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It is so easy to marble eggs with mail varnish. You get an amazing effect and it is totally addictive, perfect for Easter. Beware once you start marbling you will be doing it to everything including cups, vases and plates! A super simple DIY craft that is perfect for tweens.

How to Marble Eggs with Nail Varnish: A Step-by-Step Guide

I love the effect that you get when you marble eggs with nail varnish.  I first did it with Maxi over a year ago, and we were delighted with how it turned out.  It is such a fun process art activity and I am warning you to have lots of eggs to hand as it […]

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Floating chalk prints. A super simple process art project that gives great results and is fun to do. This kids craft activity is a great way of demonstrating surface tension too. I love it when creativity and science meet.

Make Floating Chalk Prints with Kids – Fun and Easy Art Project

I have been working on finding process art activities that my boys can enjoy now they are tweens and these floating chalk prints certainly hit the mark.  I feel strongly that process art is really important for kids of all ages and sometimes more so when they reach 9/10.

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A DIY clay recipe and beautiful DIY Clay Easter bunting a great kids DIY craft for Easter. This DIY clay recipe has only two ingredients and you can colour on it with markers and felt tips. It has to be seen to be believed.

DIY Clay Easter Bunting – Fun and Easy Kids Craft Tutoria

This DIY Clay Easter bunting is so simple to make using just two ingredients and makes perfect DIY clay decorations.  We have turned ours into easter bunting.  I love this two ingredient DIY clay recipe as you can draw on it with felt tips or sharpies making it great for kids of all ages.

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DIY Rainbow Rainmaker – Easy Cardboard Tube Craft for Kids

We love crafts that can be made from recyclables and this rainbow rainmaker is a great cardboard tube craft, plus is a great home made musical instrument.  There are lots of ways to adapt this project depending on the age of your kids, however, we decided to use some of my massive stash of washi tape

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