• Simple Earth Day mosaic craft for kids
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    Simple Earth Day mosaic craft for kids

    May 22, 2020 - By 

    Today we were learning about Earth Day. This is an annual event celebrated around the world on April 22nd to demonstrate support for environmental protection. It was first celebrated in 1970 and goes from strength to strength each year. We’re heard some amazing stories about how the world has been changing with the world in lockdown. These include air pollution dropping around the world, the water in the canals of Venice looking cleaner than ever and birds nesting earlier (can you tell we’re big fans of Steve Backshall’s Live Lessons on Facebook every Wednesday morning ?). Simple Earth Day mosaic…

  • Easy Christmas tree stick craft for kids from the gingerbread house blog
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    Easy Christmas tree stick craft for kids

    December 7, 2019 - By 

    We are really enjoying our Christmas crafting. We have been gathering around the table after school and making so many fun things. Today we wanted to share our easy Christmas tree stick craft for kids. We love making Christmas trees decorations and got out the vintage wooden ruler tree we made a few years ago. This year we are adding this fun little Christmas tree stick craft for kids to our tutorials. They are fun to make and you can make a whole forest of them – once you start you won’t want to stop! Christmas tree stick craft supplies:…

  • How to make Pokemon painted rocks
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    How to make Pokemon painted rocks

    August 30, 2019 - By 

    My 7 year old is currently obsessed by all things Pokemon. I think it started when we went and watched Detective Pikachu at the cinema and she has been spending her money on Pokemon Trading Cards and poke balls ever since! Yes, we all played Pokemon Go all over the Netherlands and Belgium the other week. Earlier in the summer we had some wet weather so used the time to make a new stash of painted rocks to hide in our local area. Our local Painted Rock group is really busy so we’ve been making lots of painted rocks to…

  • Paper rainbow craft for kids to make from the gingerbread house blog
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    Paper rainbow craft for kids to make

    July 3, 2019 - By 

    I don’t know about you but we’ve fully embraced the rainbow trend here at the gingerbread house. We have rainbows all over the house including a felt rainbow needle case, a pom pom rainbow for kids, Cricut-made rainbow wall art, rainbows painted on rocks and made out of hama beads. They never fail to cheer us up! Today we wanted to share a fun paper rainbow craft for kids to make. Rainbow craft supplies: Craft paper Scissors Paper glue Protractor Ruler Pencils Colourful pens Paper rainbow template   Simple paper rainbow craft for kids Use a protractor to cut out…

  • Easter paper bunny craft for kids from the gingerbread house blog
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    Easter paper bunny craft for kids

    April 12, 2019 - By 

    Easter is just a week away and we have been busy making and sending Easter cards to family and friends. I love a handmade touch and it’s so lovely to have the time to sit and craft with the children. This year we have added a fun Easter paper bunny craft for kids to our range of Easter crafts. Read on to see how you can make your own! Supplies to make our Easter bunny craft You will need to print out the Easter Bunny template Colourful craft paper – I used light blue and pink Scissors Paper glue Colour…

  • Shamrock Paper Wreath from the gingerbread house blog
    Crafts for kids - St Patrick's Day crafts

    Shamrock Paper Wreath {St. Patrick’s Day Craft}

    February 7, 2019 - By 

    Saint Patrick’s Day, or the Feast of Saint Patrick, is a cultural and religious celebration held on 17th March, the traditional death date of Saint Patrick, the foremost patron saint of Ireland. As we have Irish heritage we love to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day and this year have a few new craft ideas to share with you. Today we are going to share a fun St. Patrick’s Day craft for kids – a shamrock paper wreath craft. Shamrock paper wreath supplies: A4 cardstock paper A4 coloured craft or tissue paper Scissors Craft glue shamrock wreath template How to make a Shamrock…

  • Paper gingerbread house activity {from Mrs Mactivity}
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    Paper gingerbread house activity {from Mrs Mactivity}

    December 20, 2018 - By 

    With just one day left at school and work we have been keeping our after school activities to a minimum. Our usual clubs have continued until today, which have made for two very tired and grumpy children. Thankfully I find that a craft or two keeps them calm after school so we have been having lots of fun with festive crafts, including a fun paper gingerbread house activity from Mrs Mactivity. Paper gingerbread house activity from Mrs Mactivity You all know how much I love a gingerbread house so I couldn’t resist printing some of the these gingerbread house activity…

  • Clay fingerprint Christmas tree decorations for kids to make
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    Clay fingerprint Christmas tree decorations for kids to make

    December 19, 2018 - By 

    Every year we try and make our own decoration to add to either our main Christmas tree or the smaller trees both children have in their bedrooms. We have made some fun keepsake Christmas decorations from air drying clay so thought we would add clay fingerprint Christmas tree decorations for kids to our collection. Supplies to make clay fingerprint Christmas tree decorations  Air drying clay Christmas tree cookie cutter Paint Black sharpie Bakers twine to hang How to make Clay fingerprint Christmas tree decorations We bought a large block of air drying clay so cut off a chunk large enough…

  • Mary Poppins inspired painted rock
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    Mary Poppins inspired painted rock

    November 28, 2018 - By 

    Next month sees the release of Mary Poppins Returns, based on the book series by P. L. Travers and a sequel to 1964’s Mary Poppins. I grew up reading the books and loved watching this film so am really excited to see it. The first film was set in 1910 and Mary Poppins Returns is set in 1935 London, 25 years after the events of the original film. In the new film, Poppins, the former nanny of Jane and Michael Banks, returns after a family tragedy. I’m really hoping we will get the chance to see the new film during the Christmas holidays.…