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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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One of our favourite Christmas Eve traditions is leaving out a bowl of magic reindeer food to help guide Santa’s reindeer to our home. But did you know the traditional recipe often uses glitter, which is harmful to wildlife? That’s why we make an animal-safe version with oats and sprinkles – it’s safe for birds,
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Is there anything better than receiving a homemade card……. yes, a homemade gift and I love receiving gift a child has made. Over the years the boys have made lots of gifts, in fact it is something that we have become know for. We make the Grandparents and family gifts and also their teachers get
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We love making decorations as a family for our Christmas tree and this year we are joining in again with 10 days of kid made ornaments and this year they are inspired by a book. So ours are tree decorations inspired by The Fir Tree by Hans Christian Anderson. Each year we buy new christmas
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One of our family traditions is homemade Christmas crackers. For as long as I can remember we had small cracker presents on the dining table usually made by my mum. They were precious things that were small and once I got older we each took a turn year on year to make the crackers and
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There is nothing nicer than receiving a homemade Christmas card and these easy ribbon Christmas cards are so easy for you to make with kids of all ages. You don’t need lots of different materials to make lots of different styles of DIY Christmas cards made with ribbons. I love that I have turned my kids
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eBay asked me what Inspired me at this time of the year? Â Well I didn’t have to think all that long to know that it was doing art and crafts with the kids. Â The fact the evenings are darker, so they are not out playing gives us the opportunity to get creative together. Plus I
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Do you remember making your own scratch paper when you were younger? Well I certainly do and it is great fun to make with your kids and perfect for Firework pictures too. Whilst we were making the fireworks we talked about how dangerous they are close up, but how colourful and beautiful they are. I
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With the darker nights and the clocks due to go back, we love brightening up The Mad House and one way we do that is with Jam Jar/Mason Jar Lanterns or tealight holder. These Halloween lanterns are really easy to make Look great too. These are so simple to make, you won’t believe just how
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