I have two left hands when it comes to crafts, so I've asked Craft Queen Maggy Woodley of Red Ted Art fame to come to my rescue and share ten amazing Valentine's Day crafts with you. They're not only super cute but also great activities to make with your kids on these grey and miserable January days. But enough from me, you're all here for the expert, right? Cute Valentine's Day crafts with Red ...
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Easter Eggs: 30 ways to decorate and dye Easter eggs
Easter is only a little more than two weeks away, so it's time to start thinking about fun ways to decorate your eggs for Easter morning and the big Easter egg hunt. To make things a little easier, I have crawled the internet for you, so all you have to do now is get inspired. Most of the crafts below are super simple , so you can do these with your kids or by yourself, if you fancy getting ...
Day 19 Blogger Advent Calendar: Homemade Window Displays
I've never professed to be a crafty type in the slightest, but once the first door on the advent calendar's been broken into, I get a primal need to start making things like Mrs Claus possessed. I don't feature crafts on my own blog because I'm just too much of a perfectionist, after spending 5 hours making rainbow coloured, tissue paper flowers, I'll convince myself it all looks a bit naff and my ...
Ready, Set, Craft! - There’s a new linky on the blog
The lovely Andrea from All You Need Is Love and Cake and I were a little secretive during the last couple of days and now we are revealing why: We are starting our very own brand spanking new linky next Tuesday (30th July) and its name tells you all you have to know about it: Ready, Set, Craft wants to encourage you to get creative, no matter if on your own or with your kids. Anything goes and we ...
Decorate Easter eggs for Polarn O Pyret’s Easter Egg competition
Do you know when you are all motivated and brace yourself to get crafty with your little one and then the result really isn't what you had expected? Well yes, that's exactly happened to us. We wanted to decorate some Easter eggs to hang them up on a bunch of twigs and thought that covering them in some pretty tissue paper and some paint would be a great idea. Unfortunately, didn't funny agree and ...
Kids Crafts: Homemade Calendars
As Christmas rapidly approaches it becomes increasingly difficult to amuse the little ones on a tight budget. With cold winter weather and dark evenings it can often mean spending more time cooped up in the house. This is where crafts come in; making your very own calendars couldn’t be easier with this guide. This guide includes a 13 month blank calendar (including December 2012) to print out ...