• Minecraft STEM Challenge books for kids
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    Minecraft STEM Challenge books for kids

    September 30, 2018 - By 

    MY 8 year old loves playing Minecraft, especially with his Dad. He’s got a great imagination and loves to build his own creations. He also likes a little help and has a good collection of Minecraft books to inspire him. He was recently sent two new Minecraft STEM Challenge books to read and tell you about – Build a City and Build a Theme Park. Minecraft STEM Challenge: Build a City Build a bustling Minecraft metropolis – and get to grips with STEM concepts (science, technology, engineering and maths) as you play! Using core STEM principles, this book will take…

  • 5 Minecraft treats for your Minecraft party bag
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    5 Minecraft treats for your Minecraft party bag

    June 21, 2018 - By 

    Earlier this year we threw a Minecraft themed party for my son. He just adores Minecraft, as do his friends, so this seemed like a great way to celebrate him turning another year older. He enjoyed helping me plan his Minecraft birthday party. Thankfully we found lots of ideas we could adapt on Pinterest. 5 Minecraft treats for your Minecraft party bag It’s not a party without some kind of party bag and I had great fun putting together Minecraft party bags for our guests. Inside each bag I placed a bottle of Creeper Juice and a piece of Minecraft…

  • MINECRAFT PARTY ideas
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    Pin the tail on the Minecraft pig {a Minecraft party game}

    May 25, 2018 - By 

    It’s taking me a while to write down all the fun activities we organised for my sons Minecraft party. Luckily the weather was ok so they could make full use of the DIY Nerf Target board we made for the garden. In case the weather was inclement we made a few activities to take place indoors. One of these was Pin the tail on the (Minecraft) pig. Pin the tail on the Minecraft pig My son just loves Minecraft so I got him to design the board. He drew the pig and painted it. I then cut it out and…

  • DIY Ghast pinata for a Minecraft birthday party
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    DIY Ghast pinata for a Minecraft birthday party

    May 2, 2018 - By 

    A few weeks ago my son wanted a Minecraft birthday party. He helped me plan a lot of the food and activities but I knew I wanted a few surprises for him. One evening I made a simple DIY Ghast pinata for a Minecraft birthday party. It was pretty straightforward but I thought I would share it here on my blog. DIY Ghast pinata for a Minecraft birthday party If you have a child that loves Minecraft then you probably know that everything is kind of block shaped. Ghasts are hostile, Nether dwelling Mobs that float around and shoot explosive fireballs. Ghasts are cube shaped with…

  • Edible Minecraft mushrooms for a Minecraft birthday party
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    Edible Minecraft mushrooms for a Minecraft birthday party

    April 20, 2018 - By 

    Preparing food for a Minecraft birthday party is so much fun. Recently my son had a Minecraft themed birthday. I found it pretty hard to find any Minecraft themed goodies so settled for “pixel” themed items from eBay. I managed to find a matching tablecloth, plates, napkins and cups, which all looked really good. With a group of hungry boys I had to make sure I had some fun food to serve them. There was Pizza (definitely not a Minecraft food!) but also dough balls for bread rolls, watermelon slices, twiglets for wood, red sweet hearts for health, chocolate chip cookies,…

  • How to make a Duck Tape Minecraft chest
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    How to make a Duck Tape Minecraft chest

    April 11, 2018 - By 

    A few weeks ago my son had his 8th birthday and we held a Minecraft themed birthday party for him at home. I needed something to hold all the prizes as we had organised a lot of games to keep the children busy. I thought a Minecraft chest would be perfect and it was really easy to make. I love ot craft with Duck Tape so thought I would share how I made it in case it’s useful. Equipment used: Brown paper Cardboard box Black and Silver Duck Tape Double sided tape How to make a Duck Tape Minecraft Chest…

  • how to make Minecraft Easter eggs
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    Easy Minecraft Easter eggs

    March 31, 2018 - By 

    Last weekend we threw my 8 year old a Minecraft themed birthday party. I had so much fun planning the food, drinks, games and party bags. I had some Minecraft tattoos left over and decided to make some simple Minecraft Easter eggs to use as decorations. My 8 year old was quick to tell me that there are no eggs in Minecraft so these are spawn eggs – perfect for those who play the Creative mode in Minecraft and want to spawn good or bad creatures. Equipment needed: Plastic eggs Pinty Plus Basic Mint Green (6029) Minecraft tattoos How to make Minecraft…

  • Minecraft inspired wall art
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    Minecraft inspired wall art

    March 17, 2018 - By 

    My lovely 7 year old will be turning 8 tomorrow. It’s such a cliche but time is going far too quickly and he is growing up and becoming such a lovely independent young person. He adores Minecraft so I made him some Minecraft inspired wall art as a handmade birthday gift. Minecraft inspired wall art supplies Deep box frame Minecraft paper Scrabble tiles Hot glue gun Bostik Blu Tak Fast Tak Repositionable Spray Glue How to make Minecraft inspired wall art I decided which words I wanted to frame and opted for Eat, Sleep, Mine. I have a huge stash of…

  • Gingerbread Iron Golem biscuits
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    Gingerbread iron golem biscuits

    December 14, 2015 - By 

    I’ve completely fallen in love with my little copy of Gingerbread Wonderland by Mima Sinclair. It’s packed full of inspiration, recipes and ideas for some amazing gingerbread treats. I love the recipe for Light Gingerbread Dough and used it successfully to make our gingerbread Snowman and Snowdog biscuits a couple of week ago. The children really wanted to bake this weekend so we used the recipe to make some gingerbread iron golem biscuits. Both my children love Minecraft so this was a fun activity for them. Gingerbread Iron Golem biscuits We followed the Light Gingerbread Dough recipe from Gingerbread Wonderland…