It has been a little while since we last posted an Easy Origami for Kids pattern.. so with Halloween rapidly approaching, we thought a cute and easy Origami Ghost would be JUST the thing. Not only are these darling kawaii paper ghosts easy to make (and learn how to make), but they look fabulous as…
This is a sponsored post Oh we do love this time of year. Lots of wonderful new movies out in both the cinema, as well as on DVD and digital download for home viewing. Nothing quite like snuggling up on the sofa, with a hot cup of cocoa and watching a movie. Today, is all…
Today, I like to welcome Kim from The Best Ideas for Kids who is sharing a gorgoeus DIY Clay Leaf Magnet craft with us today. Not only do we LOVE to work with clay (we have many great easy clay projects for kids here), but these make stunning Autumn decorations, great little gifts for kids…
The easy spider craft love continues. This is a “double post”… I already shared this super duper cute 3D Paper Spider Craft with you… and now we share with you this fabulously easy Kirigami Paper Spider Web with you. Kirigami is the art of “folding and cutting” – so based on origami (we have some…
Oh we do LOVE DIY School Supplies! Anything from Bookmark Ideas to Pencil Holders , making those Back to School preparations creative, fun and personalised! Today, it is all about Pencil Topper Craft Ideas and all the homemade pencil toppers we have made over the years. We love pencil toppers, because usually they are fun, bright,…
So, as one school year draws to an end and we look ahead to the year ahead (my kids are heading into Year 3 and Year 5 – yikes!), I love to quickly and easily personalise their stationery with them. Oh how we love DIY School Supplies! Making DIY Pencil Toppers is a quick and…
Well.. since the new LEGO Batman movie hit the screens this February (and yes, we have been to see it!!), we have been a little Batman Crazy here at Red Ted Art. We have always loved Batman and Batman DIY Ideas, but sometimes it is nice to get that refreshed enthusiasm, don’t you think? To…
Well.. I have long wanted to make a Fancy Dress costume for my kids. And I kept thinking “yes yes, when they are older”. Then I suddenly realised, that when they are TOO much older, they will not WANT to wear a homemade fancy dress costume, however cool I think it is. So NOW is…
Welcome back to another easy origami for kids! Today we share this super cute and easy origami animal designs – the oh so VERY cute stand up Origami Cat. We have made a simple origami cat before (which of course we still love), but this time we have gone a step cuter with this simple…
There are LOTS of different ways you can great a gift box! You can make a Gift box from paper or fabric, you can decorate an old shoe box and turn it into a gift box. Or you can take the humble TP Roll and create some fabulous shapes and designs – perfect DIY Gift…
Time for some POP UP card fun!!! We had a lovely Heart Pop Up Card guest post earlier in the year, which is super easy and fun to make (check out the cute Halloween Pop Up Cards too)!! I thought you can use the same simple principle to turn it into a DIY Emoji Card…
Well.. we are slowly getting into the Harry Potter stories here at Red Ted Art HQ. My son is FINALLY old enough to start reading them for himself, which is brilliant. I remember reading and devouring each and every book as they first came out. So if you are a Harry Potter fan like me,…
Yes! It is that time of year again.. time for you (?) and the kids to get dressed up!! I love how in the US Halloween Fancy Dress is NOT just about the spooky and the gory (here in the UK Halloween is exclusively, witches, ghosts, monsters and scary stuff), but that you get to…
Learn how to make easy TP Roll Cat Gift Boxes. TP Rolls are so fun and versatile and these cardboard tube cats are so cute!
Bless his cotton socks… Red Ted can get rather carried away when he falls “in love with” a new movie – some of you may have seen the recent Boxtrolls Movie (we already made a TP Roll Boxtroll Craft a couple of weeks ago) and if you are like us, you will find all those…
I have to say, one of the things I have REALLY enjoyed since having kids in my life, is having the opportunity to MAKE for them. Whether it is my own kids, my close friends’ kids or kids in the family, making your own presents for them is just wonderfully fun. We love DIY Gifts…
Well we do love school supplies. And we particularly DIY School Supplies. I have always enjoyed getting ready for back to school – as a child, and now as a mother too. And I particularly LOVE Back to School DIY ideas. There are so many fun and quirky things you can make, that are great…
We do have a soft spot for Owl crafts here on Red Ted Art and I particularly love combing “nature crafts” with this adorable animal.. A pine cone is a brilliant nature craft material all year round – our local park seems to always have some. It looks wonderful, is tactile and can be turned into…
We love baking with the kids and we love getting crafty in the kitchen… especially when it comes to cookies and cupcakes (have you seen our easy to decorate 4th July Cookies? We had great fun making those). Today we have a “guest post” from Life At The Zoo, were we LOVE to bake with…
HOORAY we love Easy Toilet Paper Roll Crafts.. and just when I think I have seen them all.. I clearly haven’t … I keep stumbling across more and more lovely loo roll craft ideas and the world wide web – and as toilet paper rolls are so plentiful and can be use in SO MANY…
