Dinosaur

  “Mummy there’s a dinosaur in my bedroom” have been the first words I ve heard from my toddler every morning this week. Apparently he’s very big and green, but he’s only pretend. Phew! “When I see him I hide under my covers,” she continues in her matter of fact little voice. She doesn’t seem … Read more

Dinosaur Shape Fuzzy Felt Fun

  Dinosaur Fuzzy Felt Felt This week my middle son turns 5 and as he is a huge Dinosaur fan, his little sister has made him a lovely home-made card with a big dinosaur on the front of it. My initial idea had been to cut out different shapes from coloured paper and use these … Read more

An old classic…Sponge Painting!

Arts and crafts don’t always have to involve specialist materials. Sometimes all you need to do is look around and see what you already have at home.  It’s definitely worth getting into the habit of saving some of your empty cereal boxes, toilet roll tubes, plastic bottles and bottle tops for arts and crafts projects.Ordinary household … Read more

A little bit of imagination and a lot of pink paint!

    Doing arts and crafts with your children can be daunting to some, especially when you are faced with such perfect examples on the huge number of arts and crafts websites now available. However, not all arts and crafts projects take meticulous planning or require lengthy trips to the art and hobby store for … Read more