• Halloween teacake spider treats
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    Halloween teacake spider treats

    September 25, 2017 - By 

    I’ve been excited by the thought of Halloween for a while now. We actually went on a little Halloween shopping spree a few weeks ago and I couldn’t help but be excited by some Halloween crafting with the children. Today I’m joining up with some other bloggers and taking part in a Halloween Blog Hop organised by The Moments at Home. Our Halloween craft is Halloween teacake spider treats. I love teacakes and they can be decorated in so many ways throughout the changing seasons – see our teacake Christmas puds here. Teacake spiders are fun and taste delicious too! Halloween…

  • Halloween hand painted rock monsters
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    Halloween hand painted rock monsters

    September 17, 2017 - By 

    My children are all about painted rocks at the moment. It’s the latest craze and they are fully embracing it! Have you heard about painted rocks? It’s quite simple, people are decorating and hiding painted rocks! This is great fun for adults and children, and pretty cheap too. I recently bought a big bag of smooth pebbles from our local garden centre. These are perfect for creating story stones but also for crafting painted stones. Halloween hand painted rock monsters With Halloween coming up we wanted to create Halloween themed painted rocks. I’ve seen some awesome pumpkin painted rocks on…

  • tealight Halloween decorations
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    Tealight Halloween decorations {A-Z Play at Home}

    September 15, 2017 - By 

    Am I allowed to admit we’re getting excited for Halloween in our house? Yesterday I couldn’t resist buying the kids new Halloween t-shirts and picking up some fun craft supplies. We’ve made a start on our homemade Halloween decorations too to supplement the stash we’ve made in previous years. Today I wanted to share the tealight Halloween decorations we’ve been making. They are so simple to make and use everyday objects you should already have around the home. How to make tealight Halloween decorations You will need: LED tealights Black permanent pen Plastic disposable cups or yoghurt pots We raided…

  • Easy Gingerbread Halloween mummies - the gingerbread house
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    Easy Gingerbread Halloween mummies

    October 19, 2016 - By 

    With both my children at school our crafts now take place after school and at the weekends. I have perfected the art of setting up an invitation to play which helps them both unwind from school and bring out their creativity. This week we had fun with our Easy Gingerbread Halloween mummies and I’m going to let you into a little secret – I didn’t bake my own gingerbread! Easy Gingerbread Halloween mummies This is a super quick and fun craft activity because it uses shop bought gingerbread men! I love making my own but sometimes you just need to…

  • Spooky Oreo eye cookies - the gingerbread house
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    Spooky Oreo eye cookies

    October 17, 2016 - By 

    I have a lovely simple Halloween craft to share today. They’ve been a huge hit with my children and you’ll soon see why. Spooky Oreo eye cookies are simple to make but look brilliant as a special Halloween treat. Here’s how we made ours. You will need: 1 pack of Oreos Green gel icing Chocolate buttons Red icing How to make Spooky Oreo eye cookies The first step is to carefully remove the top of your Oreo. Slide a knife underneath the top biscuit and gently pull off. Some of mine broke whilst doing this but this half isn’t needed.…

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    Pom pom pumpkins and more

    October 11, 2016 - By 

    Now that my children are both at school full time I have found crafting is the perfect way for them to wind down after school. I love sitting at the table and talking with them about their day. I find they seem to remember more when their hands are occupied and it’s so much more interesting than the usual “can’t remember” or “don’t know!”. It’s feeling much more autumnal this week and I’ve started to hang a few Halloween decorations around the house. We love to celebrate the seasons so were very happy to receive a box of Halloween craft…

  • Easy Halloween Spider Pizza
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    Easy Halloween Spider Pizza

    October 8, 2016 - By 

    It is pretty easy to please my children. They love Halloween, although my 4 year old won’t stop singing Christmas carols! So I thought it would be fun to give them a Halloween-themed dinner and they had fun helping me make Halloween Spider Pizza. This is so simple to make and is perfect for a Halloween themed feast. You will need: Garlic Pizza Bread Jar of Tomato Pasta Sauce Jar of black pitted olives Freshly grated cheese How to make Easy Halloween Spider Pizza I wanted to make this as easy and fun as possible so I used ready-made ingredients.…

  • Spooky Lolly Pop treats for Halloween
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    Spooky Lolly Pop treats for Halloween {trick or treat}

    October 7, 2016 - By 

    I’m not quite sure when to start putting up our Halloween decorations. Our lightbox is helping us count down the days and we have a growing number of homemade Halloween decorations to hang. This year we’ve made some fun spooky lolly pop treats for our Halloween visitors. Our lolly pop pumpkins, ghosts and spiders are sure to delight any age and are super simple to make. How to make spooky lolly pop treats You will need: wrapped lolly pops tissue paper in white, black, orange and red scissors googly eyes or permanent pen short pieces of wool 1 Cut out…

  • Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights Colouring Classic
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    Win 1 of 2 Gothic themed adult colouring classics

    October 2, 2016 - By 

    Every year Halloween celebrations seem to get bigger and better. This year our preparations started quite early. We’ve already made a start on our Halloween crafts, we shared our egg carton ghosts yesterday, and have so many more planned. Halloween is fun for my children but it has a much darker side that you are probably more familiar with. If you are a fan of Halloween then you may be interested in two brand new adult colouring books – Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights and Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Embrace the greatest Gothic literature of all time and indulge your creativity with…