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Easter Egg Sun Catcher tutorial

Easy Easter egg sun catcher tutorial

Posted on March 6, 2015March 19, 2022 by jenny

My daughter loves her sun catchers so I set up a simple invitation to play; a fun Easter craft to make an extra large Easter egg sun catcher. Materials needed to make an Easter egg sun catcher: White card Cellophane squares Contact paper How to make an Easter egg sun catcher: I drew a large…

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10 Doc McStuffins crafts

Posted on March 5, 2015February 18, 2026 by jenny

My 3 year old dressed up as Doc McStuffins for World Book Day today. She’s a huge fan of Doc McStuffins and Lambie. She wore sparkly shoes, pink leggings and I bought her a cute little top complete with printed stethoscope and equipment so she can fix the toys at nursery. I’ve been wanting to…

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how to build a Gruffalo cave

How to make a Gruffalo cave

Posted on February 20, 2015August 6, 2021 by jenny

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…

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Lovebug Valentine glasses

Posted on January 24, 2015July 8, 2016 by jenny

The children were sent a lovely parcel of craft kits from Baker Ross last week. Of course they immediately wanted to make everything but they decided on Lovebug Valentine glasses. Did you know Lovebugs can be quite destructive little creatures (just take a look at this article on Wikipedia) so I’m glad the foam stickers…

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Paper bell garland for New Year

Paper bell garland for New Year

Posted on January 1, 2015December 26, 2018 by jenny

The festivities have not dampened my children’s desire to craft. We managed to squeeze in another quick New Year craft which I wanted to tell you about. We made a sweet little paper bell garland for New Year.   Equipment needed to make a paper bell garland: gold coloured paper scissors pencil pipe cleaners sellotape…

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15 gingerbread house ideas for kids + a $500 giveaway

Posted on November 25, 2014May 12, 2020 by jenny

My Pinterest feed is bulging at the seams with Christmas ideas and inspiration so I thought it would be fun to produce a round up of some fun gingerbread house ideas for kids. Once again I’ve teamed up with the Kids Blogger Network to bring you an amazing giveaway. Don’t forget to read to the…

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frozen inspired sun catchers- the gingerbread house

Frozen inspired sun catchers

Posted on September 1, 2014August 14, 2019 by jenny

I have a small person who is turning 3 later this year. Like many other little people she adores the film Frozen so I’ve been busy planning for her birthday party. I was sent some craft supplies from Craft Merrily to keep us busy over the summer holidays. The pack of hama beads really caught…

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Sycamore seed fairies

Posted on August 26, 2014July 8, 2016 by jenny

The changing seasons seem to be really noticeable where we live. On our recent walks we’ve been collecting leaves, conkers, berries and the winged seeds from Sycamore trees. I’ve enjoyed introducing my children to the fun of throwing them up in the air and trying to catch them. We found some super large one’s so…

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Apple Day craft - cork print apple wreath

Apple Day craft – cork print apple wreath

Posted on August 15, 2014September 6, 2021 by jenny

I can’t help but start thinking about Autumn. The weather has coolled down, the nights are darker quicker and we seem to have our shoes and jumpers on more than the previous week. I’m really hoping we can go to an event for Apple Day this year. We’ve been playing around with apple crafts and…

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