• Halloween crafts

    Fingerprint painted pumpkin for kids

    October 20, 2021 - By 

    We have crafted a lot this October. Halloween is so much fun and there is something lovely about sitting around the table after school to craft together. Our most recent craft was decorating a papier mache pumpkin. As much as we love to carve a real pumpkin, our fingerprint painted pumpkin for kids is a lot less messy! Fingerprint painted pumpkin for kids We already had the papier mache pumpkin, I think it came from Hobbycraft. We gave it a quick coat of white paint to provide a plain background for the fingerprints. Then we found orange paint, as well…

  • Eco Kids Self-Sufficiency Handbook review
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    Eco Kids Self-Sufficiency Handbook review

    February 21, 2019 - By 

    Over the last few weeks I have been reading the Eco Kids Self-Sufficiency Handbook: STEAM projects to help kids make a difference by Alan & Gill Bridgewater. I love a craft book and this has a great mix of projects for crafty kids like mine. Eco Kids Self-Sufficiency Handbook The Eco Kids Self-Sufficiency Handbook offers a wide range of ways to capture the imagination and make a positive contribution to the world around us. Twenty-eight exciting projects support integrated STEAM learning (science, technology, engineering, art, maths), all with easy to follow step-by-step instructions and photographs. By cleverly combining creativity with eco-awareness, this…

  • 12 Must Make Dr. Seuss Crafts
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    12 Must Make Dr. Seuss Crafts

    January 15, 2019 - By 

    On March 2rd Dr. Seuss Day is celebrated. You may not have heard of this day before but it’s celebrated every year, on the anniversary of the birth of Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known by his pen name – Dr Seuss! Across the world there is a full twenty-four hours to make a mess with the Cat in the Hat, dance around with the Fox in Sox, hear a Who with Horton, count the red and blue fish, help the Grinch see the error of his ways, and listen to Sam I Am’s friend complain about his dish of green…

  • How to Make a Halloween Friendship Bracelet craft for kids to make
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    How to Make a Halloween Friendship Bracelet

    October 22, 2018 - By 

    This is a guest post from our friends at Mrs Mactivity, who make creative learning resources to download and print, for parents and teachers. Download the Halloween Friendship Bracelet template here. Halloween is such a fun seasonal event! There’s pumpkin soup to make, costumes to prepare, trick or treating, parties, fun and excited children! It’s a sort of second place Christmas – after your own birthday of course. It’s also a really good opportunity to involve children in crafting and creative activities, to help them develop fine motor skills and above all, to have fun and spend quality time together…

  • Halloween painted rock ideas
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    Halloween painted rock ideas

    September 10, 2018 - By 

    I know we’ve only just survived the first week back at school but I’m beginning to get excited about Halloween at the end of next month. My kids love Halloween and whilst we might not go all out for horror and zombies, we can’t result stocking up on the Halloween candy and go Trick or Treating. Today I’m joining in with a Halloween blog hop with our Halloween painted rocks. We love decorating and hiding painted rocks. We hid a lot of our painted rocks stash over the summer, hiding them locally near where we live and also taking a…

  • The Greatest Showman activities for kids
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    The Greatest Showman activities for kids

    August 30, 2018 - By 

    I have a feeling I might just be the past person in the country to have watched The Greatest Showman. Yesterday I went and watched it with my children and some school friends at a Movies for Juniors screening at our local cinema. The Greatest Showman The Greatest Showman is an original musical that celebrates the birth of show business and the sense of wonder we feel when dreams come to life. Inspired by the ambition and imagination of P.T. Barnum, The Greatest Showman tells the story of a visionary who rose from nothing to create a mesmerizing spectacle that became…

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    Pebble Pets: 50 Animal Rock Art Projects by Denise Scicluna

    August 15, 2018 - By 

    You all know how much my children and I love creating painted rocks. We’ve hidden quite a few over the summer holidays so were keen to make some new ones. We were kindly sent a copy of Pebble Pets to review, this features over 50 adorable animal rock art designs for the ultimate stress-free family menagerie! Pebble Pets: 50 Animal Rock Art Projects by Denise Scicluna Pebble Pets is authored by Denise Scicluna, who also wrote Rock Art. Pebble Pets is a great guide to creating cute and characterful animal rock art projects in a variety of styles. We love decorating rocks…

  • James and the Giant Peach story stones
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    James and the Giant Peach story stones

    August 14, 2018 - By 

    We love making story stones and decorating rocks. We have built up quite a stash so have been taking a few out with us every day and hiding them around the neighbourhood. It’s been so lovely to see friends finding them and posting them on our local painted rocks Facebook page. It definitely encourages us to make more. We recently told you about the theme for the 2018 Roald Dahl Day celebrations – James and the Giant Peach. A few years ago my son and I worked our way through all of Roald Dahl’s stories. When I mentioned James and…

  • Aquabeads Disney Princess Character Set
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    Aquabeads Disney Princess Character Set

    August 11, 2018 - By 

    We can’t be the only family who is a lot happier now the weather has cooled down. We don’t enjoy the very hot weather and hated being restricted to being indoors in the hottest parts of the day. Thankfully we had lots of arts and crafts to keep the children busy. They both enjoy crafting with Aquabeads, small coloured beads which stick together with water. Aquabeads Disney Princess Character Set We were sent the Aquabeads Disney Princess Character Set to play with at home. Make Ariel, Belle, Rapunzel, Tiana and Jasmine with the charming Disney Princess Character Set! There are…