It’s been a while since we added free printables to our site but I couldn’t resist these gorgeous Gingerbread boy and Gingerbread girl line study activities for kids. We’re huge fans of gingerbread and love any activities around the story. We are delighted to add this Gingerbread boy and girl line activity for kids. It’s a fun craft activity which will help develop kids fine motor skills. Gingerbread boy and girl line activity for kids supplies: Construction paper (or card) Black Marker Scissors Glue Crayons, Markers or coloured pencils Gingerbread boy and girl line activity for kids instructions: Download and print out…
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I love sharing crafts with you and I’m hoping you’ll love this sweet Father Christmas bookmark as much as we do. It makes a fun craft for a wintery afternoon. Simply collect the supplies listed below, print out the template and start your Christmas crafting! Supplies: Coloured card (red, white, black, brown, yellow) Scissors Glue stick Free Father Christmas bookmark pdf template Black pen How to make a Father Christmas bookmark: Use the PDF template to cut out the pieces for the Father Christmas bookmark. Use a pencil to trace around the templates or just cut out the pieces from…
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Last year my children asked for Advent calendars I just couldn’t find in the shops. They asked for a Pokemon and Minecraft Advent calendar. They’ve always enjoyed opening their Advent calendars and I didn’t want to disappoint them, especially as they still believe the Elf on the Shelf makes them for them. As we couldn’t buy the Advent calendars we wanted we decided to make our own re-useable advent calendars that could be used again. Our idea was for a simple wooden box frame with 24 little Advent bags hanging from three wooden dowels which would contain Pokemon toys for…
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I’ve just about survived the first week back to school after the Christmas holidays. It felt like it was quite hard to get back into the swing of things and I’m happy that I have a few days to relax at home. December is always a crazy month for families but I still have a few Christmas activities to post. Last month we had fun creating our free Elf on the Shelf twister printable which we wanted to share with you. {free printable} Elf on the Shelf Twister game We’ve had our Elf on the Shelf for a few years…
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I love sharing the resources and activities that I do with my own children. We spend much more time at home over winter so I love to have a few new activities to keep them busy. They both enjoy sitting down and colouring, especially after a day at school, and my Christmas gingerbread house colouring page is one of their favourites. Free Christmas gingerbread house colouring page Colouring pages are really useful to keep children busy, especially if the weather keeps you indoors. We just love a gingerbread house and I thought I would share my free printable gingerbread house…
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We are really enjoying our Christmas crafting. We have been gathering around the table after school and making so many fun things. Today we wanted to share our easy Christmas tree stick craft for kids. We love making Christmas trees decorations and got out the vintage wooden ruler tree we made a few years ago. This year we are adding this fun little Christmas tree stick craft for kids to our tutorials. They are fun to make and you can make a whole forest of them – once you start you won’t want to stop! Christmas tree stick craft supplies:…
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I love having a different seasonal activity to do with my children each day. Today I am bringing you our free printable Dear Santa Christmas Wish List template. This is a great activity which will keep children occupied. I loved writing my Christmas Wish List when I was younger and it’s a tradition I’ve kept up with my own children. Dear Santa Christmas Wish List template Use our printable Christmas Wish List template to write your own letter to Santa this year! With 4 spaces to write your ideas kids will love filling it in and sending it off to…
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We had so much fun with the painted gnome rocks we decorated earlier this month that we thought we would try another gnome craft for kids. Paper plate gnome craft supplies: White paper plate Red coloured card Pink foam Scissors Bostik PVA Glue Bostik Foam Pads How to make a paper plate gnome This is a great craft for kids who love gnomes. My children love cheeky little gnomes, especially the ones who hide behind their hats. We used a white paper plate for the base of this craft, placing it on a sheet of coloured red card to guide…
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We’re so excited and ready for Advent tomorrow. Advent is the start of Christmas for us. We’re ready with our home-made advent calendars and I can’t wait to see the children’s reaction when they see their personalised advent calendars. My children are super excited for the start of Advent as not only do they get an advent calendar (or two!) but our house elves will arrive and get up to lots of mischief. I love coming up with ideas to keep my children busy at this time of year and enjoyed creating our colour your own Christmas bunting. Colour Your…