I have a rather and truly lovely giveaway for you today. The wonderful Jean from The Artful Parent has written this gorgeous and stunning Autumn ebook: Retails at $9.99 I have a copy myself and I can promise you it is fabulous. It won’t just keep you busy THIS Autumn but every year – helping…
Autumn is a special time of year. Warm summer days go, yet we often still have bright blue sunny and fresh days. The leaves start to turn and fall from the trees. And the kids get to collect acorns and chestnuts in the park. Wonderful. A great time to get crafty and get stuck in….
So this year, will be the first year that we will “do” pumpkins, so I thought a round up of pumpkin decorating ideas would come in handy. The Uncle has announced that he will be the annual “pumpkin carver” in the family. We will all drive down for a visit, whilst The Uncle rolls up…
Before you fret… the Kids Get Crafty linky is still on.. just keep SCROLLING down! Ahem? Kids Crafts, Recipe Round Up?! Say WHAT!? Yes, yes, yes, yes… baking isn’t strictly speaking kids crafts. However, you can be VERY creative when you get baking. And many people don’t realise quite how many tastey treats there are…
A while back I did a round up of “Crafts for Boys” – a round up of ideas focussing on things to make with and for boys. Of course all the ideas apply to girls too – there is no real “gender discrimination” – I have a girl and a boy myself and we make…
We love paper crafts for kids – paper is versatile, inexpensive and has relatively “low” impact on the environment. If you are recycling your paper, then even better. This is where easy Paper Bag Crafts for Kids are just the best. Recycle your paper bags from your shopping and make something fun (that can eventually…
As you may know by now, I am a keen recycler. I love seeing the value in something that has been deemed to be useless and only for the bin. Check out the magazine beads coming up and my shopping bags made from old shirts. However, I am always horrified at quite how much waste…
Hello hello! Welcome to my Christmas Printer Craft special! As you may know, I have been working with Kodak in the last few weeks on trying out their fabulous new printer and their economical new ink cartridges. Lots of crafty printer play. As part of that, I have discover a yet unknown love: Printables. I…
Welcome back to Kids Get Crafty and our “Edible Christmas Ornaments“… ok ok… they are just cookies on a ribbon, but seeing as they are for hanging in the tree, surely that makes them and ornament? And as they are for eating.. surely that makes them edible. So therefore – edible ornaments? No? These ornaments feature in…
A very very quick post, that I wanted to share, as it means a lot to us.. though the photos are quite poor. We went back to the German Playgroup this evening to celebrate St Martins Day (it is tomorrow, more about it from our post last year!), a day when you traditional go on…
**This Competition is now Closed** Want to see the entries? Check out the Drawing Comp Entries tab Give the kids something fun to do this Half Term with the smash hit musical WICKED! To coincide with its annual charity event WICKED Day, we have teamed up with the award-winning production to give one lucky Red Ted…
Hello! It is that beautiful time of the year again, which is simply too fabulous for crafts and ideas: Autumn! The beautiful Autumn colours, the leaves, the chestnuts and the acorns. As you may know, we already have on Autumn Get Crafty from last year as well as some of Red Ted Art’s own Autumn…
You know me and crafts… love it love it love it all! And when I am asked to review a craft book, I simply cannot say no…. but mind you, I only review the books on Red Ted Art that I like! And here is one of them: Witch Craft compiled by Margaret McGuire and…
Hooray it is “Back To School” crafts time!! Or maybe you would like to make something for your workspace in the office.. hopefully you will find something here from young to old. And with that we are looking forward to exploring lots of stationery and lunch box crafts and ideas. To make with kids or for kids…
Welcome back to this weeks tutorial: Spin Art Fabric Painting! It is a guest post by the lovely Roopa from Putti Prapancha. I know Roopa through the kids craft network and each week she comes up with more and more fun crafty ideas to do with your kids – from painting with balls on slides…
Time for another cute toilet roll craft for preschoolers. Today we are making easy toilet roll monsters that your little kiddo will LOVE! Toilet Roll Monster Craft for Preschoolers We love to make these fab little Monsters… I think this craft is great for little boys, but can also be a great way to help…
Well… this get crafty is all about “Under the Sea”… I decided to broaden the “subject” a little to “Water Get Crafty” or OCEAN CRAFTS as it always makes it a little easier for everyone to take part! There are some fabulously crafty ideas for you once again! What I love about this get crafty,…
Happy New Year!!! Welcome to 2011!! Well, I am a great fan of “make do and mend”. And if you cannot make do, then to reuse or repurpose. There so many fabulous things you can create out of supposed waste material it is rather astounding and the featured list just kept on growing and growing….
A conveniently collated ebook bringing you cheap “Paper Roll” crafts for around the year! This is a great way to get you crafting once a month or to give you ideas for “key calendar” dates, such as Chinese New Year or Halloween. All crafts use the humble paper roll as a basis and with the use of…
Hello, welcome back to Kids Get Crafty! With the excitement of Halloween over, it is time to “revisit” the left overs and get crafty: Red Ted and I saved some of our Butternut Squash (or Pumpkin) seeds and made this very quick little owl. Sadly, Red Ted decided that it would be GREAT fun to…
