime magbook. It’s a brilliant book for crafty kids with over 50 DIY projects to squish, squash, smoosh and stretch. Both my kids love squishies, especially the smaller ones they got from Squishy Box. Our family love to craft so it was inevitable that we would make some of the squishies from the magbook. How to make your own Squishy Popcorn The children chose several they wanted to make and the first one was popcorn. It wasn’t hard to find the right supplies. We bought large sponges from…

  • Why you should make a Summer scrapbook with your kids
    Crafts for kids

    Why you should make a Summer scrapbook with your kids

    July 7, 2018 - By 

    I’m really hoping that this Summer weather is here to stay. The children only have 2 weeks left at school until their 6 weeks off. The summer holidays always seem a little easier when the sun is shining. For the last few years we’ve kept a summer scrapbook, this is a great activity for us all to be involved with, it encourages the children to write and is a lovely memento of our family adventures. Why you should make a Summer scrapbook with your kids A few weeks ago I saw some colourful scrapbook kits in Flying Tiger so bought…

  • Win a bundle of BIC goodies {BIC KIDS Young Artist Award}
    competition - Crafts for kids

    Win a bundle of BIC goodies {BIC KIDS Young Artist Award}

    July 4, 2018 - By 

    My children love a challenge so I knew they would love to enter BICs creative competition for 5-11 years olds this Summer. Running for the second summer in a row, the BIC KIDS Young Artist Awards aims to engage the nation during the Summer holidays and Back to School period. BIC KIDS Young Artist Award Open to all 5-11 year olds, the Young Artist Awards runs from 2nd July to 5th August. To enter, parents simply need to take a photo of their child’s masterpiece and upload it to the BIC KIDS website before the deadline at 11:59 pm on Sunday…