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Invitation to Create and Decorate Paper Easter Eggs

This Easter Egg decorating is super simple to put together and will keep the children busy for as long as you give them things to glue and stick in my experience! The best thing about this is that children are often happy to decorate with little or no interference or assistance on my part.

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How to make a Recycled Toilet Roll Easter Bunny Stamp. This simple kids activity is perfect for Easter or Spring. A fun DIY Kids Craft and art activity

Recycled Toilet Roll Easter Bunny Stamp

This Recycled Toilet Roll Easter Bunny Stamp will be a massive hit with the kids this Easter.  We are big fans of reusing things from recycling container for crafting and this toilet roll easter bunny stamp is a great quick art activity to do with the kids.  We love printing and toilet roll printing is

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Free Printable All Things with Kindness Colouring Page

Free Printable All Things with Kindness Colouring Page

How beautiful is this All Things with Kindness Colour Page? I love the phrase All Things with Kindness, so much so I wanted it on a free printable colouring page. You see kindness costs nothing and I think that often kindness is underrated and it really shouldn’t be.

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taste safe Jelly Bean Watercolours

Make your own Jelly Bean Watercolours (Taste Safe)

Do you have a little one that likes to put everything in their mouth? Well, these jelly bean watercolours are a great sensory activity that is totally taste safe. Sometimes it can be challenging when you want to do an art activity when you have kids of different ages to find something suitable. Maxi always

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150+ Low Cost and No Cost Summer Activities for Kids | Budget-Friendly Fun

Summer holidays, you either love them or hate them.  I am never sure about which camp I am in.  I love spending time with the children but do worry about the cost of summer activities.  I relish not having to get up each morning and giving up the school routine, but I don’t like hearing

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20 Adorable Button Crafts for Kids | Fun and Creative Projects

Buttons are one of the most versatile and inexpensive craft supplies you can find. They come in every colour, size, and style imaginable, and they’re perfect for both children and adults. From jewellery to wall art, from holiday decorations to simple gifts, button crafts are a brilliant way to get creative. This updated guide brings

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Ocean Watercolour Glue Resist Art Ideas

Ocean Watercolour Glue Resist Art Ideas | Creative Kids’ Projects

I love watercolour glue resist and we have joined in with a fantastic tea of kid and art bloggers to bring you an amazing resource.  The complete under the sea watercolour glue resists Roundup.  Yes, Ocean Watercolour Glue Resist Art Ideas many with free printables to make it even easier.

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Octopus watercolour glue resist art

Octopus Watercolour Glue Resist Art for Kids | Fun & Creative Craft

We have been long time fans of glue resist art here in the Mad House and this octopus watercolour glue resist art project is great fun for kids of all ages.  I have tailored this towards tweens by using a hot glue gun with back glue.   We like using glue guns for art projects

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Craft Stick Crafts and Activities

Over 35 Craft Stick Crafts and Activities | Fun DIY Projects for All Ages

Craft sticks, popsicle sticks, lollipop sticks, tongue depressors.  Whatever you call them they are a fabulous, versatile and inexpensive craft and art material.  There are so many things you can do with them and to inspire you we have a super round up of craft stick crafts and activities.

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