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Dragon painting for Chinese zodiac
Posted in20-30 minutes Baby shower Birthday

Chinese Zodiac artwork for kids

I painted this Chinese Zodiac artwork for Chops' bedroom after he was born in the year of the dragon (you can find out your own or your child's Chinese astrology sign,…
Cross stitch rocking horse
Posted in1 hour or more babies Baby shower

Wordless Wednesday: tying up loose ends

So much to do, so little time!

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Easy kid's activities for new years day
Posted in20-30 minutes a few quid free

What to do with the kids on New Years Day.

Happy New Year! Is your head a little sore?  Weather miserable?  Wondering what to do with the kids on New Year's Day?  Kids full of beans as usual and needing…
Mini Christmas craft jars for kids
Posted in10 minutes or less Christmas Gifts

Mini Christmas craft jar gifts for kids

A quick and inexpensive present idea for kids!
I’ve made these mini Christmas craft jar gifts for kids using tiny favour jars and crafting materials that I already had.

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Pirate party eye patch & hat
Posted in1 hour or more 20-30 minutes a few quid

How to host a DIY pirate party for toddlers!

A full round-up of Pickle’s DIY pirate party, from invitations and outfits, activities and decorations to a pirate ship cake and ‘WANTED’ goodie bags!

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A parcel from Santa's Elves
Posted in10 minutes or less a few quid Christmas

A Christmas parcel from Santa’s elves!

Christmas magic starts on the 1st December for us, when Santa’s Elves will deliver a special parcel for the boys.
Find out what’s inside (including a free printable letter to Santa)!

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DIY paper cup advent calendar thumbnail
Posted in20-30 minutes a few quid Christmas

DIY paper cup advent calendar (made by toddlers)!

Full tutorial on how to make the easiest DIY paper cup advent calendar ever, which you can fill with your choice of activities and/or sweets!

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how to make salt dough doubloons for a pirate party
Posted in1 hour or more a few quid Birthday

How to make giant salt dough doubloons

These salt dough doubloons are quick, easy and thrifty for a pirate party.  Kids can collect them and exchange for goodie bags! Pickle's pirate party was at a local soft…
late pirate ship cake thumbnaillate pirate ship cake thumbnail
Posted in1 hour or more a few quid babies

How to make a fantastic, easy peasy chocolate pirate ship cake in just one morning!

Probably the easiest ever pirate ship cake tutorial. You can bake and decorate this cake in one morning – perfect for a little buccaneer’s party!

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pin the eye patch on the pirate thumbnail
Posted in20-30 minutes Birthday free

How to make a ‘pin the eye-patch on the pirate’ game (tutorial & free printable)

Learn how to draw a pirate with the easiest step-by-step video ever…
If you are in a hurry, cheat and use the free pirate printable – perfect for a pirate party!

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Avast ye crafty land-lubbers! Learn how to make mini treasure chest box favours for a pirate party…
Posted in10 minutes or less Birthday Make for kids

Avast ye crafty land-lubbers! Learn how to make mini treasure chest box favours for a pirate party…

Aren’t these mini treasure chest boxes cute?  Perfect for pirate or mermaid swimming party favours!

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DIY kids crafts gift box
Posted in20-30 minutes a few quid Birthday

DIY kids crafts gift box for a preschooler

We made this DIY kids crafts gift box as a gift for a 3 year old girl. Pickle was invited to her birthday party this weekend and her mum told…
How to make aged pirate party invites or an authentic treasure map!
Posted in20-30 minutes Birthday Make for kids

How to make aged pirate party invites or an authentic treasure map!

The first in a series of pirate party tutorial posts: how to make aged invitations using tea (including a free Word template)
Yaaarrrr…

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Super cute crochet owl
Posted in1 hour or more Gifts Make for kids

Super cute crochet owl

This is my second learning to crochet project.
I’ve been searching for simple, yet fun (and also free!) patterns and this one was so cute that I had to have a try!

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apple & marshmallow smiles
Posted in10 minutes or less Make for kids Make with kids

How to encourage a picky toddler to eat!

More of a creative than a crafty (guest) post for Crafts on Sea with some fun food ideas for fussy toddlers.

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A personalised photo book (using sight words)
Posted in1 hour or more a tenner or more babies

A personalised photo book (using sight words)

An idea for a personalised photo book, to encourage kids to recognise sight words and help them learn to read.
This would make a great gift – who wouldn’t want to read a book all about themselves?

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DIY comic book school bag
Posted in1 hour or more a few quid Gifts

Back to school: DIY (no-sew) comic book bag tutorial

This DIY comic book school bag will help your little Superhero to find his (or her!) book bag quickly and easily at school, plus it’s really cute…

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Wordcloud Fathers day DIY gift
Posted in20-30 minutes a few quid Birthday

Fathers day DIY gift: easy framed word cloud

This Fathers day DIY gift is super easy and fun to make, but really has the ‘wow’ factor.
Ask the kids to describe their Daddy and make those words into a piece of art.

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Quick and easy kids’ recipe for pizza (from scratch)
Posted in20-30 minutes Make for kids Make with kids

Quick and easy kids’ recipe for pizza (from scratch)

A super-simple pizza recipe using a version of Jamie Oliver’s basic pizza dough recipe and Pizza Express style tomato sauce.  These are a fraction of the cost of store-bought pizza and a whole lot more fun!

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Craft ideas for kids: How to make a feather headdress
Posted in10 minutes or less Make for kids Make with kids

Craft ideas for kids: How to make a feather headdress

One of the fastest craft ideas for kids – a simple yet beautiful no-sew feather headdress (plus some more fun carnival craft ideas for kids)!

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