• Easter KINDER Surprise wreath
    Crafts for kids - Easter - Kids crafts - Pinned it made it - Recycled crafts

    Pinned it made it -Easter kinder surprise wreath

    April 3, 2015 - By 

    Our Easter decorations have been looking a little sparse this year. We’ve had fun making Duck Tape Easter Eggs and yesterday made a sweet Easter kinder surprise wreath which I thought I would share. I didn’t come up with myself, I found the idea on Pinterest here and made my own version. How to make an Easter kinder surprise wreath It’s super easy and all you need to make the wreath is 14 empty Kinder surprise egg shells. Then comes the fun part, take the lid of one and the base of another and pop them together. Simple! Then connect…

  • How to make Duck Tape Easter Eggs
    Crafts for kids - Duck Tape crafts - Easter - Kids crafts - tutorial

    Duck Tape Easter Eggs

    April 2, 2015 - By 

    I have a large Duck Tape collection which I love to both look at and use. My children love Duck Tape too, especially when they discovered they could wear them as bracelets or hide their cars inside them. I like to actually use them for crafting and yesterday made some fun Easter decorations – Duck Tape Easter Eggs. They are pretty simple to make but worth sharing. Equipment you need to make Duck Tape Easter Eggs Duck Tape Plastic eggs Scissors How to make Duck Tape Easter Eggs We have so many plastic fillable eggs. My children are obsessed with…

  • how to build a Gruffalo cave
    Kids crafts - playing - tutorial

    How to make a Gruffalo cave

    February 20, 2015 - By 

    We love den building so when Building Blocks & Acorns put a call out for bloggers to take part in her Fort Building Challenge I knew we should sign up. Den building can be quick, easy and fun. You can use materials you already have. You can theme them around a favourite tv show, character or book. Sometimes it’s just nice to help your child build somewhere for them to sit and have some quiet time. Today we are sharing the fun we had building our Gruffalo cave. Material needed to make a Gruffalo cave: Blankets Tent Camouflage blanket How…

  • Gingerbread cloud dough
    Christmas - gingerbread - Kids crafts

    How to make gingerbread cloud dough

    December 2, 2014 - By 

    In the quest to fill our house with lovely Christmas smells today we mixed up a batch of gingerbread cloud dough to play with. It’s simple to make, lasts for weeks and provides a fun sensory experience. Ingredients needed to make gingerbread cloud dough: Four cups of plain flour Half a cup of olive oil A few pinches of ginger or all spice brown food colouring How to make gingerbread cloud dough: Mix the ingredients in a mixing bowl. The ginger spice gave it a little bit of colour. I added a few drops of brown food colouring too but…

  • play dough acorns - the gingerbread house
    Autumn - Crafts for kids - Kids crafts - tutorial

    Easy play dough acorns

    October 17, 2014 - By 

    I set up an Autumnal invitation to play for my 4 year old when he got home from school yesterday. He’s play dough crazy so I thought I would combine some Autumnal coloured play dough with some of the acorns we collected at the woods over the weekend. Equipment needed for easy play dough acorns: Autumnal coloured play dough – red, orange, yellow, green and brown Acorns and acorn caps (I placed them in a bag in the freezer over night to make sure there were no nasties in them) How to make easy play dough acorns: I set out…

  • cardboard tube mummies - the gingerbread house
    Halloween crafts - Kids crafts - Toilet roll crafts - tutorial

    Cardboard tube mummies

    September 24, 2014 - By 

    Yay, it’s almost October which means we can start to get excited about Halloween crafts! My Pinterest stream is full of some great ideas which I’ve been busy pinning, hoping to keep my children occupied now the weather is getting cooler. Easy cardboard tube mummies My 4 year old loves any craft which involves a cardboard tube. The first thing he said to me yesterday morning was something about painting tubes and turning them into cars – not what you need at 6.50am! Equipment you will need to make cardboard tube mummies: cardboard tubes from the recycling box printed photos…

  • Christmas - Christmas - gingerbread - gingerbread house - Kids crafts - tutorial

    15 gingerbread activities for kids

    September 21, 2014 - By 

    My children love to hear the classic story of the gingerbread boy all year round so I thought it might be fun to look for some related activities. Here our 15 brilliant gingerbread activities for kids. 15 gingerbread activities for kids I love this idea of crafting a gingerbread house themed puffy paint shadow box from Teach Preschool. I’ve never made our own puffy paint but it sounds simple, and I think I might try adding some ground gingerbread for a full on sensory experience. My children love to use their hands so gingerbread playdough is a favourite activity. For…

  • competition - Kids crafts

    10 Autumn nature crafts for kids (and a $500 giveaway)

    September 19, 2014 - By 

    We are well and truly feeling Autumnal at the moment. Every time we go outside the children collect pocketfuls of leaves, conkers and pinecones to craft with. We’ve tried leaf rubbing, painting with leaves, turning pinecones into animals and so much more, all inspired by nature. Today I wanted to share 10 Autumn nature crafts for kids with you, and read on for details of an amazing giveaway opportunity. 10 Autumn nature crafts for kids : On your next walk make sure you keep an eye out as nature really does inspire crafting. How about making a conker necklace or…

  • how to make jelly worms - the gingerbread house
    Halloween crafts - Kids crafts - STEM activity - tutorial

    How to make jelly worms

    September 17, 2014 - By 

    Always on the look out for some quick and easy crafts to occupy my children, last year we thought we’d try and make wriggly jelly worms, which we’d seen on Pinterest and are perfect for a Halloween party or a Halloween STEM activity. This was fun but messy and I recommend taking your time with it. Equipment you will need to make jelly worms: Jelly cubes Mixing jug 100 plastic straws How to make jelly worms: The first stage was to mix up the jelly. We used two packs of jelly cubes which we melted in hot water, before topping…