The weather is dreadful today but hopefully I am going to cheer you up with a pop of Spring colours. We were recently sent a bundle of craft supplies from Springboard Supplies, who are the leading UK supplier of art and craft supplies, class activity packs, collage essentials and classroom display products for everybody to…
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Easter egg fuse bead decoration
Once again we were the lucky recipients of a bundle of craft kits from Baker Ross which kept my children busy during half term. With the weather turning a little less wintery (I can hope, can’t I?!), the children playing outside more and my tête-à-tête blooming, I declare it is time for Springtime crafting! We…
Easter shadow box
A while ago my daughter and I visited a fantastic exhibition at the Royal Academy, the Joseph Cornell Wanderlust exhibition. He was an American artist famed for his collages and assemblages. I found his work so inspiring so my daughter and I made a little Easter shadow box with some of the contents of our…
Free Peppa Pig Easter printables
I have some fun free Peppa Pig Easter printables to share with you today. These are perfect to print out and will keep your children occupied over the long weekend! You will only need simple craft materials (which you probably already have) so feel free to Pin this image and save for later. The four…
How to make chalkboard Easter eggs
Earlier this month I bought a huge tin of chalkboard paint at my local DIY store. I made a magnetic Scrabble board which I keep meaning to tell you all about. There was a lot of paint leftover so I used some to make chalkboard Easter eggs. Here’s how I did it – Equipment needed…
Monday happy things
This is my weekly opportunity to remember some of my highlights of the previous week and it’s been pretty busy. We really enjoyed a trip to The Art of The Brick exhibition on Brick Lane. It features over 100 models by artist Nathan Sawaya all made from Lego and was pretty inspiring. Whilst out in…
Kids crafts – painting using food
I love to keep my little one busy and today we tried something new, painting using food! Equipment needed to paint with food: Potatoes White paper Easter themed cookie cutters Paint How to paint with food: We’ve tried painting with lots of different materials, from flowers to corks and hands. Today we used potatoes which…
Spring tissue paper wreath tutorial
A couple of weeks ago Hobbycraft sent me some craft supplies which included a really colourful pack of tissue paper in beautiful Spring colours. I’ve been wondering what to make with them and today my daughter decided to create a tissue paper wreath, just like pretty blossom and perfect for Spring. We had fun trying…
10 Spring sheep crafts for pre-schoolers (3x$500 giveaway)
Over the weekend it definitely felt like Spring was in the air. The children are excited about the warmer weather as they really want to spend some time in the garden. Once again I’ve teamed up with the Kids Blogger Network to bring you an amazing giveaway. Don’t forget to read to the bottom of…