• Cardboard roll car craft for kids
    Crafts for kids - Sports crafts

    Cardboard roll car craft for kids

    April 15, 2023 - By 

    I’ve been promising a car craft for kids for a while. The F1 season started a few weeks ago and my family have been avidly watching the races. We’ve also been trying to eat a dish from the country the race takes place, which has been a lot of fun! Today I’m sharing our cardboard roll car craft. You can use any kind or cardboard tube for this craft, just cut it to a size approximately 10cm long, Cardboard roll car craft for kids supplies: Card Craft papers Cardboard roll Pencil Ruler Scissors Glue Marker pens Print out the car…

  • How to make Prime painted rocks
    Crafts for kids - Painted rocks

    How to make Prime painted rocks

    March 21, 2023 - By 

    Both my kids have gone crazy for bottles of Prime! I’ve managed to buy a few of the flavours in Asda and Sainsbury’s but they are so hard to get hold of if you don’t want to spend over the asking price. Prime was developed by KSI & Logan Paul to refresh, replenish, and refuel. There are currently nine flavours, including Blue Raspberry, Lemon Lime and Grape. I haven’t managed to get my hands on any bottles of Prime for a while so I thought I would make my own, painted rock, versions. We love to decorate rocks and these…

  • Crafts to celebrate Crufts
    Crafts for kids

    Crafts to celebrate Crufts

    March 13, 2023 - By 

    Have you been watching Crufts over the last few days? Crufts is an international dog show held annually in the United Kingdom, first held in 1891. It’s organised and hosted by The Kennel Club, the official kennel club of the United Kingdom. Crufts is the largest show of its kind in the world. We’ve always enjoyed watching Crufts, but since our own Kennel Club registered pup came along, we have been avid watchers of Crufts. Our pup is related to a previous Bichon Frise winner, although not sure that ours has inherited any of those winning characteristics! We have a…

  • How to decorate candles with pressed leaves
    Crafts for kids

    How to decorate candles with pressed leaves

    March 9, 2023 - By 

    We love to gift handmade items. Last year we decorated candles with pressed leaves to give as handmade gifts. They turned out so well that we made them again. Today I wanted to share them with you as they are so much fun to make and gift. To make your own pressed leaf candles you will need: Plain white candles Selection of leaves Glue stick Parchment paper How to decorate candles with pressed leaves On our way home from school we collected some of the prettiest fallen leaves we found. We picked up both big and small leaves, ones which…

  • King Charles suncatcher for kids
    Crafts for kids - Royal crafts

    King Charles suncatcher for kids

    February 22, 2023 - By 

    We love making suncatchers and with the King’s Coronation taking place later this year, we thought it would be fun to make a King Charles suncatcher. We used the King Charles III colouring sheet we made, which is based on his portrait on the new 50p coin. My daughter loves collecting special 50p coins, but this isn’t one we have managed to find – yet! King Charles suncatcher for kids supplies: White card Red and blue cellophane Contact paper Scissors King Charles III template colouring sheet Easy King Charles suncatcher for kids First you will need to print the King…

  • Crafts to celebrate International Lego Day
    Crafts for kids - International Lego Day

    Crafts to celebrate International Lego Day

    January 27, 2023 - By 

    Did you know that International Lego Day is celebrated on the 28th January? I hadn’t heard of this day before but I love the sound of anything which celebrates Lego bricks. Our family have always been huge fans of Lego and over the years have shared some fun crafts and activities with Lego. Today I thought I would share crafts to celebrate International Lego Day. Crafts to celebrate International Lego Day How to make a Lego clock – this fun and colourful clock is easy to customise from your favourite Lego bricks. This is a favourite DIY of ours and…

  • New Year paper hat craft for kids
    Crafts for kids - New Year crafts

    New Year paper hat craft for kids

    December 23, 2022 - By 

    After the build up to Christmas we usually have a quiet New Year. We love to craft in some way and this year came up with a fun New Year paper hat craft for kids. This is such a simple idea but easy for kids to get involved with. You will need Piece of A4 card Green, silver and pink glitter card Pink pipe cleaners glue Scissors Sellotape and double-sided tape 2023 colouring template Easy New Year paper hat craft for kids First take your piece of card and cut two strips, approximately 10x5cm. Place the short ends of the…

  • Cardboard roll Christmas trees
    Christmas - Crafts for kids

    Cardboard roll Christmas trees

    December 17, 2022 - By 

    This year we are trying to make as many decorations as we can. We have some wonderful decorations the kids have made over the last few years and I look forward to seeing them each year. We definitely don’t need to buy any more Christmas decorations, and have enjoyed making a few new ones to add to our collection. Cardboard roll Christmas trees We love to raid the recycling box when we craft and couldn’t resist using some cardboard rolls to make sweet little Christmas trees. These are so much fun to make and you can decorate them however you…

  • Kid-made Christmas tree card craft
    Christmas - Crafts for kids

    Kid-made Christmas tree card craft

    December 5, 2022 - By 

    Have you sent your Christmas cards yet? We will be posting them out this week as the postal strikes are making the post slower than usual. We couldn’t resist making some cards and thought we would share our kid-made Christmas tree card craft which was so much fun to make. Materials: Green felt paper Red glitter sheet Red and yellow card Glue Scissor Pen Double sided tape Green wool How to make kid-made Christmas tree card craft From a piece of red construction paper, cut the paper in half. This will be the size of the card. Fold it in…