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Valentine’s clay handprint keepsake

Valentine’s clay handprint keepsake

Posted on February 8, 2018 by jenny

A few weeks ago my daughter and I were shopping in Hobbycraft where we found a huge display of air drying clay alongside some inspiration of things to make. My daughter wanted to try making something at home so we bought a huge pack of white air drying clay and went home. How to make…

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Easy recycled Valentine sun catchers for kids to make

Easy recycled Valentine’s Day sun catchers for kids to make

Posted on February 1, 2018February 1, 2018 by jenny

My children are both excited about Valentine’s Day later this month. It’s a lovely day to mark and a great reason to craft handmade cards and gifts. My children have both been making little things to give. So far we have made fingerprint heart keepsakes and today I’m going to share our easy Valentine’s Day…

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Handprint robin for winter

Handprint robin for winter

Posted on December 23, 2017 by jenny

It doesn’t feel like we’ve made too many winter crafts this year. With a few days before Christmas though the children just want to make things which suits me. Everything is done and ready so that’s pretty much all I want to do too. We all love to watch the birds in our garden, especially…

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Easy Duck Tape Christmas Cutlery Holder

Easy Duck Tape Christmas Cutlery Holders

Posted on December 15, 2017March 3, 2024 by jenny

It’s been a while since we made anything with Duck Tape, but with Christmas round the corner, I have the perfect Duck Tape DIY to share. I like to add a little colour to our table at Christmas time and made simple Duck Tape Christmas Cutlery Holders using Duck Tape Glitter tapes. Equipment to make Christmas Cutlery…

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10 Homemade gifts to give teachers

10 Homemade gifts to give teachers

Posted on December 7, 2017 by jenny

Ah, that time of year when we have to give grateful thanks to teachers, Teaching Assistants, karate teachers, Beaver Scout leaders and every other adult who comes into contact with your child. I’m not a huge fan of donating money to every Christmas present fund doing the rounds at Christmas. In fact this year our…

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Sylvanian Families painted rocks

Sylvanian Families painted rocks

Posted on October 8, 2017October 4, 2021 by jenny

My children are both going through a Sylvanian Families stage at the moment. It’s not hard to see why, the toys are super cute and perfect for open-ended play. Following our trip to the Sylvanian Families Shop in London a few weeks ago I have been on the look out for simple Sylvanian Families crafts…

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Kid-friendly lavender wands

Kid-friendly lavender wands {A-Z Play at Home}

Posted on October 6, 2017October 6, 2017 by jenny

I’m the first to admit I’m not a great gardener but the one thing we do have is a good supply of lavender. It’s one of my favourite plants and makes the garden smell gorgeous. It has a very pretty flower but what do you do with it once it’s flowered and over for the…

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Easy paper plate daisies for kids to make

Easy paper plate daisies for kids to make

Posted on May 18, 2017 by jenny

We’ve been enjoying Spring crafts recently. The weather has been all over the place, which is typical for Spring, so we’ve had plenty of time for crafting indoors. I was looking for something simple for my youngest daughter to make. She loves tissue paper so we decided to make easy paper plate daisies to decorate…

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Festive Tunnocks Teacakes baubles

Festive Tunnocks Teacakes baubles

Posted on November 25, 2016November 25, 2016 by jenny

I can’t believe it’s time for my last crafty post as part of the Project: recycle & create. I’ve really enjoyed the monthly challenge organised by Teach Me Mommy. This month we are all about the polystyrene. We don’t seem to get too much polystyrene packing but we do have plenty of the round balls…

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