Add some love to learning this Winter with our Love Heart Number Recognition Butterflies Matching Game. It’s freezing outside, so to warm up our number learning we introduced colourful hearts into a number recognition game. Plus moving the pegs around really helped to warm our hands and fingers up (and help strengthen our fine motor … Read more
Up-cycle your recycling into a cool Snowman DIY Christmas Tree Decoration. Bubble Wrap is the perfect junk material to create falling over a home-made Snowman Snow Globe decoration. DIY Christmas Tree Decorations A December highlight at my sons’ school is the annual “DIY Christmas Tree Decoration” competition. The school supplies a big real Christmas tree … Read more
Are you looking for a quirky new DIY ornament for your Christmas Tree or a unique gift for a loved one this year? Our Christmas Bubble Wrap Salt Dough Decorations are simple enough for kids to make and the results are showstopping. My kids have really been looking forward to starting our Christmas craft sessions. … Read more
On the 5th day of Christmas make these 5 Golden Rings… Making Christmas decorations is a fun activity to enjoy with your kids in the run up to the festive season. Whether it is making new ornaments for your Christmas Tree or decorations to hang on the wall, it’s a great excuse to bring out … Read more
Are you looking for a quick and easy Christmas Card craft that all of your children can sit down and have a go at? Why not have a go at our simple Christmas Tree Cards. Christmas Tree Christmas Cards for Kids We love to sit down together to make our Christmas Cards for family and … Read more
DIY Felt stocking kits for kids. The kids were very excited to receive these Christmas Felt Stocking Kits recently from Rainbow Creations, specialist stockists of children’s craft supplies, art materials and craft kits. They have been asking to have a go at some sewing of their own for ages now. I have been learning to sew … Read more
As well as doing arts and crafts activities with my children, I also love to make and create things on my own, especially at this time of year. I’m busy planning my Christmas baking and sewing projects at the moment, some of which I will be sharing with you all here. I really want … Read more
Do your kids love to get messy? Mine certainly do and our Christmas Trifle Messy Play Activity went down on a storm on a recent play date. We’ve been busy making our Christmas Cards and writing our Christmas lists for Santa this week. The kids have been pouring over their toy catalogues trying to decide what … Read more
Keep warm and build these snowmen indoors with some super cool Snow Dough. There is a definite chill in the air now over here on the east coast of Ireland. So we decided to carry this cold feeling into some of our activities last week and started with some Play-dough Snowmen. Perfecting Play-dough I’ve been … Read more
Make this Haunted House and Spooky Sensory Garden if you dare… We’ve been busy with some more Halloween inspired arts andcrafts projects this week. I have over indulging my children with spooky themed activities to try and make up for the fact that we will not be going trick or treating this year, as we … Read more