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    5 minute fortune cookie (for Chinese New Year)

    January 11, 2013 - By 

    It feels like the New Year has brought lots of crafting opportunities with it and the toddler and I have been busy. Chinese New Year will be celebrated on February 10th, so we’ve made some fabric fortune cookies that look good enough to eat. They were really quick to make, so perfect for a cold afternoon. Supplies needed to make 5 minute fortune cookies You will need: a 4 inch circle (we drew round a can from the kitchen cupboard on a piece of cardboard) a 5 inch square of felt a 5 inch square of fabric a different fortune,…

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    Christmas Eve traditions

    December 24, 2012 - By 

    I can’t quite believe it’s Christmas Eve. After months of planning I must admit the only thing I hadn’t really thought about was the food, resulting in a last minute dash around the supermarket at the weekend! We’re slowly starting our own family traditions. This year the children have lovely new pyjamas to go to bed in. We’ve got a selection of Christmas films to watch and books to read. We are looking forward to the minute my husband finishes work (luckily he works from home) so we can really start Christmas. Tonight we’ll be leaving out some treats for…

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    Christmas Card Craft Off

    December 19, 2012 - By 

    Do you make your own Christmas cards or do you prefer shop-bought ones? There’s so much choice out there but I love sending personalised cards to family and friends. This year we chose a photo of the children playing (happily for once!) in the park and everyone seems to love it. I’m feeling so organised that I thought I would make a Christmas card for my husband. Christmas Card Craft Off My card combines my favourite things – gingerbread houses and washi tape bunting! I really enjoyed making it and I thought I’d show you how. You will need: red…

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    Cath Kidston - Christmas - crafts - handmade

    Christmas tree for toddlers

    December 19, 2012 - By 

    It’s that time of the month, the PinAddicts Pinterest Challenge. The idea is to choose something from your Pinterest boards to create and link up each month. I saw a small felt Christmas tree which had been made for a toddler to play with. I thought I would adapt this for my own toddler so here is my Christmas tree for toddlers. You will need: a large gift bag a selection of felt ornaments velcro stick ons Christmas tree for toddlers I bought an extra large gift bag from Ikea which featured a plain Christmas tree. I hung it up using…

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    Make your own Christmas cards with Nick Jnr.

    December 17, 2012 - By 

    If your children are big fans of Nick Jnr. and love being crafty then I have a brilliant site to share with you. The Nick Jnr. Card-o-Matic is a free card creator that allows you to create free cards featuring the likes of Peppa Pig, Ben and Holly, Bubble Guppies and Dora the Explorer. You can try out the Card-o-Matic here. It’s quite simple to use: first you select your card type, then you select your card from three options – create a card, pre-made card or colour-in card. We tried each option and they are all quite similar: you…

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    Review – Emily Button

    December 16, 2012 - By 

    Little Sis was totally spoilt and sent some of the products from the new Emily Button range from Hallmark to try.  Emily Button is a real live ragdoll and she has two friends called Mousey and Bobble, they have been created especially for pre schoolers. Exclusive to M&S, the traditional range of gorgeous soft toys, stationery and crafts aims to enhance imagination and creativity. According to her website – Emily Button is a real live ragdoll made from vintage style fabrics, buttons and ribbons. She loves to collect little things which she puts in her pocket, from a piece of…

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    Melted bead decorations

    December 7, 2012 - By 

    We’re making as many decorations as we can this year, all with our red and white theme. I really wanted to try melting plastic beads inside cookie cutters, so we did. Melted bead decorations I wasn’t sure what the toddler would make of the colourful plastic beads but at 33 months he really enjoyed it. Granted, I’ve been finding them caught in the floor boards ever since, but he enjoyed himself and that’s all that really matters. I picked up a huge box of small plastic beads at my local charity shop so this was a cheap and easy craft.…

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    Recycled sweet wrapper decorations

    November 19, 2012 - By 

    If you are looking for a fun craft for toddlers, look no further. We’ve been busy making festive baubles from sweetie wrappers! I’m sad to say I’ve been saving colourful sweetie wrappers for a rainy day and then I thought of a great activity for the toddler. Equipment you will need to make recycled sweet wrapper decorations: card scissors double sided sticky tape ribbon I cut 6 circles from black card and then cut smaller circles out of them (using baby food jars as a template). The toddler adores sticky tape so I gave him small pieces of tape and…

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    Vintage letter cards banner

    November 8, 2012 - By 

    There are so many Christmas crafts I want to make this year. For the first time in my adult life I have decided we’re having a colour theme so hopefully the house will look co-ordinated for once. The theme is very simple – red and white, with a vintage vibe. Vintage letter cards banner I’m ashamed to say we already have our advent candles up on the mantle piece, which I de-cluttered specially. They look lovely and I’m wondering if I’ll want to light them when the time comes. We’re trying to keep the house tidy and clean as we’re…