On our recent holiday to Greece we would walk along the beach most afternoons. Each day we would pass a tree that had been decorated with multiple strings of seashells and old wooden spoons which had been painted white and blue. Each day my Mum would point it out to the Boy and tell him it was a fairy tree. On our return home he then asked me, "Mummy, if we make our tree pretty will the fairies come and live in it too?" We decided to find out. All you will need for this craft are: Shells, with holes in. Beads String A tree First we tried a bead to the end ...
Simple Valentine’s Day Card and Wrapping Paper
It has been a while since we have done anything crafty and with Valentine's just around the corner today we decided to have a go at some homemade wrapping paper and Valentine's card. Supplies for this are very simple so great if you are on a budget. We used: Brown paper Red paint Toilet roll tube White card Googley eyes For the wrapping paper we simply squished our toilet roll tube a bit to make a slightly wonky heart shape, dipped in the paint and stamped away. The other paint pots came in handy for holding the paper flat. For the card ...
Pretty Pots: Easy Kids Craft
Ok so here is how to NOT make a pretty pot, at least if you do it our way. This has to go down as a major craft fail on our part but with smaller beads it might actually work. The inspiration of this craft came firmly from C-Beebies Mister Maker, during a thunderstorm, and facing an entire day stuck inside...we did what we had to folks! And the boy LOVED it, which is what counts. Right? So, if you too want to own a 'pretty pot' like ours this is what you will need: One empty jar Mod podge Glue/paint brushes Beads...smaller than ours, or sequins ...
Super Easy Baby Skirt From A Fat Quarter
I decided it was about time Little Miss E had some skirts, and this baby skirt was so easy to make and only required one fat quarter of material. As with pretty much all of my sewing projects I took to my pinterest board for inspiration. There I came across this amazing tutorial. Here is how I got on. (At this point it is a good idea to press seams open.) For more great sewing ideas why not follow me on pinterest and don't forget to check out my page here? ...
Painting Flowers: Center Parcs March Challenge
I love that all of the Center Parcs' challenges I have taken part in so far have been really seasonal. For March the challenge is painting flowers which has led to some lovely discussions between myself and the boy about Spring. I really think the challenges so far have helped him to begin to grasp a bit about the different seasons and what they entail. It may be a little over-simplified but he has certainly got to grips with the fact that in Autumn the leaves fall from the trees, that Winter is cold and there may be snow and, now, that in Spring the flowers come back out. We spent ...
Toddler Craft: Super Simple St Patrick’s Day Cards
With St Patrick's Day approaching I thought it might be nice for the boy to make a simple St Patrick's Day card for his Irish Grandparents. It had been a while since we got out the paints so we decided to go back to one of our favourite, and simple, toddler crafts: cotton wool painting. To make this card all you will need is: White card Green paint Googley eyes Green pen One keen toddler Once you have all your materials ready help your toddler to splodge out four green shapes with the cotton wool, roughly the shape of a clover leaf. Once dry, with a green ...
Christmas List to Christmas Bauble: Making Memories
I have abandoned the blog AGAIN this week and today you will find me over here getting crafty with the fabulous Mummy Alarm. I have a super sweet Christmas craft for you and will show you how to turn this... into this! A really sweet bauble and a way of preserving your children's Christmas wishes to revisit as they get older. Do pop by and say hi. Happy crafting folks x ...
#MatalanXmasTips: Christmas Craft
Tomorrow I am abandoning this blog, and popping on over to the Matalan blog where I will be sharing my top tips for Christmas Craft. I will also be sharing some of my favourite Christmas Crafts with you and here is a little sneak preview. If you are already in a spin with a million and one things to do don't panic. Over the next few days you will be able to find top tips from some wonderful bloggers on all things Christmas. So far there have been some great christmas gift ideas for all the family and some wonderful advice on how to decorate your house ready for some ...
Top Five Christmas Crafts From Red Ted Art
I am MASSIVELY DELIGHTED to have the crafty genius Maggy from Red Ted Art posting for us today. She is sharing with us five fabulous Christmas Crafts to get us all in the festive spirit. Take it away Maggy... Well… I think it is ok to start TALKING CHRISTMAS now, I know some like to wait until say the end of November, but you can't start soon enough for me and I confess that we have already been listening to Christmas music (I blame the kids of course). But what I really LOVE about Christmas is all the Christmas crafting. Too me, this time is a special time of year to spend time with the ...
Green Bottle Xmas Tree Craft
I recently up-cycled a green glass bottle into a rather pretty vase. The more I looked at it though the more it made me think of Christmas. I decided to have another go, this time making some Christmas trees which could be used as festive decorations. I began by painting a few old corks green. While these dried I set about decorating my bottles, labels having been soaked off, with gems, securing each with craft glue. Finally I cut out some cardboard stars, added some glitter for a bit of Christmas sparkle, and attached these to the corks with a cocktail stick and cellotape. Finally, I ...
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