• FIMO winners' medal craft
    crafts - Kids crafts - Olympics - Sports crafts - tutorial

    FIMO winners’ medal craft for kids

    July 15, 2016 - By 

    A few weeks ago we got our FIMO collection out for some after school crafting. We wanted to have a go at making our own FIMO winners’ medals – fun for both Sports Day and Olympic crafting. The kids love FIMO Kids as you can use it straight out of the packet, there’s no need to knead it in your hands before you use it. My children are both impatient but also lack those fine motor skills so this is a great product for them. How to make a FIMO winners’ medal We picked our colours and rolled out the…

  • 7 mud kitchen essentials
    crafts - garden crafts - Kids crafts

    7 mud kitchen essentials

    July 14, 2016 - By 

    Our outdoor kitchen has been a big success. Our garden isn’t huge but the children love to be outside so we’ve given them several areas where they can play, explore nature and grow things. I think I enjoyed putting the mud kitchen together just as much as my children enjoy spending time with it. Today I’m sharing some of the mud kitchen essential items which we use the most. 7 mud kitchen essentials 1 A mud kitchen can be as simple or complicated as you like. Before we built our mud kitchen from old pallets the children were happy to…

  • paper weaving at West Elm
    crafts - days out - London - Paper craft

    Paper Party at West Elm ({Blogtacular Part II}

    July 8, 2016 - By 

    It’s time for me to finally sit down and write my second post about Blogtacular and the opening night Paper Party at West Elm. Last year I didn’t go to the Paper Party as I was just too tired from being up at 5 to go on the Photowalk before the conference. I was so envious of all the pictures being posted that I knew I wanted to go this year. The venue was West Elm, an interiors shop on Tottenham Court Road. Paper Makers took over West Elm to bring you hand lettering, paper flower making, colouring, origami, weaving…

  • Easy teacher appreciation card with badge
    crafts - die cutting - Paper craft - Sizzix crafts

    Easy teacher appreciation card with badge

    July 8, 2016 - By 

    Yesterday I shared the hama bead apple my son made. This is a sweet little handmade gift he’ll be giving to his teacher on his last day. Today I’m sharing our Teacher Appreciation card we made using two of my favourite dies – the Sizzix Bigz Die Award and Sizzix Thinlits Die Set Delicate Letters. The card is made in two parts – a separate rosette and card. We made the rosette into a badge which means it can be taken off and worn. You’ll find the full tutorial over on the Sizzix blog now! You may be interested in…

  • Hama bead apple for teacher craft
    Apple Day crafts - crafts - school - tutorial

    Hama bead apple for teacher craft

    July 7, 2016 - By 

    If you’re a parent like me then it can’t have escaped your notice that the end of term is rapidly approaching. Today we had our second Sports Day of the week and we are counting down the days until school is out for the Summer! We have a few weeks left to organise gifts and cards for teachers. This year we’ve had a couple of ideas and today I am going to share the first one with you. Hama bead apple for teacher craft This is a craft which my 6 year old came up with all on his own.…

  • paper plate wreath
    Bostik Family Craft Bloggers Network - crafts - Kids crafts - Olympics - Sports crafts - tutorial

    Paper plate laurel wreath craft for kids

    July 6, 2016 - By 

    We’re surrounded by sporting events at the moment which has had a great influence on our crafting. So far this year we’ve had Euro 2016, Wimbledon and the Tour de France 2016 and we’ve still got many more to come. Did you know that athletes in ancient games didn’t receive medals like they do today? Instead they received a wreath crown made of olive tree leaves, or later from the leaves of a bay laurel. I thought we should try and make our own paper version so today we’re sharing our paper plate laurel wreath craft for kids. Paper plate…

  • group of Blogtacular attendees in front of a stripey wall
    crafts - days out - London

    Yellow coats and a Photowalk around Notting Hill {Blogtacular Part I}

    July 5, 2016 - By 

    Life has been busy lately which is why it’s taken me a while to get my thoughts written down about Blogtacular. Blogtacular describes itself as “the place for bloggers whose hearts beat with creativity to come together to meet, share and inspire.” I’m not sure that really sounds like me but I went in 2015 and had a great time. Last year I went on the Photowalk with Xanthe Berkeley, enjoyed the talks at the conference and took home an amazing goody bag. When tickets came up for sale this year I bought another one, even though I don’t really…

  • crafting with sand
    Baker Ross Blogger Network - crafts - Kids crafts - Summer

    Getting ready for the summer holidays {Baker Ross review}

    July 3, 2016 - By 

    We really are on a count down to the Summer holidays now. The children have a few weeks left and the calendar is filled with parents’ evening, class swap days and (my least favourite day of the year) Sports Day. Whether you’re at home or abroad you may be on the look out for some things to keep your children occupied. On our recent trip on the cruise ship Ventura I packed a few little craft kits in our suitcase. They really didn’t take up much room and were perfect for that crafty fix my children seem to need on…

  • colouring cards for adults
    competition - crafts

    Win 1 of 5 colouring cards for adults from Cardoo

    July 1, 2016 - By 

    It is no secret that colouring in for adults was the biggest new book trend of 2015 and one which I absolutely love. Now innovative greeting card company Cardooo, who also stock activity cards and fairytale story cards for children, have released a unique range of colouring in cards for adults. Each of the six designs contains an 8 page illustrated booklet hidden inside. Colouring is not just child’s play, picking up your pencils and getting arty is good for you. It promotes mindfulness, relieves stress, and can benefit fine motor skills. The series consists of six unique styles, each…