You may have seen our previous Science Fair Project before (our erupting volcano – a classic of course – but still fun to make). We have another fun and hopefully easy science fair projects to have go at today – Layers of the Earth Bowls. We made a papier mache solar system many moons ago, […]
Easter Basket Crafts
Ooh I do love a “seasonal craft” – be it lanterns for St Martin’s Day in Autumn, some lovely ornaments at Christmas.. and making EASTER BASKETS at Easter (and of course LOTS of egg decorating ideas, bunny crafts & chick crafts too!!!). Looking back over the years, I am pleased to discover that we have […]
DIY Sunflower Clay Bowls
Finally, we have finished our Sunflower Bowls – we actually started them a few months ago, when we made some super simple Poppy Bowls, which in turn inspired by our love for the oh so popular Autumn Leaf Bowls (which really are FABULOUS!)… but I digress. We decided to have a go at this DIY […]
Papier Mache Summer Fruit Bowls
Over the Easter holidays, the kids and I shredded two bin bags worth of paper. Left with the two bags of shredded paper, we were looking at different shredded paper things to make! We are a big fan of “papier mache” in the “newspaper strips” sense and have made all sorts in the past (from […]
How to… make a Fabric Mâché Bowl!
We all know (and, erm, love?) paper mâché – all that lovely gooey newspaper creating weird and wonderful new things! A few weeks ago, I came across fabric mâché at Dear Fii’s blog. Using fabric to make a bowl instead of newspaper! What an ingenious way of using up old bits of fabric! So, I […]