Design a Halloween Costume and Win
Today I want to share with you an amazing competition for young designers to design a Halloween costume.
Age 2-5
Design a Dream Pet – A simple drawing prompt
I find using a drawing prompt a great idea when sometimes children freeze when presented with a blank page. I love challenging the boys to draw their dream pet. it is a great activity that uses their imagination and as it is a dream pet it doesn’t have to be real at all. I recently
101 Ideas for using Felt Scraps
If you are anything like me you do not throw anything way and I have a box full of felt scraps. Felt is such a beautiful material and perfect for making things with as it doesn’t fray. After using some of our felt scraps to make our Kandinsky inspired trees I decided to come up with some
Yarn Wrapped Pumpkin Lanterns
These yarn wrapped pumpkin lanterns are wonderfully hands-on and messy process art. Not all children enjoy getting this hands-on, it is not something that Maxi my eldest enjoys, but Mini loves the whole sensory experience of making these.
25 Teddy Bear Themed Crafts and Activities – Celebrate National Teddy Bear Day
If you children are anything like mine then they will LOVE teddy bears and to celebrate National Teddy Bear Day we have a fantastic roundup of teddy bear activities, crafts and foods ideas to suit toddlers, preschoolers and school aged kids
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20 Kid made Autumn Suncatchers
Kid made suncatchers are a favorite of mine no matter what season, but they are especially stunning when the low sun shines through them in Autumn (or fall depending on where you are in the world). Plus autumnal colours are so warming and delightful to work with.
Personalised Head Torches with Energizer
I LOVE it when something inspires my whole family to get creative and making personalised head torches with Energizer at Camp Bestival did just that. Yes, even MadDad had fun creating his own space themed head torch.
20+ Angry Birds Crafts and Activities for Kids
Have you or your children seen The Angry Bird movie yet? I haven’t, but the Husbeast took the boys and they LOVED it. So much so we put together this fab collection of Angry Bird Crafts and activities perfect for kids.
Make your own Stickman
Do you kids love Stick Man? When my boys were younger they obsessed over Julia Donaldson books and I loved them too. In fact, Julia Donladsopn books are many peoples favourite books. We have an abiding love for Stickman and his Stick Family too. We are big fans of books and activities that encourage exploration and