• Bonfire Night crafts - Paper craft

    Bonfire Night paper origami rockets

    Looking for a fun paper craft to celebrate Bonfire Night and all those colourful rockets? Try our paper origami rockets with the kids this year. List of supplies: Coloured papers (medium-light weight) Craft glue A pair of scissors How to make paper origami rockets: Prepare a 4” x 4” square paper for the rocket, 2” x 2” yellow, and 1” x 1” orange paper for the fire part. Let’s start with the fire pattern. Take the yellow square paper and fold it in half, diagonally. Mark the middle point of the current pattern’s closed side. Fold down the right corner…

  • Crafts for kids

    Origami cone ice cream craft for kids

    Summer has well and truly arrived. Our freezer is well stocked with ice cream as the kids love a sweet treat when they come home from school. It inspired our latest craft activity, making our own origami cone ice cream craft! Origami is always fun, and these origami ice creams cones are brilliant to make this summer season. When you’ve mastered the folds, make them with different coloured papers to mimic your own favourite flavour! Why not make them in different sizes for a fun display? Origami cone ice cream craft supplies Coloured craft papers Scissors Craft glue How to…

  • competition

    Win a copy of Fold It Calm

    We have always enjoyed origami, the Japanese art of paper folding. All you need is a sheet of paper and there’s just something lovely about folding the paper into something different. We were delighted to be sent a copy of Fold It Calm: Simple origami to quieten your mind by Li Kim Goh. Fold It Calm: Simple origami to quieten your mind Li Kim Goh, known online as @kimigami, has created relaxing paper folding projects for all abilities, each illustrated with step-by-step instructions. Fold It Calm includes all the origami techniques you need to know, plus 25 beautiful models to create.…

  • Crafts for kids - Easter - free printables - Spring

    Spring bunny origami corner bookmark {free printable}

    I love Spring. It’s one of my favourite seasons, especially as there is more daylight each day. It’s lovely waking up to the sunshine and putting the kids to bed as it gets dark. The days seem full of promise and we are fitting in so many activities. I know Easter is right around the corner but today I have a lovely Spring craft for you. Spring bunny origami corner bookmark supplies: Origami paper Colourful craft paper scissors glue ruler marker pens PDF bunny template How to make Spring bunny origami corner bookmark Step 1: Take a piece of the…