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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!
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!
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…
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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10 superb Thanksgiving crafts and activities for kids!
Being English, I don't really celebrate Thanksgiving, but it's one of those holidays that I could very happily join in with! It reminds me of the traditional pagan Harvest festival and…
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5 fabulous poppy crafts for Remembrance Day
Five fantastic poppy crafts for kids – a perfect activity for children to join in Remembrance day.
Posted in20-30 minutes a few quid Halloween
How to make easy no-carve mini glitter pumpkins
How to make gorgeous mini glitter pumpkins (easy enough for a toddler to do)!
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…
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!
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.
Posted in10 minutes or less a few quid babies
Super simple thank you cards (made by a 1 year old)!
These super simple thank you cards are easy enough for a 1 year old to make (with just a little help)! You’re never too young to say thanks!
Posted in10 minutes or less 20-30 minutes babies
Get creative without destroying your house: 10 no mess craft ideas for kids!
Is it possible to allow your kids to get creative without covering your house in paint or spending hours cleaning up afterwards?
Yes! Here are my top ten low and no-mess tips for crafting with kids…
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A beautiful Cornish wedding!
A beautiful, inspiring, DIY wedding: vintage camper-vans, open-air vows, hand-made place settings, bunting, table-settings and a quiz!
Easy and delicious Autumn recipe: blackberry and apple crumble cake
It’s blackberry season and my friend SuperMum has shared her fantastic recipe for blackberry and apple crumble cake!
Totally yummy and (probably) at least one of your five-a-day…
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10 amazing handprint craft ideas for kids!
I’ve rounded up the 10 best handprint craft ideas for kids, including GLITTER, gorgeous personalised gift ideas, Halloween ghosts, animals, flowers and Christmas cards.
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Craft ideas for kids: hand prints with paint
What could be more fun than spreading paint on your palms, squishing it between your fingers and splatting it onto paper?
Not a lot it turns out..!
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.
Posted in10 minutes or less Gifts Make with kids
Craft ideas for kids: 5 fantastic air drying clay projects
A couple of weeks ago, we went along to a local family fun day. Pickle's favourite activity was air-drying clay. He made a little 'nest' and some eggs to…
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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!
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)!