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I have a real thing for washi tape as a kids craft material. Â It is easy to tear (even for little hands) and looks great. Â These homemade washi tape heart cards are perfect for valentines day and look great too. How to make washi tape heart cards
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Our solstice tealight holders were so much fun to make and we loved using them, that we decided to make some salt dough heart shaped candle holders for valentines day. This recipe for salt dough will make about 10 candle holders.
We love making pieces of art that we can display seasonally in The Mad House.  Last year we made a family fingerprint heart canvas and I have been thinking about making a family fingerprint relief heart art canvas since then.  We finally got around to making it and it was so much fun to make and perfect
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I believe very strongly that children should be taught the importance of thank you cards, not just to keep up the tradition, but as a lesson in thankfulness and taking some time and effort to sit and think about the person who gave them the gift. I find one of the best ways to do
Do your kids send thank you cards? The MiniMad’s send thank you cards they have made every year. Last year it was thumbprint Robin thank you cards, this year it is fingerprint monster thank you cards.
Do you celebrate the New Year with your children? As my boys are getting older they are starting to be involved in our New Years celebration and I thought that a paper plate countdown clock would be great fun to make and use. What you need:
We live in Northern England and during this time of year it is dark and we love to light up our home with candles and decided to make some cornflour dough tealight holders for Solstice. Â Maxi decided to make them in the shape of the sun to celebrate the shortest day and welcome the lengthening
We have made corn flour dough before, but using salt, however, I was keen to find a different recipe with more of a smooth texture that was a bit more malleable for the boys to use. We have tried Nurturestore’s 2 ingredients white dough and love it, but we also tried the following white clay
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Every year we make fingerprint mugs for the teachers for Christmas. In the past we have made Reindeer mugs and flower mugs, pigs, caterpillars and bees. This year we decided to do Robin’s like last years Robin cards. These Robin thumbprint mugs are so simple to make and really effective for kids of all ages.
