• How to make a DIY Nerf target
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    How to make a DIY Nerf target

    April 23, 2018 - By 

    My children love their Nerf blasters. They have so much fun with them but needed some kind of target to get more from them. With my son’s birthday party coming up, and a whole bunch of boys running around our house, I knew it was time to make a DIY Nerf target to use at home. I’m going to tell you how we made ours. There are loads of ideas out there for spinning Nerf targets but we wanted to make something a little more substantial. Most can be whipped up in 30 minutes if using cardboard but we really…

  • Easy Duck Tape Christmas Cutlery Holder
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    Easy Duck Tape Christmas Cutlery Holders

    December 15, 2017 - By 

    It’s been a while since we made anything with Duck Tape, but with Christmas round the corner, I have the perfect Duck Tape DIY to share. I like to add a little colour to our table at Christmas time and made simple Duck Tape Christmas Cutlery Holders using Duck Tape Glitter tapes. Equipment to make Christmas Cutlery Holders Duck Tape Glitter tape in Red and Silver Duck Tape in Jet Cardboard Tubes Scissors, craft knife and self-healing mat How to make Christmas Cutlery Holders A Christmas cutlery holder is used to hold your cutlery together on the table. We used a cardboard…

  • 10 Homemade gifts to give teachers
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    10 Homemade gifts to give teachers

    December 7, 2017 - By 

    Ah, that time of year when we have to give grateful thanks to teachers, Teaching Assistants, karate teachers, Beaver Scout leaders and every other adult who comes into contact with your child. I’m not a huge fan of donating money to every Christmas present fund doing the rounds at Christmas. In fact this year our emphasis is on giving handmade gifts. I’m not sure how teachers feel about receiving gift vouchers or boxes of chocolate at this time of the year. My mum was a teacher and I remember her coming home with a stack of gift-wrapped soaps and chocolates…

  • Advent Candle Suncatcher tutorial
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    Advent Candle Suncatcher

    December 5, 2017 - By 

    As well as all the chocolate and books, Advent is about something much simpler, which often gets overlooked. The word Advent loosely means “coming” and is the time of waiting and preparing for the Nativity of Jesus at Christmas. The first Sunday of Advent was actually Sunday 3rd December and we marked it with a lovely Advent Candle Suncatcher craft. We love making suncatchers throughout the year. I couldn’t find that we had ever made one for Advent so today we’re going to share the Advent candle suncatcher we made. Suncatchers are so simple to make, and lovely to look…

  • Sylvanian Families painted rocks
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    Sylvanian Families painted rocks

    October 8, 2017 - By 

    My children are both going through a Sylvanian Families stage at the moment. It’s not hard to see why, the toys are super cute and perfect for open-ended play. Following our trip to the Sylvanian Families Shop in London a few weeks ago I have been on the look out for simple Sylvanian Families crafts we can do at home. As they also like decorating rocks we came up with our very own Sylvanian Families painted rocks! Equipment to make Sylvanian Families painted rocks smooth stones (we bought ours from the local garden centre) Chalkola Chalk Paint pens Black permanent pen…

  • Kinder egg Easter chick craft?
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    Painted Spring flower craft for kids

    March 14, 2017 - By 

    I haven’t posted many of the crafts we have made lately but that doesn’t mean we haven’t been busy. After school is our special time to craft, and with the evenings noticeably longer, we have been painting Spring flowers. The children chose their favourite colours, I gathered some card and a variety of forks and we started our Spring flower craft. Have you ever tried painting with forks? It may sound a little crazy but the shape is perfect for making tulips! Painted Spring flower craft for kids You will need: green paint and a couple of different colours for…

  • Mistletoe sun catcher against a blue sky
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    Mistletoe sun catcher

    January 6, 2017 - By 

    Mistletoe is such a pretty plant. We usually buy a bunch in December to hang inside our home – the perfect thing to grab a Christmas kiss under! This year we couldn’t find any to bring indoors so we decided to make our own mistletoe sun catcher. Mistletoe sun catcher craft for kids We used: cellophane wrappers from sweets, contact paper and white card. First I drew a piece of mistletoe on a sheet of white card. I cut out the mistletoe using my scalpel and cutting mat but you could do this with scissors. I covered one side with…

  • Festive Tunnocks Teacakes baubles
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    Festive Tunnocks Teacakes baubles

    November 25, 2016 - By 

    I can’t believe it’s time for my last crafty post as part of the Project: recycle & create. I’ve really enjoyed the monthly challenge organised by Teach Me Mommy. This month we are all about the polystyrene. We don’t seem to get too much polystyrene packing but we do have plenty of the round balls which I’m using today. Since living in Scotland for 5 years I’ve been a big fans of Tunnocks, I was even a member of the Tunnocks’ Caramel Wafer Appreciation Society, so today I’m sharing my tutorial for super easy Tunnocks baubles. This is a lovely craft…

  • Swallows and Amazons inspired bunting
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    Swallows and Amazons inspired bunting

    August 14, 2016 - By 

    The children have been spending a lot of time in their garden playhouse this summer. We have been helping them make the space their own and personalising it with their favourite posters and beanbags. Today we made our own Swallows and Amazons inspired bunting to decorate the playhouse. Swallows and Amazons inspired bunting We used: A4 white card, Sizzix machine and bunting die, scalpel, cutting mat, contact paper and cellophane sheets. First I cut bunting flags using my Sizzix machine and the Bunting die to create 6 flags. Then I drew a swallow on half of the flags and a…