• Personalised pumpkin decoration for kids
    Cricut Maker - Halloween crafts

    Personalised pumpkin decoration for kids {Cricut made}

    October 14, 2021 - By 

    I love adding a few new personalised decorations each year. I wanted to use my Cricut to personalise some wooden blanks I bought from Hobbycraft. A lick of paint and some black vinyl was all that was needed to make these cute personalised pumpkin decoration for kids. Equipment used: Wooden blank pumpkin shapes from Hobbycraft Paint Cricut Maker Cricut StandardGrip mat Cricut Black Vinyl Cricut Transfer Tape Easy personalised pumpkin decoration for kids The wooden blanks had a design on one side so I flipped them over, lightly marked a pencil line three quarters of the way up and painted…

  • Halloween Q-Tip painting templates
    Crafts for kids - Halloween crafts

    Free Halloween Q-Tip painting templates

    October 9, 2021 - By 

    Yesterday we stocked up on Halloween sweets for any Trick or Treaters who come calling this month. My children love celebrating Halloween and I think it’s a really fun time of year. Today I wanted to share our free Halloween Q-Tip painting templates. Painting with Q-tips (also known as cotton swabs or buds here in the UK) and watercolour paint is a classic process art project for kids This art activity is perfect for toddlers, preschoolers, and children. As well as being a fun Halloween activity, this is also a great way to introduce children to the concept of Pointillism. The first pioneer…

  • Halloween Cricut Farmhouse Signs
    Crafts for adults - Cricut Maker - Halloween crafts

    Halloween Cricut Farmhouse Signs

    September 30, 2021 - By 

    We are off to the pumpkin patch this week and I can’t wait to kick off our Halloween celebrations. I know Halloween doesn’t fall until the end of the month but Halloween gives us a much needed colour boost at this time of year. I love adding to our Halloween decorations each year and couldn’t resist getting my Maker out to make these Halloween Cricut Farmhouse signs. I’ve added the free Halloween png files so why not try the craft for yourself. Materials: Black acrylic paint White acrylic paint Paint brushes Wooden square shadow boxes Cricut black vinyl Cricut Transfer…

  • Easy no sew Liberty fabric pumpkins
    Autumn - Crafts for adults - Halloween crafts

    Easy no sew Liberty fabric pumpkins

    September 25, 2021 - By 

    I wanted to do something a little different with my Halloween decorations this year. As the children get older they seem to enjoy simpler decorations. I’ve already had a good sort out of our Halloween decorations, getting them down from 3 boxes to 1! I’m not sure how we ended up with so many things but I was very happy to drop them off at the charity shop today. I came across some small papier mache pumpkins I had picked up a few years ago but never got round to using. When I spotted a box of Liberty scraps I…

  • How to make an origami Witch's Hat
    Crafts for kids - Halloween crafts

    How to make an origami Witch’s Hat

    September 16, 2021 - By 

    I love the Halloween season and it’s such a fun time to craft with kids! I love how we have started to craft round the table after school again. Today I wanted to share how to make an origami Witch’s Hat. My son loves origami and these are a really fun Halloween craft activity for kids. You will need: Coloured craft paper in black, yellow and brown Scissors Craft glue How to make an origami Witch’s Hat Select a square paper for the origami hat; we’re using a 10 inches x 10 inches paper. Fold the square paper into half…

  • DIY Paper Pumpkin Garland
    Autumn - Crafts for kids - Halloween crafts

    DIY Paper Pumpkin Garland

    September 9, 2021 - By 

    Autumn has definitely arrived, despite that mini heatwave we enjoyed earlier this week. The days are getting shorter and we have already enjoyed homemade blackberry and apple pie! I love Autumn and I’ve been enjoying sitting with my children round the table after a day at school. We love to craft as we chat about our day and had so much with this DIY paper pumpkin garland. It makes a great decoration for Autumn and you can keep it up right up until Halloween! List of craft supplies: Coloured papers Twine, yarn or thick string Craft glue Pencil Scissors Pumpkin…

  • Cricut Halloween infusible ink coasters
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    Cricut Halloween infusible ink coasters

    October 31, 2020 - By 

    Disclosure – I was sent some of these products to review My children love Halloween. It’s a fun season and with a trip to the pumpkin patch, carving pumpkins and making a Halloween gingerbread house, we certainly have kept the fun in Halloween. Tomorrow we’re going on a scavenger hunt around the neighbourhood to look for decorated houses, and I have some really fun Halloween food from M&S for a spooky tea party. I received some Infusible Ink products from Cricut and thought they would be perfect for some Halloween crafting. Cricut Halloween coasters supplies: Cricut Maker Cricut Infusible Ink…

  • How to make a lego brick Halloween costume for dogs
    Crafts for kids - Halloween crafts

    DIY lego brick Halloween costume for dogs

    October 23, 2020 - By 

    You all know how much we love our Bichon Frise puppy. He’s a huge part of our family so we wanted ot include him in our Halloween celebrations. Although we won’t be going Trick or Treating this year we still wanted to make him a costume. Today we’re going to share our DIY lego brick Halloween costume for dogs. My 10 year old loves Lego so it he decided to make him into a walking Lego brick. The costume was really simple to put together and in an hour we had our lego brick puppy costume ready to go! Lego…

  • Easy Cricut Trick or Treat bags
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    Easy Cricut Trick or Treat bags

    October 17, 2020 - By 

    It feels like it’s been a while since I shared any of the Cricut crafts I’ve made. Halloween is the perfect opportunity to use my Cricut Maker though and I’ve made some really fun projects with it recently. Easy Cricut Trick or Treat bag supplies free Halloween svg files canvas drawstring bags 2 sheets of coloured iron-on vinyl Cricut Maker Cricut Easy Press Easy Cricut Trick or Treat bags I used some free Halloween svg files to make my Trick or Treat bags. I’ve signed up to loads of sites and many offer free files for personal use. My children…