• Craft Stick Catapult STEM activity for kids
    Crafts for kids - STEM activity

    Craft Stick Catapult STEM activity for kids

    July 28, 2022 - By 

    The summer holidays are rushing by like they always do. We have been busy outside in the garden, enjoying the warm weather. We couldn’t resist making these fun craft stick catapults. They don’t need many items to make them and are a fun STEM activity for kids. We thought we would share the process for making simple craft stick catapults, why not decorate them and set up a competition to see how far you can catapult! Craft stick catapult supplies: 9 popsicle or craft sticks 5 rubber bands 1 plastic spoon Small ball to fit inside the spoon (we used…

  • Earth Day STEM skittles experiment for kids
    Crafts for kids - Earth Day crafts

    Earth Day STEM skittles experiment for kids

    April 6, 2022 - By 

    My daughter loves experimenting with Skittles but this time it was my son’s turn to set up a little science  experiment with the classic Skittles experiment, and adapting it for Earth Day. We thought it would work well for Earth Day so designed this Earth Day STEM Skittles experiment for kids, perfect for a little STEM exploration at home. Earth Day STEM skittles experiment for kids With Earth Day coming up later this month we thought it would be fun to make an earth out of Skittles to demonstrate our support for environmental protection. You don’t need much equipment. Just…

  • Crafts for kids to celebrate The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
    Crafts for kids - Royal crafts

    Crafts for kids to celebrate The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee

    April 2, 2022 - By 

    I’ve already shared some ideas for crafts for toddlers to celebrate The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee later this year so I thought I would follow that with a post full of ideas for kids to celebrate The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. I popped to the shops this morning and my local craft store had a display of craft materials for The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. As you can imagine, everything was red, white and blue, but sadly there was not a single craft idea! Hopefully some of these ideas will inspire you if you’re looking for fun crafts for kids to celebrate The…

  • Easy Platinum Jubilee gingerbread crowns
    Crafts for kids - Royal crafts

    Easy Platinum Jubilee gingerbread crowns

    April 1, 2022 - By 

    I’m not sure how we will celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee this year. We want to do something but we’re not sure what. Hopefully our village or street will be doing something special to celebrate. Even if we are only celebrating at home we will need special Platinum Jubilee treats and we tried out an idea for special Platinum Jubilee gingerbread crowns. We love baking gingerbread and these special iced crowns would make a delicious treats for kids and adults at any afternoon tea. Easy Platinum Jubilee gingerbread crowns We used our favourite gingerbread recipe but you could easily use…

  • Crafts for toddlers to celebrate The Queen's Platinum Jubilee
    Crafts for kids - Royal crafts

    Crafts for toddlers to celebrate The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee

    March 9, 2022 - By 

    We are so excited to celebrate Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee in 2022. I’m sure we will be attending a few parties and events in London to celebrate her reaching this milestone. I thought it would be fun to pull together some crafts for toddlers to celebrate The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee too! Nine crafts for toddlers to celebrate The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Gingerbread crowns for Three Kings Day – these yummy gingerbread crowns were originally baked for Three Kings Day, also known as Twelfth Night, but will be just as good to help celebrate Queen Elizabeth’s wonderful crown. How to make…

  • St Patrick’s Day skittle experiment
    Crafts for kids - St Patrick's Day crafts - STEM activity

    St Patrick’s Day skittle experiment

    February 23, 2022 - By 

    My daughter loves experimenting with Skittles and we had fun experimenting with the classic Skittles experiment, and adapting it for a little Halloween science, Christmas science and New Year STEM fun. We thought it would work just as well for St Patrick’s Day so designed this St Patrick’s Day Skittles experiment for kids, perfect for a little STEM exploration at home. St Patrick’s Day STEM skittles experiment for kids You don’t need much equipment. Just a big bag of Skittles, a white plate, and a jug of cold water. You could also find a timer if you want to record how quickly the colour changes.…

  • Make your own Pop Its heart shaped chocolate
    Crafts for kids - Valentines Day crafts

    Make your own Pop Its heart shaped chocolate

    February 1, 2022 - By 

    My crafting time is severely squished since I returned to work full time. However I still love to craft with my kids and it’s always worth the wait when we do get to craft. With Valentine’s Day coming up we wanted to make our own Pop Its heart shaped chocolate. We tried using pop its to make chocolate bars before and it was really easy so we knew it would make a fun activity at this time of year. Make your own Pop Its heart shaped chocolate You don’t need many ingredients and the Pop Its chocolate bars are quick…

  • New Year STEM Skittles experiment for kids
    Crafts for kids - New Year crafts - STEM activity

    New Year Skittles experiment for kids

    December 31, 2021 - By 

    My daughter loves experimenting with Skittles and we had fun experimenting with the classic Skittles experiment, and adapting it for a little Halloween science and Christmas science too. We thought it would work just as well for New Year so designed this New Year Skittles experiment for kids, perfect for a little STEM exploration at home. New Year Skittles experiment for kids You don’t need much equipment. Just a big bag of Skittles, a white plate, and a jug of cold water. You could also grab a timer if you want to time how quickly the colour changes. The first thing…

  • Easy Gingerbread Man bookmark for kids
    Crafts for kids - gingerbread

    Easy Gingerbread Man bookmark for kids

    November 18, 2021 - By 

    I love counting down to Christmas. Our house is full of gingerbread houses to build and decorate, new crafts to try and of course, a tree to buy and decorate. I’m always on the look out for easy crafts for the kids to do, especially after school when we all need some craft time.  Gingerbread Man bookmark for kids Supplies: Colourful card – we used brown, pink, white, red, green and blue Pencil Ruler Scissors Marker pens Glue Craft sticks Free gingerbread man pdf template Make an easy Gingerbread Man bookmark for kids: Gather your supplies and print out the…