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…
It is that time of year again, when the UK bloggers get all excited about the upcoming MAD Blog Awards! It is the Mummy and Daddy Blog Awards celebrating Uk parenting bloggers each year. I am very excited to be a *finalist* in two of the categories – Best Craft Blog and Best Family Fun…
Welcome back to this week’s Kids Crafts – our very own paper mache Solar System – ok, so it is “only” the sun, the earth and the moon, but it is a start and something to add to over time. We actually made it , mainly because the lovely people from Cubbykit sent it to…
Welcome back to this week’s Kids Get Crafty and our FIMO Flower Cards! I love these cards, as they are great for small hands to make and a great way of letting them have a go at what can be quite tricky: FIMO (or polymer clay)! But of course you can make these cards out…
Well… welcome back to another week of Kids Crafts – this week we have some EDIBLE BOOKS! Yes, that is right.. books you can EAT! And I even wrote a little message in ours! Can you believe it? And what brought me to this crazy fun idea? Well.. the wonderful Zoe at Playing By the…
This is a hybrid “How To” and craft round up – all about Kinder Egg Surprise cases – I made Tooth Fairy boxes for the kids… the kids made a horsey.. and I collated more ideas to inspire you this Easter (and all year round)! So, my children had some Kinder Surprise Eggs as a treat recently…
Spring! Wonderful Spring! Isn’t it great when finally, after the long grey Winter, Spring is finally in the air. The snowdrops and crocuses make an appearance, the trees turn white and pink with blossom, their an undeniable happy freshness in the air. Coinciding with Easter, there is also a lot of lovely crafts out there to choose…
Simple Cotton Wool Lambs for children to make for Spring or Easter Crafting! A lovely tactile craft using light card and cotton wool. Easy Easter Crafts!
Ever since we went to Birthday party a few weeks back and Red Ted received an Angry Birds keyring he has been “at me” to make more Angry Birds for him. So finally, I did… we made some Angry Birds Easter eggs. Our favourite the Red Angry Bird egg: I “Blew the Eggs” out. Painted…
Welcome to this week’s How To – “How to make candle wicks”. As you know, I love to recycle and each year at Christmas we are left with a lot of old, but perfectly good candles. As a child I once received a candle making kit and loved it. I wanted to have another go…
A fantastic set of Valentine craft ideas for adults and kids. Aaaah don’t we all love a bit of romance around Valentines… even if Valentine’s crafts are not your thing, do stop by and have a look at these “Love You” crafts – you can give them any time of year to make a loved one –…
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…
Look what Red Ted (3.75yrs) made at nursery – a gorgeous snowman card… say aaaaaah. We do love some cute and Easy Snowman Crafts! And this is just the ticket! More Christmas Card for Kids ideas here! He is so proud of it! And so am I! Materials: Blue card stock, cotton wool pads, googly eyes, scrap white…
Today we have Julie visiting and her Little Cotton Rabbits blog. You will find that both Julie and her blog are incredibly inspirational – not only is she the cleverest and cutest knitter I have recently come across, but she shares with you her day to day life with her family – the ups and…
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…
This is a Sponsored post, but all written represents what I truly believe in! I have to say, I am so excited about this “campaign” that I don’t know where to start – normally the words flow melodiously and I barely have to think about what order to put things in… shall we talk monsters first?…
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…
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Remember our cute cute onesies Doll? Well, if dolls are not your thing, maybe bunnies are? Especially now that Easter is coming up! I have been working on lots of different ideas of what I can make out my children’s cute little baby onesies, but I have to confess, you just have to go to…
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….
Red Ted and I got all Christmas crafty again this week – we love DIY Christmas Ornaments. Well, we are in the middle of advent and I find that Christmas is a really special time of year to craft together. I love our little craft today, as it is another great way to “use kid’s art”…
Hello! And Welcome to Christmas Get Crafty. I am posting this in October, to hopefully inspire you and give you LOTS of time to Get Crafty this Christmas season. Do take a look and do have a go. Christmas is such a special time of the year, that craftiness makes it all the more fun!…
Though Red Ted Art is really known for all our Classic Kids Crafts. Here I share with you OVER 101 “How Tos/ Tutorials” targetting the tweens, teens and adult crafter! You will find that this 101 Tutorials page is a really eclectic mix of crafts – some are super simple and easy.. some require a…
If you are looking for Easy Crafts for Kids to do with things that you have around the home, this page is your best starting point. It is packed and I mean PACKED with easy kids crafts ideas to keep you busy for a long time! This should really be called a “Craft 101” opposed…
