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…
Posted in10 minutes or less 20-30 minutes 4th July
The 5 best firework craft ideas for kids!
The 5 best firework craft ideas and activities for kids: nature collage, picture spinning, pasta, cotton bud painting and fizzy fireworks! Remember, remember the 5th of November! It's almost bonfire…
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 Make for kids
The 10 best Wimbledon inspired tennis crafts
A glow-in-the-dark comet with streamers, fluffy chicks, tennis ball cookies, garden crafts, and many more creative uses for your old rackets and balls.
Game, set and match.
Posted in20-30 minutes babies free
The Cardboard Castle (a recycled photo story)
A cardboard castle can inspire fun creative role-play and story-telling – take a look!
Posted in#Pintorials Easter toddlers
Last-minute, quick Easter crafts
Searching for last-minute, quick Easter crafts for kids? Look no further!
Iced Easter bunny biscuits, funny dancing eggs & super-cute felt chick, plus link up to this weeks #Pintorials
Posted in20-30 minutes Easter Make with kids
How to make decoupage eggs for Easter
Another easy Easter activity for kids using fine motor skills to create beautiful decoupage egg decorations.
Posted in20-30 minutes a few quid Easter
How to make egg chicks for Easter
Use fake eggs to make fluffy Easter chick decorations by following this super simple tutorial.
Posted in10 minutes or less a few quid Easter
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…
Posted in10 minutes or less Chinese New Year Gifts
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…
Posted in20-30 minutes a tenner or more Baby shower
How to make a baby keepsake shadowbox
This baby keepsake shadowbox would make a great gift for a parent or grandparent, but also for an older sibling with a new baby brother or sister. Spending time with…
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…
Posted in20-30 minutes a few quid Christmas
Christmas gift idea: vintage teacup scented candles
Far easier to make than they look, these vintage scented teacup candles only cost a few quid each, but smell just as good as the posh ones in the shops.
Plus, once you’ve finished the scented candle, you can enjoy a decent cuppa!
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 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!
Posted inMake with kids Thanksgiving toddlers
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…
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!
Posted in10 minutes or less 20-30 minutes a few quid
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)!