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Personalised pumpkin decoration for kids

Personalised pumpkin decoration for kids {Cricut made}

Posted on October 14, 2021 by jenny

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…

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Halloween Q-Tip painting templates

Free Halloween Q-Tip painting templates

Posted on October 9, 2021February 27, 2025 by jenny

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)…

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Halloween Cricut Farmhouse Signs

Halloween Cricut Farmhouse Signs

Posted on September 30, 2021October 4, 2021 by jenny

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…

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Easy no sew Liberty fabric pumpkins

Easy no sew Liberty fabric pumpkins

Posted on September 25, 2021September 25, 2021 by jenny

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…

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How to make an origami Witch's Hat

How to make an origami Witch’s Hat

Posted on September 16, 2021October 15, 2023 by jenny

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…

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DIY Paper Pumpkin Garland

DIY Paper Pumpkin Garland

Posted on September 9, 2021 by jenny

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…

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Cricut Halloween infusible ink coasters

Cricut Halloween infusible ink coasters

Posted on October 31, 2020 by jenny

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…

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How to make a lego brick Halloween costume for dogs

DIY lego brick Halloween costume for dogs

Posted on October 23, 2020 by jenny

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…

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Easy Cricut Trick or Treat bags

Easy Cricut Trick or Treat bags

Posted on October 17, 2020October 18, 2020 by jenny

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…

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