• Hama bead holly and berries craft for kids
    Christmas - crafts - handmade - Winter

    Hama bead holly and berries

    January 13, 2017 - By 

    Today my 6 year old has been off school sick. He has chicken pox, even though I thought he had it when he was little. Apparently you can get it twice, just like his younger sister. Luckily I didn’t have any plans so today we have played Monopoly Token Madness (great for his maths skills!), I’ve watched him play Minecraft for too long and he has been busy creating with hama beads. He asked to get them out and was happy to sit and create. Hama beads are so tactile and we both enjoyed chatting about what we wanted to…

  • How to make a Winter Solstice ice lamp
    crafts - Nature crafts - STEM activity - Winter

    How to make a Winter Solstice ice lamp

    December 20, 2016 - By 

    Did you know that tomorrow (Wednesday December 21st) at 10.44 GMT is the Winter Solstice. The winter solstice is an astronomical phenomenon marking the shortest day and the longest night of the year. It happens when the Sun reaches its most southerly declination of -23.5 degrees. To celebrate the Winter Solstice and the shortest day of the year we made a Winter Solstice ice lamp. I’ve wanted to make one for a few years, the kids always enjoy a little science at home, and finally got round to making it with the children. We used: a plastic tub water red…

  • BB8 decoration for kids
    Christmas - Kids crafts - Star Wars crafts - tutorial - Winter

    BB-8 droid Star Wars decoration

    December 22, 2015 - By 

    Have you seen the new Star Wars film yet? My husband has seen it twice and my 5 year old has seen it once so far. I’m really hoping I’ll find a cinema ticket under the tree for me to go and see it! My 5 year old has fallen in love with BB-8 the cute little droid in Star Wars so I thought I would make him a special BB-8 droid Star Wars decoration. BB-8 droid Star Wars decoration If you’re not a fan of Star Wars then BB-8 is a spherical robot with a free-moving domed head. He is white, with…

  • Baker Ross Blogger Network - Christmas - Kids crafts - Winter

    Do You Want to Build a Snowman?

    November 25, 2015 - By 

    Both my children enjoy crafting and as they get a little older they are able to craft independently of me. My 5 year old loves to craft and often asks me for a craft to do between getting home from school and dinner. He’s been steadily working his way through a pile of Christmas craft kits from Baker Ross and I’m going to share the end results with you. We love making sun catchers and my 3 and 5 year old enjoyed the Penguin Stained Glass Effect Hanging Decorations. I don’t think penguins are particularly Christmassy but the decorations were…

  • easy snowman ornament tutorial
    Bostik Family Craft Bloggers Network - Christmas - Kids crafts - tutorial - Winter

    How to make a Styrofoam snowman ornament

    December 12, 2014 - By 

    Our Christmas tree is looking amazing this year. It’s full of decorations, some traditional ones we’ve had for years and lots made by the children. One of my favourite is our Styrofoam snowman so I thought I would share how we made it with you. Equipment needed to make a Styrofoam snowman ornament: two styrofoam balls (one small, one medium sized) Bostik Glu Dots Ribbon Pipe cleaner Pom poms Foam stickers Beads How to make a Styrofoam snowman ornament: Glue the two styrofoam balls together using a Bostik Glu Dot, place the smaller ball on top of the larger one.…