Crafty Kids at Home
Do your kids love to “bake”? Encourage budding imaginations and build strong fine motor skills, with our Valentine Cupcake Sensory Play for kids. I don’t know why, but whenever I set up a Sensory Play activity that involves scooping, mixing and pouring, we always seem to end up with a batch of “pretend cupcakes”. Not … Read more
Do you know what happens to tissue paper when you pour water over it? Find out when you create your own Tissue Paper Canvas Art Project. It seems to be one sick day after the other for somebody in our house right now. Hurry up Spring, we are so sick of these Winter bugs now! … Read more
Do your kids like to tinker with little things? Combine this love with some sensory play in our Play Dough and Loose Parts Play. My kids love too tinker with their little collections of “stuff”. My boys spend hours organising and re-organising their soccer trading cards and lining up their Lego mini-figures all over the … Read more
Once your kids have fueled up for the day with cereal, use the empty cereal box to fuel their imaginations. Turn it into a Small Farm World with just a few bits and bobs you probably already have to hand. Every weekend we leave breakfast out for the kids, so that we can sneak a … Read more
Encourage reluctant readers to love reading with a little help from their very own DIY Word Wand. When your 4 year old comes in from school, homework is far from their mind. They want to eat, play and have a cuddle on the sofa. But the reality is homework has to be done. To help … Read more
I bet you won’t be able to resist diving into this Valentines Sensory Play activity filled with ice hearts, waterbeads and shaving foam, when you set it up for your kids! There is something about the silky texture of shaving foam against the smoothness of waterbeads, that really engages my daughters. Whenever I combine the … Read more
Why not work on a beautiful Watercolor Love Hearts Process Art activity with a friend this Valentine’s Day? The boys were out for the day, so Bella was enjoying some quality time with her neighborhood BFF. They played with their dolls for a time, but then they started to tire of this and I soon … Read more
Even Though I Bug You…I Still Love You! Soothe sibling rivalry with these simple Recycled Love Bug Valentines Cards for sibling to make for each other. Do you sometimes feel more like a referee than a mom? Dealing with silly squabbles and breaking up tussles between my two youngest two kids is starting to take … Read more
Snow isn’t the only way to build a snowman. If you don’t have access to the cold stuff, raid your craft supplies instead and paint or make your own snowman. Whilst you keep warm and cosy inside. Snow is not something that my kids have had much experience of yet. I’m pretty sure only my … Read more
There is nothing more beautiful than Kid-Made Art. Let your child take control in this Penguin Winter Art Project and watch as they create their own unique Penguins. Penguins are so adorable and my son has become fascinated with them after studying them for a winter project in school. In class they had all cut … Read more