Making toys out of gloves is a great craft for the beginner sewer. Usually there is no cutting of the glove involved, which means no fraying if things are not sewn as neatly as they could be. Also, you can usually choose to glue on some of the details, making the sewing portion of the…
We love Valentine’s Day Crafts for Preschoolers, especially those that make super cute Valentine’s Decorations, use simple supplies and a great for fine motor skills and little hands! Today, we have a wonderful guest post sharing how to make a Paper Plate Heart Wreath for Valentines Day! The best thing about this easy Valentines Decoration,…
Our lovely 31 Days of Love series continues, with another easy Heart Craft for Kids! I simply love these felt mini envelopes for kids to sew. Today Anthea from ZingZingTree and BlueBearWood is visiting with her lovely little Valentines Gifts for the 31 Days of Love series. Check out previous posts, such as Valentine’s Cards and Valentines Treats, as well as all the…
The lovely Aly from PLUS 2.4 is here to day to share a great Valentines Gifts with us, for the 31 Days of Love series. Check out previous posts, such as Valentine’s Cards and Valentines Treats, as well as all the lovely Valentine’s Decorations shared! Aly is a single mum of 3 kids who blogs over at PLUS 2.4.She loves to make the…
Sooooo we have been thinking about The Year of The Horse for a couple of weeks now and I was determined to make some sort of Horse Craft with the kids… after much oohing and aaahing, we decided on a sock puppet – we used my hot glue gun to have avoid any sewing… which…
Welcome back to Kids Get Arty! I can’t believe we only do ONE Art project every two months and yet the time whizzes by and it is time to do and share our next Great Artist art project with you. This month we are looking at Textile Art and a British Artists called Janet Bolton….
It is VALENTINE’S DAY a go go here on Red Ted Art. We have kicked off a 31 Days of Love series and have already had 28 Bloggers share their Valentines Crafts with us – check out all the wonderful and ecclectic Valentine’s Cards, Valentines Gifts and Valentines Treats!! But I digress, today is all about our Valentine’s Day…
Our thrifty craft ideas continue (we have LOTS of Recycled Craft Ideas here on Red Ted Art). Earlier this month we shared our Cardboard Box Craft ideas with you and now it is time for some Fabric Craft Ideas. Clearly you can use ANY fabric going… but I love nothing better than upcycling those old…
If you are living in the UK, you may know that this week is Christmas Jumper Day – a day to celebrate Christmas and raise money for Save The Children. And the lovely people at Westfield are donating £10 for anyone that writes about Christmas Jumper Day and includes a Selfie (see below) of them…
Well, we have been going fairy and pixies mad in our house! The Christmas Pixies have arrived and are causing their daily magic. The kids are exciting to wake up each day and see where they have gone or if they have written another little note. To celebrate our love for Pixies and elves, we…
You may have seen our wrapping paper post from a couple of weeks ago and realised that we LOVE making things. I especially like making Christmas cards and every year I make a set for family and friends. I also encourage the children to have a go and make some special cards for the grandparents…
Well.. I know many of you are familiar with our “juggling chooks”. They are a super easy sewing projects and look much trickier and impressive than they are…. I love that you just upcycle some old clothes and fabrics and hey presto you have a great craft and a super cute gift for kids. Make…
Leaves… glorious leaves. They are such a wonderful indicator of the Seasons – and in terms of leaves, the most glorious season is of course Autumn with all the beautiful Autumn colours. We love Autumn Crafts for Kids as well as nature crafts for kids! I love the reds and oranges and yellows. Beautiful. So we…
I don’t know about you, but out house is full of toys! Toys toys toys. And it is with a little dread that we head into our Birthday and Christmas season – it means yet more toys! Of course I want my children to have wonderful Birthdays and presents form a big part of this….
We love it when our craft session ends in gifts that kids can make… these adorable little felt heart ornament crafts are just that – turn them into key rings or zipper pulls on your school bags and you have a lovely little gift to give to a relative or a friend. We are craft…
Our series of “Hangouts” – recorded videos, where several crafters get come together to share their craft ideas – continue. This week, we are looking at Crafting with Felt. Felt is a super versatile material and comes in so many bright colours it really should form part of any crafty stash. Buy it in “scraps”…
Kids Art Doll When I first started off on Pinterest, I saw some adorable Rag Dolls that Rummage had made with her girls – their dolls are just TOTALLY adorable and you simply must click through and take a peak! And I pinned it to make with MY KIDS one day. I couldn’t wait for…
There are two reasons why I am a great fan of recycled craft for kids and for the family – one we are reusing something that is regarded to be of little value. In a society that consumes and consumes and consumes, I think it is very important to stop and look for the value…
I made these recycled Christmas Ornaments “on a whim”, earlier in the week and thought I would share these with you today. Not only are they “recycled”, but they are also lovely keepsakes. We love making all sorts of DIY Ornament Ideas ! The green Christmas Tree Ornament is made from one of Pip Squeak’s…
We are already on Day 14 of the Creative Christmas Countdown. My how time flies, it will be Christmas in no time!! I hope you have been enjoying this Virtual Advent Calendar brought to you by Creative With Kids, Red Ted Art and all those AMAZING 24 Kid bloggers. So many different and diverse ideas…
