• Shamrock sun catcher craft for St Patrick's Day
    Kids crafts - St Patrick's Day crafts - tutorial

    Shamrock sun catcher craft

    February 17, 2016 - By 

    It’s been a while since we made any sun catchers to brighten the room, but with St Patrick’s Day coming up next month, it seemed the perfect time. We have Irish ancestry but I admit we don’t go all out to celebrate St Patrick’s Day. Shamrock sun catcher craft The shamrock is symbol of Christianity in Ireland and associated with St Patrick. Our paper plate shamrock sun catcher is a simple craft activity for children. I traced a shamrock onto a paper plate and cut it out. My 4 year old cut a sheet of green cellophane into small pieces. I…

  • Bostik Family Craft Bloggers Network - Easter - Kids crafts - tutorial

    Easter shadow box

    February 14, 2016 - By 

    A while ago my daughter and I visited a fantastic exhibition at the Royal Academy, the Joseph Cornell Wanderlust exhibition. He was an American artist famed for his collages and assemblages. I found his work so inspiring so my daughter and I made a little Easter shadow box with some of the contents of our latest Bostik Blogger craft box. Supplies needed to make an Easter shadow box: blu tack plastic eggs chick pale yellow shredded paper buttons brown paper How to make an Easter shadow box: I made a pretty paper backdrop for the back of our shadow box using…

  • Duck Tape plant pot
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    5 minute Duck Tape plant container

    February 10, 2016 - By 

    I have the sweetest little DIY to share with you today. I love to keep an eye on the latest trends and couldn’t resist popping a couple of rolls of Duck Tape into my basket at the weekend. I love Duck Tape and they are always bringing out seasonal colours and patterns which I can’t resist. Their latest range is perfect for Spring with a range of pretty pastel colours including rolls of Marshmallow, Lilac Lily and Sage & Thyme. I feel that Spring is on its way and have been enjoying watching my pretty hyacinths grow. It came in…

  • DIY Han Solo Carbonite soap craft
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    DIY Star Wars Han Solo Frozen in Carbonite Soap

    February 9, 2016 - By 

    We’ve been having a lot of fun with Star Wars crafts recently. Like many children, The Force Awakens really seems to have struck a chord with my two and now they are Star Wars obsessed. My son recently bought the Lego Carbon-Freezing Chamber set I thought I would turn this to my advantage with an easy DIY Star Wars Han Solo Frozen in Carbonite Soap craft activity! DIY Star Wars Han Solo Frozen in Carbonite Soap You will need: 2x disposable plastic containers Han Solo plastic figure soap base wooden stirrer How to make a DIY Star Wars Han Solo…

  • Kids crafts - Staedtler Try It Tribe - tutorial - Valentines Day crafts

    How to make a heart keepsake with Fimo

    February 6, 2016 - By 

    This year we are working with Staedtler again and were sent one of the many FIMO Accessories to try out and tell you about. My 5 year old loves crafting with Fimo but sometimes he needs a little help with his creations, which is where Fimo Accessories come in. How to make a heart keepsake with Fimo We received the Hearts Clay Mould and have been having some fun with it. First we tried using Fimo with it as it is suitable for use with a range of materials including Fimo but also food stuffs. You can see the Clay…

  • Baker Ross Blogger Network - Kids crafts - Spring - tutorial - Valentines Day crafts

    Hand print art for Valentine’s Day

    February 3, 2016 - By 

    Sometimes I love being a blogger as I get the chance to work with some great craft brands. We’ve been working with Baker Ross for a while now and were delighted to receive a bundle of their new craft supplies to make some Valentine’s Day art. Every year we love to give handmade cards and we’ll be continuing this tradition this year thanks to Baker Ross. We used the Craft-it! foam sheets and Craft-it! large picture frames to create some unique hand print art. We’ll show you the steps we went through so you can make it too! Hand print…

  • The Gingerbread Man inspired peg dolls
    gingerbread - Kids crafts - tutorial

    The Gingerbread Man inspired peg dolls

    February 2, 2016 - By 

    It’s been a while since I shared any gingerbread related crafts with you so I’m happy to be sharing our Book Inspired Crafts and Activities for Kids with you today. One of our favourite books is The Gingerbread Man and we enjoyed making peg dolls inspired by the story. The Gingerbread Man inspired peg dolls You will need: 4 x wooden pegs paint felt scissors sticky dots permanent pen The first step is to take four wooden pegs and paint them. We decided to make four characters, The Gingerbread Man, a Fox, the Baker and her husband, so we painted…

  • Chinese New Year paper plate monkey
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    Chinese New Year paper plate monkey

    January 31, 2016 - By 

    It’s been a while since we had fun with a paper plate craft but with Chinese New Year coming up next month I thought it would be a good time to try something new. Did you know that 2016 is the Year of the Monkey? I have my own two little monkeys and we’d never made a monkey craft before – but we have now! How to make a Chinese New Year paper plate monkey 2 x paper plates brown paint googly eyes scissors black permanent pen sticky tape First you need to paint two paper plates with brown paint,…

  • Coiled paper heart craft
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    Coiled paper heart craft

    January 29, 2016 - By 

    This year we had a lot of wrapping paper and cards left over after Christmas. We try to recycle as much as possible to reduce our waste so the children and I have been using up some of this paper in our crafts. This week we’ve been making some Valentine decorations and have had fun with our coiled paper heart craft. You will need: wrapping paper scissors glue dots ruler heart-shaped cookie cutter How to make coiled paper hearts We experimented and cut our wrapping paper into short strips (longer strips will give larger coils). Then fold the paper in…