Felt Mistletoe with button berries
Who doesn’t love a good smooch under the mistletoe?
Christmas Crafts
Dishwasher safe Reindeer thumbprint mugs
We have made thumbprint cups before and they were the inspiration for these Thumbprint Reindeer ornaments and Reindeer thumbprint mugs (which are dishwasher safe) they have always gone down a storm. This year my little crafty mission was to take this fun tradition and reindeer fingerprint mugs as Christmas gifts for the boys’ teachers and teaching
An alternative to salt dough ornaments
This pure white salt dough is a delightful alternative to standard salt dough. It is lovely to work with and brilliant if you don’t want your dough to have a yellow tint and do not fancy painting it.
Reindeer Food, Hearts and Friends
I am a lucky lady you know. I have made some wonderful friends over the internet. I am blessed to have them and wanted to say thank you for all their support during this year. So, we make reindeer food as part of our annual christmas traditions, therefore, I made a little extra and
Childrens Craft Showcase – Fabric Painting on Bags for Gandmas
We have been busy cooking, baking, crafting, drawing, painting and generally having fun. over the last few days. One of the tasks this week for the mini mads was to make a Christmas present for Nana and Grandma Materials Stamps (poundland have some in) Fabric paint (I got mine when MaxiMad
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Pine cone door decoration
Mary I’ve packed the oil And I’ve packed the grain, The water is ready Now listen again – Here are the blankets and covers And your mattress there, So please, my sweet friend, Keep warm and take care Today I have a very easy Pine Cone decoration, which I totally pinched from Sweet
Egg Box Jingle Bells and Advent Poem
“Mary, I too saw an angel, And now we can marry with joy, I’ll care for you both, just as he said, And together we’ll bring up God’s boy”. The boys task for last night was another craft, which I have seen out on the blog circuit, but can not for the life of me
Day 3 and Pipe Cleaner Crystal Decorations
We have seen Borax decoration all over the internet and wanted to try them, but with Borax banned in the UK, we had to use a borax substitute to make our pipe cleaner cystal decorations. These are super easy to make and the kids can manipulate the pipe cleaners all by themselves.
Crafting with Children – Make your own wrapping paper
This is another really simple, but fun childrens craft, which will save you some pennies over the Christmas period and also over the year to come. Materials Paper – we have a roll of white paper from Ikea £2.99 Washable paints Paper plates Washing up bowl filled with soapy water
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