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5 recycled art & craft ideas for kids using cards

Today I'm delighted to welcome Lesley at Decorque Cards (check out her blog here), who is guest posting about recycled art & crafts using greetings cards.  Over to Lesley... You…
10 earth day crafts & activities for kids
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10 upcycled earth day crafts & activities for kids

I've rounded up my favourite 10 upcycled earth day crafts & activities for kids from last week’s #Pintorials linky.  There are some fantastic ideas to upcycle and recycle junk into…
DIY alternative advent calendar
Posted in1 hour or more Christmas free

DIY Alternative Advent Calendar

Last year we made this DIY alternative advent calendar using paper cups which was a big hit with the boys! This year I wanted to do something similar (i.e. activities…
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Posted in10 minutes or less Christmas free

No mess Christmas craft recycled gift boxes

There aren't many genuinely no mess Christmas craft ideas (most seem to involve glitter)!  But this cute little gift box (made from an old Christmas card) creates absolutely NO mess…
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Posted in#Pintorials

Quick craft ideas for kids

Fantastic, quick craft ideas for kids: Q is for quick! A paper plate and hand print apple craft, DIY shark cup and ball game and minion finger puppet.
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tennis ball chick
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.

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10 beautiful Valentine crafts for kids
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10 beautiful Valentine crafts for kids

10  gorgeous craft ideas for Valentine’s day that are simple enough for kids to make!

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Posted inPaper Craft

Taking down your Christmas cards..?

Don’t forget…

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DIY Christmas gift
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!

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Wordless Wednesday: charity find
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Wordless Wednesday: charity find

Look what I found in the local charity shop this week… I LOVE them!
Guess how little they cost me?

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Step-by-step: Lidded favour boxes made from old birthday and Christmas cards
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…

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