I’m really hoping that this Summer weather is here to stay. The children only have 2 weeks left at school until their 6 weeks off. The summer holidays always seem a little easier when the sun is shining. For the last few years we’ve kept a summer scrapbook, this is a great activity for us all to be involved with, it encourages the children to write and is a lovely memento of our family adventures. Why you should make a Summer scrapbook with your kids A few weeks ago I saw some colourful scrapbook kits in Flying Tiger so bought…
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I’m sure it can’t have escaped your attention that everyone is obsessed with unicorns. I admit that we love unicorns too, I’ve even been drinking out of a unicorn mug for the last few months. We’ve made a few unicorn crafts, such as our unicorn painted rocks, but there’s always room for more. I’ve been thinking about making a colourful unicorn horn for a while and when we received our latest box of Bostik Bloggers craft supplies I knew we had everything we needed to make it. Tissue paper unicorn horn craft First I drew the outline of a unicorn…
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We have a beautiful magnolia bush in our front garden. The petals are a deep purple colour on the outside and a lighter pink inside, and the bush has recently been in bloom. When we came home one day we noticed that the petals had been falling off (already!) so we picked them up to take a closer look at them. My daughter loves mermaids and I thought the silky smooth petals would be perfect for crafting with. I drew a rough outline of a mermaid on a sheet of card, and she glued them along the mermaids tail. The…
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We’re celebrating St Patrick’s Day here in the UK on March 17th. St Patrick’s Day, or the Feast of St Patrick, is a cultural and religious celebration held on 17th March, the traditional death date of Saint Patrick, who was the patron saint of Ireland. There are so many fun St Patricks’ Day crafts and activities for kids. I’ve collected 16 of my favourite St Patrick’s Day crafts for kids which I hope gives you plenty of inspiration to get crafting at home. 16 St Patrick’s Day crafts for kids St Patricks’ Pot of Gold rainbow craft from School Time Snippets…