• DIY kid-friendly luggage label
    crafts - die cutting - Sizzix crafts

    DIY kid-friendly luggage label

    June 17, 2016 - By 

    With the summer holidays looming for many, our crafting is taking a practical turn. Today I’m sharing the DIY kid-friendly luggage label tutorial I wrote for the Sizzix blog. This is a fun craft that kids can easily get involved with. We have a large collection of Duck Tapes so they enjoyed picking their favourite but this would also work well with washi tape. Fingers crossed there won’t be any more lost luggage! Hop on over to the Sizzix blog for the full tutorial for my kid-friendly luggage labels. You may be interested in my other Sizzix makes: How to…

  • making simple mud kitchen food with stones for creative play
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    Simple mud kitchen food

    June 15, 2016 - By 

    Today I’m taking part in the monthly Kid Craft Challenge. The theme this month is outdoor crafts which is perfect for this time of year. Our children love to be outdoors and their favourite place to be is our lovely mud kitchen, find out how to build a mud kitchen here. So today we’re sharing our recipe for simple mud kitchen food. In previous years they’ve had fun turning it into a cafe and I’m often brought strange concoctions which are their latest soup recipe or hot chocolate. Our mud kitchen seems to inspire them to be creative which is just what we…

  • Jungle themed desk tidy
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    Jungle themed desk tidy

    June 14, 2016 - By 

    I’m always trying to get the children to keep their craft supplies tidy. So our latest craft has been raiding our recycling drawer to make a jungle-themed desk tidy. We used: Bostik White Glu and Glu Dots (from our latest Bostik Bloggers craft pack) Animal print paper sheets from Baker Ross Scissors Cardboard tubes and boxes from the recycling box How to make a jungle themed desk tidy We found a variety of cardboard tubes in our recycling box and covered them with different animal print papers – Giraffe, Zebra, Reptile, Leopard, Tiger and Snakeskin. The children enjoyed picking their…

  • Cath Kidston - crafts - days out - mindfulness

    Monday Happy List – week 90

    June 13, 2016 - By 

    We started off our week with a visit to KidZania as the children had an Inset Day. They loved the experience which you can read a little more about in this post. They are still talking about it which is always the sign of a great day out. I have made so many things this last week that I really need a break. I know I love to be creative but I have had some insane deadlines lately. I’m always grateful if people want to work with me but I have to not take on so much. It feels like…

  • crafts - Father's Day - Gift guide - Kids crafts

    Father’s Day gift guide

    June 12, 2016 - By 

    I haven’t pulled together a gift guide since Christmas but they are quite fun posts to write. So, if you’re feeling a bit stuck with Father’s day looming next Sunday (19th June) then I hope you might find some inspiration here. Father’s Day gift guide We are a creative family so family celebrations always include a handmade element. This year the children made some lovely Father’s Day gifts, including decorated key rings from a Baker Ross craft kit and an air drying clay dish for loose change. I’m sure they’ll both be making Father’s Day cards at school but we…

  • 10 Euro 2016 football crafts for kids
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    10 Euro 2016 football crafts for kids

    June 11, 2016 - By 

    According to Wikipedia (my main source of information apart from my 6 year old son), the 2016 UEFA European Championship, commonly referred to as UEFA Euro 2016 or simply Euro 2016, is the 15th edition of the UEFA European Championship, the quadrennial international men’s football championship of Europe organised by UEFA. It runs from June 10 to July 10 2016 in France and 24 teams are taking part. My 6 year old loves his weekly football classes so I thought it would be fun to give him (and you) a round up of 10 Euro 2016 football crafts for kids. 10 Euro…

  • Cork stamped footballs craft for kids to celebrate Euro 2016
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    Cork stamped football craft

    June 11, 2016 - By 

    Wine corks are an ideal material for stamping and we have plenty of them. So I made up this simple football related craft to keep my children busy this afternoon. England will be playing their first match this evening against Russia in Euro 2016 which we’re really looking forward to watching later. Cork stamped football craft We used: wine cork Swann Morton scalpel Black acrylic paint White card circles (cut using my Sizzix Big Shot Plus and the Sizzix Bigz Die Circles) I prepared the cork earlier, roughly marking a hexagon on one end of the cork, them cutting away the…

  • Then it was time to place the finished design on the ring body. The designs are really sweet and we enjoyed making them together.
    Aquabeaders - crafts - Kids crafts

    Aquabeads Dazzling Ring Set

    June 10, 2016 - By 

    I’ve always found making things to be the best hobby. Luckily my children think so too! As my 4 year old olny has afternoon sessions we usually spend the morning crafting. This week we have been trying out a new set from Aquabeads – the Dazzling Ring Set. This is a Refill set which means you need to already have a Layout tray and water Sprayer. The Dazzling Ring Set contains over 400 jewel and solid beads, 6 x ring bodies and 3 x template sheets. My 4 year old chose the template sheet she wanted to make, I slipped…

  • How to make Union flag bunting
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    How to make Union flag bunting

    June 10, 2016 - By 

    With The Queen’s official birthday celebrations taking place over the next few days in London, I thought I would make some special Union flag inspired bunting. How to make Union flag bunting I used the Sizzix Bigz Plus Die – Bunting (661173) which features two different bunting flag shapes, and Limited Edition Union Flag (Union Jack) Duck Tape. I love crafting with Duck Tape and this is a great way to make some bunting which should last through the Queen’s 90th birthday celebrations, Euro 2016, Wimbledon and the Olympics. You can find my full tutorial over on the Sizzix blog today. You may…