• Dissolving Love Hearts Valentine science
    Crafts for kids - STEM activity - Valentines Day crafts

    Dissolving Love Hearts Valentine science

    February 5, 2021 - By 

    Our home learning has been a lot of fun recently. My 9 year old loves science so we’ve been trying all those home science experiments we’ve wanted to try but never had the time. After the success of our winter Candy Cane experiment my daughter suggested we try it again with Love Hearts. We love those cute little Love Hearts, especially the emoji ones! I thought they would be easy to find but they weren’t – so I ended up buying a huge box of them! Love Hearts have been around for years and I’m sure everyone remembers looking for…

  • Valentine STEM challenge for kids
    Crafts for kids - Valentines Day crafts

    Heart Marshmallow Valentine STEM challenge for kids

    February 4, 2021 - By 

    We are so happy to see the back of January and welcome February. There are so many things to look forward to in February including Valentine’s Day, Pancake Day, birthdays and Spring! Now my children are a little older I knew they would enjoy some STEM experiments and we have tried a few over the last week. There are some really fun science experiments you can do at home and they never fail to delight my children. The first one we wanted to tell you about was the Heart Marshmallow Valentine STEM challenge I set the kids. You don’t need…

  • Fold a Valentine paper heart origami bookmark
    Crafts for kids - Handmade gifts - Valentines Day crafts

    Fold a Valentine paper heart origami bookmark

    January 22, 2021 - By 

    I am so ready for something to celebrate and bring some colour into our lives again! I always find January a difficult month so have been eagerly looking for signs of Spring. This week we’ve spotted catkins in the trees, snowdrops on the ground and the bunches of daffodils I bought have been blooming with colour. Next month we will be celebrating Valentine’s Day on the 14th February and I couldn’t resist a few crafts with my children. My son adores the art of origami and had so much fun making a bunch of Valentine paper heart origami bookmarks. These…

  • Valentine paper crafting
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    Valentine paper crafting {Love Paper Box from MakeBox + Co}

    February 12, 2020 - By 

    I always feel that Valentine’s Day should be celebrated but simply. It feels like I’m still paying off the excesses of Christmas in February and I want Valentine’s Day to be meaningful more than anything else. My daughter has already asked when she’s getting for Valentine’s Day so I’ve been emphasising the handmade nature of our gifts this year. The children have been busy making cards and have bought small chocolate gifts for their friends. I love that my 8 year old made a card for her boyfriend, I really hope she gets one back. Love Paper Box from MakeBox…

  • Love Hearts inspired painted rocks
    Crafts for kids - Painted rocks - Valentines Day crafts

    Love Hearts inspired painted rocks

    February 5, 2020 - By 

    We love making our own painted rocks. They are such a simple but fun craft that anyone can do With Valentine’s Day coming up next week, why not make a few Love Hearts inspired painted rocks? These are a calorie-free treat which everyone will love to find! We used: Bag of smooth pebbles or rocks Selection of posca pens Varnish to seal the painted rocks (we use Wilko Gloss Yacht Varnish) How to make Love Hearts inspired painted rocks First we washed our rocks in warm soapy water and left them to dry. Then we raided our craft supplies for…

  • Free printable Valentine's Day bookmarks
    Crafts for kids - free printables - Valentines Day crafts

    Free printable Valentine’s Day bookmarks

    January 25, 2020 - By 

    January isn’t my favourite month. The days are short and cold. However, we are surrounded by signs of Spring and are excited to start thinking about Valentine’s Day next month. We’ve already shared our free Baby Yoda printable but were back with another Valentine’s Day printable, sweet cut out and colour bookmarks for kids to make this Valentine’s Day. Free printable Valentine’s Day bookmarks We love to spread the love on Valentine’s Day and I’ve always encouraged the children to make and give Valentine’s Day cards to friends and family. This year we are sharing our free printable colouring bookmarks…

  • Free Baby Yoda inspired colouring sheet for kids
    Crafts for kids - free printables - Star Wars crafts - Valentines Day crafts

    Free Baby Yoda inspired colouring sheet for kids

    January 3, 2020 - By 

    My son and husband are huge Star Wars fans. We all loved the latest Star Wars film, Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker when we watched it last week. This was the first year my son didn’t ask for a Star Wars Lego set for Christmas which made me feel a bit sad, although he did buy a small Mandalorian Lego set. We can’t wait to watch The Mandalorian when it comes to the UK via Disney+ this March. According to an Instagram post from John Favreau, writer and director, the series is set between the end of…

  • {Free printable} Valentine's pencil topper from the gingerbread house
    Crafts for kids - free printables - Valentines Day crafts

    {Free printable} Valentine’s pencil topper

    February 10, 2019 - By 

    With Valentine’s Day fast approaching next week, we have been busy making handmade Valentine’s Day cards for family. I love that the children enjoy making cards and this year they have been raiding my stash of washi tape to decorate theirs. For the first time my daughter has bought an edible gift for the boy she likes in her class – why is my baby growing up so quickly!? I love the idea of giving out gifts to all their classmates so am sharing my free printable Valentine’s pencil topper activity. It is quick and easy to make and makes the…

  • Honey Bee Valentine craft for kids to make from the gingerbread house
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    DIY paper Honey Bee Valentine’s Day craft for kids

    February 5, 2019 - By 

    Have you started thinking about Valentines Day yet? I am super organised this year. I have cards and small chocolate hearts ready to leave out for my children. I find Valentine’s Day too commercialised so like to keep things simple. We decorate with handmade Valentine decorations and make cards for family. We have lots of Valentine crafts for you to have fun with but today I wanted to share one more, our DIY paper Honey Bee Valentine’s Day craft for kids. DIY paper Honey Bee Valentine’s Day craft for kids supplies: Colourful cardstock paper Scissors Pencil Markers Paper glue Googly…