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.
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…
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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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 in10 minutes or less babies older kids / adults
Craft ideas for kids: Fearless painting and drawing!
Sometimes the simplest craft ideas for kids are the best. Just a few materials and a big imagination is all they need to create a masterpiece! You will need: -…
Posted in1 hour or more a few quid Make for kids
Simple bird automaton
Want to try one of the best EVER craft ideas for kids? How about a machine which makes a bird ‘fly’ up and down and round and round when you turn the handle?
Posted in10 minutes or less free Gifts
10 clever ideas for paper airplanes for kids
Do you like to make paper airplanes for kids? I do and my boys love them! Following this guest post for The Pin Junkie, the process of making paper planes…
Posted in20-30 minutes a few quid Make with kids
Decorate a robot craft idea (with free printable)
Need a robot craft activity that will keep the kids busy for at least 30 minutes, but don’t want loads of prep or to clear up for hours afterwards?
Here’s your answer (includes free printable)…
Posted in10 minutes or less Make with kids Paper Craft
Personalised paper planes (guest post at The Pin Junkie)
A fun, simple, low-cost craft idea that can help children with literacy, name-recognition, gross and fine-motor skills. See post for link to how-to…
Posted in1 hour or more a few quid Birthday
The most delicious chocolate dipped cut-out cookies (that your toddler can make)!
Yes, I know baking isn’t generally considered a craft, but I would argue that my definition could apply to either: a fun process of combining materials in order to create something wonderful.
Wouldn’t you agree..?
Posted in20-30 minutes a few quid babies
PlayDoh with Diggers!
Need 30 minutes to yourself?
What could be more fun than PlayDoh? PlayDoh with diggers of course!
Posted in20-30 minutes free Gifts
Step-by-step: Lidded favour boxes made from old birthday and Christmas cards
Step-by-step: cute lidded favour boxes from old birthday/Christmas cards.
Great up-cycling idea to do in a classroom/playgroup…
Posted in20-30 minutes Gifts Make for kids
20 Reasons to Paint Rocks (I kid you not!) part 2
More brilliant ideas to paint rocks: story stones, wedding favours & more! (SEE PART ONE HERE)
A fun, easy, low prep, (almost) free activity.
Posted in1 hour or more a tenner or more Fathers' Day
How-to make a speech bubble photo gift for Daddy
This speech bubble photo gift for Daddy is a great gift for any loved one (little or no artistic skill required)!
A fantastic way to display all those cute photos you have of your kids with their Daddy.
Posted in10 minutes or less free Make with kids
Craft ideas for kids: Origami flapping bird tutorial
Easy step-by-step tutorial: how to make an origami flapping bird.
Fun and free to make!
Posted in10 minutes or less Fathers' Day Gifts
Gorgeous New Baby Footprint Card
Need a card to celebrate a new baby? 1st Father/Mothers’ day?
This is super easy and looks fantastic!