• tennis ball sun catcher
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    Wimbledon inspired tennis ball sun catcher

    June 18, 2016 - By 

    We’re big fans of sun catchers around here. They are a simple but effective craft and my children never tire of making them. With Wimbledon coming up I thought it was about time we upped our game with a tennis ball sun catcher craft. Supplies needed to make a tennis ball sun catcher: paper plate yellow cellophane paper scissors contact paper How to make a tennis ball sun catcher: I drew the shape of a tennis ball inside the inner circle of a paper plate. I then cut the tennis ball out using my Swann Morton blade, making sure not…

  • paper plate football craft for kids
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    Euro 2016 paper plate football craft for kids

    June 9, 2016 - By 

    My 6 year old has been attending an after school football club this year which he loves. I have to admit I’m pretty clueless about most sports but will all this chatter about Euro ’16 I thought it was about time we had a go at crafting our own football. Paper plate football craft for kids We used a white paper plate, black card, hexagon template, scissors and Glu Dots. The first step was to cut out our hexagons. I love sewing so we used a plastic hexagon template, the kind used in English Paper Piecing. My 4 year old…

  • Rugby World Cup craft for kids
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    Rugby World Cup craft for kids

    August 30, 2015 - By 

    I’m sure you are well aware that the Rugby World Cup is hosted by England this year. It’s taking place between the 18th September and 31st October and we’re looking forward to watching England play their first match against Fiji. We had fun with our Rugby World Cup craft and thought we would share it here. As you know we’re part of the Baker Ross Blogger Network and we were sent some of their brand new Rugby Foam Stickers to craft with. You can buy them in packs of 120 and they feature 40 different designs including rugby balls, a…

  • paper plate olympic rings
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    Winter Olympic Games craft

    February 4, 2014 - By 

    Are you excited about the Winter Olympic Games which start in Sochi this week? I love watching all the different sports so I’m hoping to catch some of the action, can’t wait to see what my 3 year old makes of it all. We were talking about it this morning and he wanted to take part, think he’ll be waiting a couple more years for that! When London hosted the Olympics we were lucky enough to watch the synchronised swimming at the Aquatics Centre. We had an amazing day out and found it all really child-friendly. We also enjoyed making…

  • Wimbledon cupcakes - the gingerbread house
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    Wimbledon cupcakes

    June 21, 2012 - By 

    I’m quite looking forward to Wimbledon starting next week as for me that’s when summer starts. I was thinking how nice it would be to have some summery cupcakes to eat whilst watching the tennis and came up with these. Easy Wimbledon cupcakes For the cupcakes I tried Dr Oetker’s Shake it! Vanilla Fairy Cake Mix as I was baking with the toddler. The mix is fantastic as you simply add milk and shake. Easy peasy. After the cakes had cooled I mixed up some royal icing. I seem to have mastered it so am now using it for everything!…

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    Olympic cupcakes

    April 23, 2012 - By 

    As we passed the 100 day milestone to the Olympic Games last week my thoughts turned crafty! What could we make? We applied for tickets for three events and we know we’ve got some tickets, we’re just not sure for what events or if we’re able to take Little Sis as we applied when I was pregnant. We have less than 100 days to find out. Olympic cupcakes We haven’t been baking in a while so thought we would make the basic fairy cake recipe from Mary Berry’s Baking Bible, a recent birthday present which I am enjoying working my…