• crafts to celebrate st david
    Crafts for kids - St David's Day crafts

    8 St David’s Day crafts for kids

    February 25, 2018 - By 

    I’m finding it hard to believe that February is nearly over, especially when January crawled by. February has rushed by and the days are noticeably longer and I would have said warmer if it weren’t for the horrific forecast of snow that is due to hit the UK tomorrow. Thankfully March is looking to be a fun month and we’re looking forward to celebrating St David’s Day on Thursday 1st March. I love St David’s Day. I have Welsh ancestry which I’m very proud of. St David’s Day is the feast day of Saint David, the patron saint of Wales, and falls on…

  • Items for a Sylvanian Families Spring Sensory tray
    Crafts for kids - Spring

    Sylvanian Families Spring Sensory tray

    February 23, 2018 - By 

    My daughter has been really enjoying her Sylvanian Families toys recently. I love that she plays with them all year around but I think they really lend themselves to Springtime. The sun was shining today so I set up a really simple Spring-themed invitation to play for her when she got home from school. Items for a Sylvanian Families Spring Sensory tray Large tray Fake green grass Plastic eggs, carrots and flowers Selection of Sylvanian Families figures How to set up a Sylvanian Families Spring Sensory tray Setting up a sensory tray is really simple. You might also think it…

  • ST PATRICK'S DAY craft for kids
    Crafts for kids - St Patrick's Day crafts

    16 St Patrick’s Day crafts for kids

    February 22, 2018 - By 

    We’re celebrating St Patrick’s Day here in the UK on March 17th. St Patrick’s Day, or the Feast of St Patrick, is a cultural and religious celebration held on 17th March, the traditional death date of Saint Patrick, who was the patron saint of Ireland. There are so many fun St Patricks’ Day crafts and activities for kids. I’ve collected 16 of my favourite St Patrick’s Day crafts for kids which I hope gives you plenty of inspiration to get crafting at home. 16 St Patrick’s Day crafts for kids St Patricks’ Pot of Gold rainbow craft from School Time Snippets…

  • Clay fingerprint St Patrick's Day craft for kids
    Crafts for kids - St Patrick's Day crafts

    Clay fingerprint St Patrick’s Day craft for kids

    February 21, 2018 - By 

    Sometimes I’m not sure if we should celebrate St Patrick’s Day in our crafting or not. We have an Irish surname but no real connection to Ireland. But then I think that my children are taught every Saints Day at school so why shouldn’t we do something at home too. We’ve had quite a lot of fun with St Patrick’s Day crafts before which you can see here. Today we’re going to add our air-drying clay fingerprint shamrock craft for kids to them. Equipment to make clay fingerprint St Patrick’s Day craft four leaf clover shaped cookie cutter Air-drying clay…

  • Polystyrene Easter chicks craft for kids
    Bostik Family Craft Bloggers Network - Crafts for kids - Easter

    Polystyrene Easter chicks craft for kids

    February 19, 2018 - By 

    Is it too early to share our first Easter craft of the year? I know we still have our Valentine’s Day cards up around the house but the children had an Inset Day today so we made a start on our Easter crafting. Equipment to make polystyrene Easter chicks  Polystyrene eggs Yellow tissue paper Orange foam Bostik Fine and Wide Glu Pen How to make polystyrene Easter chicks First we tore our yellow tissue paper into pieces and glued it to the polystyrene shapes using the Bostik Fine and Wide Glu Pen. The glue pen is double-ended which makes it perfect…

  • Peter Rabbit inspired carrot sun catchers
    Crafts for kids

    Peter Rabbit inspired carrot sun catchers

    February 13, 2018 - By 

    A few weeks ago we attended a special screening of the Peter Rabbit movie which we all really enjoyed. Before the screening the children enjoyed some Peter Rabbit inspired crafting and I thought it would be fun to continue this at home with our Peter Rabbit inspired carrot sun catchers. Equipment to make Peter Rabbit inspired carrot sun catchers White card Permanent marker Orange and green cellophane Contact paper How to make Peter Rabbit inspired carrot sun catchers First of all I drew a large carrot shape on a piece of A4 white card. There was space for another carrot so I…

  • Paper plate snowdrop sun catcher
    Crafts for kids - Winter crafts

    Paper plate snowdrop sun catcher

    February 10, 2018 - By 

    I absolutely love snowdrops. In fact I love any Spring flower, they are such a welcome sight after the gloom of Winter. We’ve been so excited to spot the snowdrops and crocuses popping up that we thought we would try and re-create the snowdrops at home. We actually spotted our first snowdrops when we visited Barrington Court in December, but now we have spotted them closer to home too. Equipment to make a paper plate snowdrop sun catcher A paper plate White and green cellophane Contact paper Scissors How to make a paper plate snowdrop sun catcher First we drew…

  • Valentine’s clay handprint keepsake
    Crafts for kids - Handmade gifts - Handprint art - Valentines Day crafts

    Valentine’s clay handprint keepsake

    February 8, 2018 - By 

    A few weeks ago my daughter and I were shopping in Hobbycraft where we found a huge display of air drying clay alongside some inspiration of things to make. My daughter wanted to try making something at home so we bought a huge pack of white air drying clay and went home. How to make a Valentine’s clay handprint keepsake We cut the block of clay in half and rolled out one half until it was large enough to place both her hands on it. She pressed both her hands into the clay and I drew around them with a…

  • Easy recycled Valentine sun catchers for kids to make
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    Easy recycled Valentine’s Day sun catchers for kids to make

    February 1, 2018 - By 

    My children are both excited about Valentine’s Day later this month. It’s a lovely day to mark and a great reason to craft handmade cards and gifts. My children have both been making little things to give. So far we have made fingerprint heart keepsakes and today I’m going to share our easy Valentine’s Day sun catchers. There has been so much in the news about plastic waste that I’m pleased we were able to raid the recycling box and use plastic milk bottle. Easy recycled Valentine’s Day sun catchers for kids to make We used: empty plastic milk bottle…