Family Christmas traditions (some crafty, some not)!
I LOVE Christmas. I mean seriously LOVE IT. I think it's because my parents (Mum especially) always made a huge deal out of it when we were growing up and…
Make a pop-up shamrock DIY card for St Patricks day
I always think everyone is a little bit Irish (and/or Italian). My Mum was born in Ireland, so I think I'm entitled to celebrate St Patricks day by wearing green…
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5 fantastic New Years Eve craft ideas for kids!
These 5 exciting New Years Eve craft ideas for kids are perfect to welcome in the New Year and reflect on the past one. They help children to think about family…
5 spooky spiderweb craft ideas for kids
The 5 best spiderweb craft ideas for kids – perfect for a Halloween party!
Decorations, glitter, paper crafts and a giant yarn web.
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The Cardboard Castle (a recycled photo story)
A cardboard castle can inspire fun creative role-play and story-telling – take a look!
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Easter activities for kids (Tuesday Tutorials)
Sparkling eggs, crayon marbled eggs and Easter bunny pancakes – yum!
Plus link up and share your #Pintorials.
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How to blow-out eggs for Easter decorations
It's helpful to know how to blow out eggs for Easter decorations. It can be a bit messy (which kids love) and the wet fart noises that eggs make are…
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Liquid watercolour galaxy (craft ideas for kids)
An incredibly simple painting activity for kids (especially those interested in space!)
The finished picture makes a great piece of artwork for a child’s bedroom.
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Paper craft activities for kids (Tuesday Tutorials)
3 fantastic paper and card crafts to keep kids busy.
Plus enter this week’s #Pintorials linky…
St David’s day crafts: Love-spoons & Daffodils
A couple of fun St David’s day crafts inspired by Welsh love-spoons and daffodils (free printable included)
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Lucky DIY Money Envelopes for Chinese New Year
Happy Chinese New Year! Inspired by Artchoo's fantastic post on how to write the Chinese horse character, I decided to use this to decorate some lucky red DIY money envelopes…
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Coming soon..!
Hodge Podge Craft is linking up with 3 other fantastic bloggers to bring you…
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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…
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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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.
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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…
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Wordless Wednesday: family craft projects
Two pictures in today’s Wordless Wednesday: Pickle’s junk model and my current project…
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…