Sun Catchers – School holiday entertainment.
I have a stupid amount of beads that I have collected over the last 20 years and the kids love playing with them. I picked up these ‘diamonds’ on ebay for just over $4 each including postage. Sun...
View ArticleHalloween craft for the kiddies
Another Pinterest inspired craft activity. Ours may not have turned out as well as theirs, but it was fun no less. Well, if you ignore the tonne of glitter that is brightening up the garden, house...
View ArticleEasy Toddler Craft – Leaf Animals.
Inspired by ABC Play School. Today we made leaf animal pictures. It was super easy with minimal mess. Layla cuts some leaves off our pot plant DD3 cuts some leaves from our garden. What you need....
View ArticleChristmas Kids Craft, Flat Christmas Tree Decoration.
So our rainy weekend craft continued into Sunday afternoon. We started making Christmas decorations! Materials; scrap card, and any shiny, sparkly or pretty things you have on hand! We had a pack of...
View ArticleHome Made Christmas Cards – Kids Craft
Unlike most of our projects, where I get inspired by Pinterest or something else, I actually thought this up myself! Really easy messy fun for all ages. Just take some coloured paper and draw some...
View ArticleChristmas Decorations, Easy Toddler Activity
These really are too easy and turned out so well! I will be using this concept for some other projects as soon as more cookie cutters arrive. We used a tupperware baking sheet under them, but I think...
View ArticleValentine Heart Activities for the Kids, with a side of FAIL!
The concept here is very simple, so the results are totally worth it. Gather up any old crayons, or you could even buy new ones if you like, but with 4 kids in the house, we have plenty of old odd...
View ArticleDecorated Eggs, Easter Egg Dying and Decorating.
While we did the Tie Dying, I also started experimenting with a few other methods of colouring eggs using a home made dye using ingredients that almost everyone has already in their kitchen. These...
View ArticleTen Tin Bowling! Recycled Cans – Toddler Activity.
The hardest part of this project was collecting the cans! To make stacking easier, make sure all 10 cans are the same height. Obviously you don’t need to cover the cans with paper, but I think it...
View ArticleHalloween Craft For Kids, Finger Print Gift Tags
I love finger print critters, and had never actually made them with my kids. So this seemed like the perfect opportunity. A bit of parent help is needed for the finishing touches, but there is plenty...
View ArticleSchool Holiday Fun – Rainbow Spaghetti!
I actually made this for the little 2, thinking it would keep them entertained for an hour while I got some work done. Turns out the older kids loved it too. Can’t really blame them, it feels cool and...
View ArticlePine Cone Christmas Tree Decorations
Yep, it’s that time of year again kids. I can deny it all I like, but that doesn’t help at all. I am disgustingly unprepared this year, but don’t really have the time to care, I am sure I will pull...
View ArticleEasy DIY Christmas Table Centrepiece
These were so quick and easy to make and I could not be happier with the results. I picked up this wool a while back with nothing particular in mind, I just loved the colours. The styrofoam tree...
View ArticlePaper Plate Angel Garland – Christmas Craft
These are very easy to make and can be as fancy or as simple as you like. I usually avoid glitter when doing craft. Sure it’s pretty, but after we use it, that stuff turns up all over the place for...
View Article3 Easy Mini Christmas Tree Decorations
My crafty mum friend at All Tizzied Up has been very busy putting together some Christmas Craft projects with the family. Thought we’d share for inspiration. They created 3 different...
View ArticleTin Can Garden Men! School Holiday Project
I must say I am quite jealous of all the projects the girls at All Tizzie Up are doing this holidays. I have been so swamped with work and other obligations I just haven’t had the time or energy to...
View ArticleKids Valentine Craft, Love Heart Entrance – Bubble Painting.
We have done a bubble painting project before for Easter, it is so easy and the results are always cool, so we have tried it again this time just using pink. We also used some pink paper as well as...
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