Welcome back to the How To section. Today we are looking at how to make Organza Flowers… As you know I often have Guest Posters share their wonderful creative and crafty ideas. This is a fabulous way to keep me on my toes and help bring new and varied crafts. I have often learnt a…
Welcome back to Kids Get Crafty! With the “Weather Get Crafty” carnival almost upon us, I thought it was a good time to have a “how to make a pinwheel” post. It has been on my “to do” list for ages, as it is of those “key childhood crafts” that every child should have a…
I am soooo excited about today’s guest post as it kills two wonderful birds with one stone. Mmmh that is a dreadful metaphor – as you don’t really want to be killing birds.. ok, anyway, I digress.. I have been seeing lots of yummy and delicious cake pops appearing on all the wonderful craft blogs….
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,…
Hello! Time for some great Summer Preschool Crafts! The Uk has been blessed with some beautiful weather over the Easter break. So like many, we headed down to our favourite beach on the South Coast! It is always a wonderful visit, as we go with friends that we don’t see so often. And it is…
Oh hello hello hello! I am sooo pleased about today’s How To… it again, has been brewing for quite a few months now, whilst I figured out “how to” actually do it: 4 pairs of tights converted into a cuddly Octopus toy!! And the best thing about it, is that it is practically no sew…..
Welcome to Kids Get Crafty! Hooray, how I love getting crafty with my children! Remember how a few weeks ago, I did a post on “Easter Egg Blowing” – how I love the delicate nature of a blown egg?! Well, I think that you can do this with children too – older children can have…
Aaaaah today we have an extra special Guest Post for you -not only is it scrummily delicious, but it is by the lovely Bev from I Bake Without! As you will find out below, Bev started baking “without” when discovering that her young son had a number of food allergies – rather than take the…
Exploring the four seasons with our lovely spring bubble wrap trees!
This is almost one those – you just need to see the photo “How To”s and the job is done… really, it is super duper quick an easy, you can embellish and dress them up or down as much as you like and really make them you. You can make these with kids (even a…
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…
Traditional Walnut Boat Craft – We do love to craft with walnuts. There is something autumnal about them and I love how tactilce they are. Walnuts crafts are also usually very “cute”, because they are small(er)! Our walnuts are back! I did say I had a few walnut crafts up my sleeves… if you liked our…
Remember our robots from a few weeks back? Well, Red Ted now ADORES robots, so when we needed some more thank you cards, I thought these could be a nice easy craft for him. The key for this age group (3yrs) is to help them see what the “end result” will look like, so I…
Time some cute and easy Valentine’s Day Cards for kids! These little heart cards are the perfect Valentine’s Activity for Preschoolers – practice colouring skills and cutting skills for these cute cards! Then send them to Granny! I am a funny one when it comes to Valentines – I always think you should be able…
I don’t know about you, but I am a bit of a collector and horder of things. Especially all things crafty.. I actually have a number of wonderful and beautiful stamps – some I picked up in the V&A (wonderful wood carvings), some I have been dragging around with me for years (I have a…
Oh how I love Love Get Crafty (I had to say that)… I wasn’t sure what to call this month’s Get Crafty, but there is no other word than “Love”. Yes, there is lots of pink and red, but there are truly fabulously lovely crafts.. not surprisingly there is also a fair range of “Get…
We love Homemade Valentine’s Day Treats. Especially once shaped as Conversation Hearts! Sarah from Maison Cupcake knows her baking! My first meeting with her will always remind me of a delicious flapjack that she handed to me instead of business card. Yum. Certainly a way to get to my heart and be remembered! On her…
Exploring the four seasons with our lovely winter bubble wrap trees!
Welcome to Kids Get Crafty! A couple of weeks ago we went to see a “special under threes” theatre production of Oliver Jeffers Lost & Found. It was wonderful and Red Ted loved it. He kept glancing round to me and giving me the biggest smiles and grins. Then turning back to the 30min play…
Time for an adorable Valentine’s Day Heart Craft for Toddlers! It is of course also an adorable Keepsake Valentine’s Card for kids too! We have another lovely crafty Guest Poster for you today: Kelly from Domestic Godd-esque. A lovely family blog featuring lots of fab photos, thoughts on life and family life, as well as, the…
