• 10 minion crafts for kids
    Crafts for kids - Kids crafts - tutorial

    10 Minion crafts for kids

    March 1, 2015 - By 

    During half term we saw a trailer for the new Minion film coming out this summer. My children were beyond excited! I’m not sure what it is about the little yellow (and sometimes purple) minions. I’m thinking of hosting a minion-themed party for my soon to be 5 year old and have found 10 minion crafts for kids, I hope they inspire you as much as they have me. 10 Minion crafts for kids   Minion paper doll from the pink door mat Craft stick minion from less stress more simplicity Plastic bottle minion craft from artsy momma Minions from…

  • Duck Tape sewing case
    Duck Tape crafts - Kids crafts - tutorial

    Duck Tape sewing case

    February 26, 2015 - By 

    I love crafting with Duck Tape so whipped up this sweet little Duck Tape sewing case this morning. It’s the perfect size for scissors, a needle case, thread and hexies which is just what I need at the moment! Materials needed to make a Duck Tape sewing case: At least 2 rolls of colourful Duck Tape 1 roll of Duckling Tape Velcro tabs Scissors A 10″ square of fabric How to make a Duck Tape sewing case: I followed the instructions on how to make a Duck Tape pencil case on the Hobbycraft blog. They have visual and written instructions…

  • Welsh love spoon craft
    Kids crafts - St David's Day crafts - tutorial

    Welsh love spoon craft for St David’s Day

    February 22, 2015 - By 

    The love spoon is a symbolic gift, given to a young woman by her suitor in Wales. Traditionally the handle of the spoon was decorated with symbols of love, and also reflected the skill of the carver. Each symbol has a different meaning – a horseshoe for good luck, a flower for courtship, a Christian cross for faith in God, bells for marriage, hearts for love, a diamond for wealth, a wheel for supporting a loved one and a lock for security, amongst others. We thought we would make our own version so here is our simple Welsh love spoon…

  • how to build a Gruffalo cave
    Kids crafts - playing - tutorial

    How to make a Gruffalo cave

    February 20, 2015 - By 

    We love den building so when Building Blocks & Acorns put a call out for bloggers to take part in her Fort Building Challenge I knew we should sign up. Den building can be quick, easy and fun. You can use materials you already have. You can theme them around a favourite tv show, character or book. Sometimes it’s just nice to help your child build somewhere for them to sit and have some quiet time. Today we are sharing the fun we had building our Gruffalo cave. Material needed to make a Gruffalo cave: Blankets Tent Camouflage blanket How…

  • Mothers Day hand print craft
    Baker Ross Blogger Network - crafts - Handprint art - Kids crafts - Mother's Day crafts - Spring - tutorial

    Mother’s Day handprint art

    February 14, 2015 - By 

    Mother’s Day is a few weeks away (March 15th this year) but that doesn’t stop us wanting to craft around the theme. We love hand print art and found a super sweet kit that does all the hard work for you. How to make Mother’s Day handprint art: This little kit comes with printed Mother’s Day poem, foam pieces and ribbon. It is easy to make a personalised card, simply draw around your hand onto the foam and cut out to make your flower. Then decorate with the foam flowers There’s a sweet poem and a line to write your…

  • Baker Ross Blogger Network - crafts - Kids crafts - Mother's Day crafts - Spring - tutorial

    Mother’s Day rosette

    February 14, 2015 - By 

    We were sent a wonderful parcel of Baker Ross goodies which the children have been happily ploughing their way through. Today I’m going to share two fun Mother’s Day crafts. My 4 year old loves to look through our craft box and this Mother’s Day rosette kit really caught his eye. How to make a simple Mother’s Day rosette: The kit included pre-cut foam templates, self-adhesive foam pieces, sequins and a badge pin. Big Brother picked a blue and yellow kit (there were 3 designs to choose from) and got to work. There were pictorial instructions but he didn’t need…

  • Baker Ross Blogger Network - Kids crafts - Spring - tutorial

    Daffodil sun catchers

    February 13, 2015 - By 

    It’s been so dreary lately that we wanted to make something colourful today. My 3 year old has wanted to make sun catchers for a while so today we made some daffodil ones using ready cut frames and cellophane squares. I cut the cellophane squares into smaller pieces, placed the frame on a piece of contact paper and set everything out for my daughter. She had fun enjoying what colours to put where. She also tried to find different sizes of cellophane to cover the larger petals. When she had finished I covered the other side with more contact paper…

  • easy Kinder Egg Baymax - the gingerbread house
    Kids crafts - tutorial

    How to make Baymax from Kinder Egg shells

    February 1, 2015 - By 

    We are so excited about Big Hero 6. As a family we love to watch films and we loved Big Hero 6 on the big screen. Big Hero 6 is the story of Hiro and Baymax, set in the fictional city of Sanfransokyo (a mashup of San Francisco and Tokyo). The film is inspired by the Marvel Comics superhero team of the same name. The film tells the story of a young robotics prodigy named Hiro Hamada, Baymax (a personal healthcare robot) and a group of friends from nerd school who form a superhero team to combat a masked villain. …

  • easy Cardboard Cookies for kids - the gingerbread house
    Kids crafts - Recycled crafts - tutorial

    How to make cardboard cookies

    January 30, 2015 - By 

    Last year we bought my daughter a play kitchen. It’s one of her favourite toys and has led to some really fun play times. She prepares her play food, makes us meals, organises tea parties for her dolls and sets up shop too. This was a really great purchase! Today it’s raining (again!) so I thought it would be fun to make our own food. We’ve made felt food before but I wanted to try and use some products from our recycling box so we made cardboard cookies. Materials for cardboard cookies: recycled cardboard, brown if possible cookie cutters white…