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    Personalised handprint bag for a Father’s Day gift

    May 29, 2018 - By 

    The children are really looking forward to Father’s Day next month. They’ve been working on their handmade gifts for a while. They just love making handmade gifts and I like to think they mean a little more than a generic shop bought gift. We’re lucky to have half term in front of us, so I hope you are inspired by our Father’s Day personalised handprint bag and get crafting for Fathers Day! Personalised handprint bag for Father’s Day Personalised gifts make a great keepsake. I’m probably a little guilty of keeping everything my children make, but they grow up so quickly…

  • Washi tape bunting for Father's Day
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    Washi tape bunting for Father’s Day

    May 18, 2018 - By 

    This year is going incredibly fast for our little family. Life is so busy but my 8-year-old is getting excited for Father’s Day next month. He is a real daddy’s boy and just loves making gifts for people. I can’t tell you just yet what he’s making (as my husband reads my blog) but he asked me to help him with a gift box to hold his gift. I think that the packaging should be just an interesting as the gift inside. I found a lovely range of packaging boxes and gift accessories from SelfPackaging. I can’t resist their colourful washi…

  • Personalised Father's Day frame
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    Personalised Father’s Day frame

    June 13, 2017 - By 

    You know how much we love making handmade gifts. We love to come up with our own ideas but sometimes it is nice to be inspired by someone else’s idea. Hobbycraft is our go-to show when we want to pick up some craft supplies but did you know they have some fantastic tutorials on their site too? We saw a fabulous instructions for making a Framed Family Tree and were delighted when then sent us the supplies to make our own version. Both children love to make things but I made this with my 7 year old whilst my daughter…

  • 11 handmade gifts for Father’s Day
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    11 handmade gifts for Father’s Day

    June 11, 2017 - By 

    I can’t believe Father’s Day is only a week away now. My children are so excited as they’ve been making cards at school as well as at Beavers and Rainbows. We’ve made a few cards at home too and they both have a pile of handmade cards and gifts to give their Dad next week. Aside from our handmade Father’s Day gifts we don’t do much on the day. This year we’ve booked to go to our favourite restaurant for dinner the night before. 11 handmade gifts for Father’s Day I thought it would be fun to post a round…

  • Father's Day DAD craft for kids to make
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    Father’s Day DAD craft for kids to make

    June 9, 2017 - By 

    Duck Tape recently introduced washi tape to their range of products and I was sent a bundle of colours to craft with. With Father’s Day coming up I thought it made a great opportunity to try them out. My 7 year old loves to craft so he used the new Duck Tape washi tapes to make a cute Father’s Day card. How to make a Father’s Day card using washi tape First gather your supplies: Duck Tape washi tapes A4 white card Scissors First I drew the letters DAD on a piece of card and cut them out to make…

  • Superhero bookmark for Fathers Day
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    Superhero bookmark for Fathers Day

    June 6, 2017 - By 

    Both the children were off school yesterday thanks to an Inset Day. We used our time to make a fun Father’s Day craft as my children love surprising their Dad with homemade gifts and cards. We used: Craft sticks Felt Cardboard Colouring pens Googly eyes Glue stick How to make a Superhero bookmark for Father’s Day This little bookmark was my daughter’s idea so we had to follow her instructions. The first step was the children going through our felt supplies and choosing their favourite colours. Then they cut a rough triangle from their chosen colour for their superheroes cape. They…

  • easy Summer votive craft for kids
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    Summer votive craft {A-Z Play at Home}

    June 2, 2017 - By 

    One thing the children love to do is raid the recycling box for crafting materials. Yoghurt pots seem to be a favourite but all kinds of cardboard tubes, egg boxes, cereal boxes and jam jars go in – waiting to be given a new lease of life. With Father’s Day coming up this month the children wanted to make something special for their Dad, so raided the recycling box for ’empties’ – jam jars which they turned into summer votives. Summer votive craft for kids We used baking parchment colouring pens empty jam jars sticky tape LED tealights I roughly…

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    Father’s Day gift guide

    June 12, 2016 - By 

    I haven’t pulled together a gift guide since Christmas but they are quite fun posts to write. So, if you’re feeling a bit stuck with Father’s day looming next Sunday (19th June) then I hope you might find some inspiration here. Father’s Day gift guide We are a creative family so family celebrations always include a handmade element. This year the children made some lovely Father’s Day gifts, including decorated key rings from a Baker Ross craft kit and an air drying clay dish for loose change. I’m sure they’ll both be making Father’s Day cards at school but we…

  • Biscuiteers biscuit tin
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    Biscuiteers biscuits for Fathers Day {Classic Car Show Biscuit Collection review}

    June 2, 2016 - By 

    So it’s not so long ago that I wrote a post about getting a gift for the man who has everything. I always find Father’s Day a little bittersweet as I lost my own Dad a few years ago. However I am lucky to be married to the most amazing man and love to treat him when I can. I’ve already told you about the little personalised gifts the children have made for him but I thought he might like something a little more grown up too from Biscuiteers. My wonderful husband bought me my first and only (so far!)…