• homemade cookies for cats
    Handmade gifts - Kids crafts

    Homemade cookies for cats

    March 22, 2015 - By 

    This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #CollectiveBias I often make handmade gifts for members of my family. I’ve made teacup candles, cushions and blankets. Today I’m making something a little different but just as fun – homemade cookies for cats from Hill’s dry pet food. We’ve only ever fed our cats Hill’s (it gives them super glossy coats!) so I thought it would be great to make some shaped cookie treats with my children for them. Ingredients needed to make homemade cookies for cats: 2 cups of Hill’s dry…

  • Easter - Kids crafts

    Our Easter Egg Hunt Easter bonnet

    March 21, 2015 - By 

    This is the second year we’ve decorated an Easter bonnet. My daughter takes part in a fun Easter parade at her nursery, they all wear their decorated hats and do a little catwalk show. The shops are full of ribbons, little chicks, pastel shades of tissue paper and Easter bonnets. I thought I would get both of my children involved in decorating and we gathered a great haul from The Works. How to make an Easter Egg Hunt Easter bonnet The Works’ Easter crafting range includes bonnets, chicks, tissue paper, rabbit stickers, seasonal ribbons, hanging Easter decorations and much more…

  • playing - toy review

    Thomas & Friends Rattling Railsss

    March 20, 2015 - By 

    The other day I mentioned that this year is Thomas & Friends 70th Birthday! I pulled together some our favourite Thomas & Friends crafts so do pop over and take a look if you are looking for some crafty inspiration. Based on stories of the railways, Thomas & Friends invites children to enter a world of imagination on the island of Sodor. It’s an idealised world created by the Reverend W. Awdry, where trains are powered by steam – and they talk! With a strong community ethos, typified by a universal willingness to help, practice good manners and hard work,…

  • 10 Sylvanian Families crafts
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    10 Sylvanian Families crafts

    March 20, 2015 - By 

    My 3 year old has fallen in love with Sylvanian Families, just as I did when I was her age. First made in 1985, Sylvanian Families is an adorable range of distinctive animal characters set to turn #30yearsyoung today (20th March 2015). I love to bring crafts into our play and when I saw an egg box boat craft in the latest issue of prima makes I knew we should make it. It only took 10 minutes and kept my 3 year old occupied for an afternoon. We used the bottom of an egg box as a boat, added a knitting…

  • competition - Easter - Kids crafts

    Win an Easter bonnet decorating kit

    March 19, 2015 - By 

    A couple of weeks ago I attended the Spring Hobbycraft Press Show and picked up some great ideas for Easter decorating and baking. Today I have a fun giveaway where you can win one of two Easter bonnet decorating kits, perfect if your child is decorating an Easter bonnet or to decorate an Easter cake! image credit The delightful Easter Bonnet Embellishment Kit will enable you to keep the age old tradition alive and adorn your Easter bonnet with a plethora of springtime motifs from chicks to eggs and bunnies to flowers. You will be able to keep the children…

  • Play dough hot cross buns
    Crafts for kids - Easter - Kids crafts - tutorial

    Play dough hot cross buns

    March 19, 2015 - By 

    Home made play dough is so easy to make and I like the fact I know exactly what’s in it. The other day I made some play dough for my children so they could make some play dough Hot Cross buns. Hot Cross buns are a traditional Easter treat (although they seem to be available in the shops earlier each year!). They are a spiced sweet bun made with currants and marked with a cross on the top. Recipe for home made play dough: 150g plain flour 100g salt 2 tsp. cream of tartar 2 tbsp. vegetable oil 180ml water…

  • Handmade gifts - upcycling - vintage

    How to make Scrabble tile key rings

    March 18, 2015 - By 

    I was tidying up today and was a little shocked how many Scrabble sets I have. As much as I love the game I also love to craft with the letter tiles so have bought a few sets recently to upcycle. Today I’m going to share how I make Scrabble tile key rings. These are the perfect size to pop in a cracker, or send in the post as a little gift. Equipment needed to make Scrabble tile key rings: Selection of vintage Scrabble tiles Dremel Needle file Mobile phone straps with a lobster clasp How to make Scrabble tile…

  • DIY SALT DOUGH DINOSAUR FOSSIL
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    DIY salt dough dinosaur fossils

    March 17, 2015 - By 

    I love to craft with my son but don’t have so much time now he is at school during the week. He was sent some of Schleich’s new range of prehistoric animals to review and I thought this could be a great crafting opportunity. There are 10 mini dinosaurs in the range and he received 6. You can find out more about the range on Schleich’s website. These mini dinosaurs are perfect for small world play, so he’s played with them in the Tuff Spot creating all kinds of dinosaur landscapes. He’s played sink or float with them at bath…

  • days out - playing

    Farmyard small world play

    March 16, 2015 - By 

    I recently wrote an article for Flora who have a great section on their website  to help stimulate imaginations and provide new ideas of things to get up to at the weekends. We have easy access to the countryside from where we live and a local farm we love to visit. Why don’t you pop on over to read about our recent day out at the farm. It’s lovely to spark new interests in children and continue the learning at home. Yesterday the children spent the afternoon having fun with a special animal-themed small world play, which I thought I…