Making kids friendship bracelets the easy way
Making kids friendship bracelets doesn’t have to be complicated. Here’s an easy way for any age, plus tips on gifting and creating kits
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Upcycling old nail varnish for nail polish crafts
Make use of old nail polish to make these decorations – with metal or perspex shapes. Tutorial and suggestions for uses for these nail polish crafts
Get organised with these homemade label ideas
If you’re decluttering and reorganising your shelves and cupboards, why not try making your own labels. Here’s homemade label ideas for different items
Go lifesize with paper people – kids activity
We spent time using rolls of paper to draw paper people outline to use for drawing. Here’s 6 other activity ideas for children
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Getting arty with Chalkola chalk pens – review and giveaway
There’s something special about stationery, and in particular I love pens. N has inherited this love because any new pens that I bring into the house, and he’s nosying trying to use them. With the Chalkola chalk pens I was sent…
10 things you should be buying from The Works
Ad – collaborative post I love to shop and have been a fan of The Works for many years now. Any shop that rotates stock like it does, and has bargains galore of the little things that can be bought…
What to put in a kids craft box for different ages
We all know that children love to paint and make a mess getting creative, and that giving children the opportunity to do so is good for them. But it’s one of those activities that always takes time to set up,…
Fun ways to teach kids about the night sky
N’s always been interested in learning about the night sky, the moon and stars, and many a time we’ve stopped to look out of the window. We talk about the different stages of the moon especially, he’s a bit obsessed…
A Mad Science party for 5 year olds
When we started thinking about N’s birthday party it was all a bit of a blur. Unless your child has a particular yearning for one theme, you can come unstuck with all the offers out there. We joined up with…
Wet weather activity – pottery painting at The Pottery Place
My heart always falls when the weather is horrendous and I’ve got a day planned to go out with N. He’d probably not be too bothered about being out in the rain, but I’m not that keen.  So over the…
No sew nativity costume – make in 10 minutes
In the past (well, last year’s nursery nativity) I’ve just gone and bought a nativity costume because I just don’t have the time to sew, find patterns, spend a fortune on material and then have it end up looking stupid. …