Aaah it is a long time since we last made a shield.. last time it was an adorable Cardboard Knight’s Shield.. and as Red Ted grows up, we move from Cartoon Knights to Roman Shields! I thought I would share my son’s Roman Legionaire Shield DIY. Well.. he and The Englishman made it recently for…
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,…
Yes.. we have done it again.. yet another Bookmark Corner for you! Today we share with you how to make melon bookmarks. As so many families embark on summer reading programs to avoid the summer slide, add some of our fun little bookmark corner crafts to your program. A great little craft and a great way to keep…
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 have a bit of a love affair with Cardboard here on Red Ted Art. Similarly to Loo Rolls, it is a free and super versatile material and we have made so many toys from it that the kids love and play with all the time. With Christmas just over, we have an abundance of…
Are you going to a masquerade ball or a masquerade party this year? Or is your tween/ teen having a masquerade do? Check out this masquerade mask diy… can you believe it, I made this mask, probably about 14-15 years ago (goodness, I feel old) and it is is still going strong. I made the…
As you know, here on Red Ted Art, we like to get the paint out, the glue and all the craft materials and make our things look “finished”…. either papier mache or a nice layer of acrylic to make things look “just so”. Well.. frequently, we also have our “impromptu crafts” – basically, odd items…
December really is flying by and already we can bring you Day 16 of your Virtual Advent Calendar! Only 8 days to go and we are “all done”. The Creative Christmas Countdown is a series of activities to do with your kids during the advent season. Each day, we bring you a need idea by…
I mentioned in Spring Get Crafty, that I love the amazingly creative Lilla A and her wonderful carnivals – she takes a crafty carnival just a step further. So, I was very pleased to see her upcoming “self portrait” carnival and REALLY wanted to take part with Red Ted (3). Now Red Ted is only…
Welcome to the New Year and Welcome to Kids Get Crafty! I had a completely different post scheduled for today, but then I remembered that on the 6th January the “3 Kings arrive” to visit the newborn King. I have made a real effort to tell Red Ted all about the nativity and what happened…
There are many recipes on the web for making playdough. I made three attempts, before I felt I got it right (I was making some for one of our “story + art” projects and had a very dissappointed Red Ted when the playdough didn’t come out right). So I decided, that I would write a…
It looks like we have Guest Post month!! So many lovely people sharing their crafts with you on Red Ted Art. Hurray! This week we have the amazing Amanda from Unique Snowflake visiting. She came up with his ingenious way of converting an old T-shirt into a Halterneck for the ladies! Talk about fabulous recycling!…
Hello! Welcome back to Get Crafty! This month’s theme was “Inspired by Nature”! My interpretation was the loosest possible sense: from drawings of animals and trees to things made out of sticks and stones. Once again a WONDERFUL collection of crafts to keep you inspired the whole of the summer! If you like the look…
