Make an adorable crumpled paper butterfly craft! This makes a fun Spring or Summer themed craft for kids and is perfect for fine motor skill development. What is it about butterflies? They are such delicate, vibrant critters and a wonderful theme to base a craft on. We have made lots of butterfly crafts in the…
Make some sweet paper bag fairy houses that the kids can use in imaginative play games. BUT that’s not all – if you place an LED tea light inside these fairy houses they light up and glow in the dark too. I’ve had a stack of white paper bags on my shelf for a long…
If you’ve ever wondered how to make soap it’s easier than you think! This is kid-friendly strawberry soap recipe uses the microwave (be careful because melted soap is hot so use parent’s discretion when allowing your child to handle it) and a heart-shaped silicone soap mould. If you don’t have a silicone mould you…
Make the cutest mini valentine from a matchbox with a tiny hand-sewn heart plushy inside. This would make a very sweet gift for somebody special! Everything is better in mini, don’t you think? Cupcakes, houses, cars, donuts, groceries (we have a most enormous collection of them thanks to the Coles Supermarket promotion)… and now, valentines!…
Make some simple Winter trees using paper cones with our printable template. This is a quick and easy idea for Christmas decorating to put on the mantelpiece and would also be fun to include in a Winter small world for imaginary play. Where we live it’s mid-summer right now, but at this time of year…
Here is a last minute, quick and easy handmade gift idea – Angel sparkle dust. It’s just like bottling up magic! Angel sparkle dust is something little that the kids can make to hand out to their friends along with their Christmas cards. It would also be a cute novelty to put inside your handmade…
Christmas crafts are so much fun! I especially love a good angel craft, we have shared quite a few of them over the years! Today Tracey from Jumble Tree is showing us how to make a particularly adorable tree top angel from a a paper roll. tree top angel craft There’s something special about homemade…
Make an easy scrap fabric DIY dog toy for your best friend this Christmas (or any time of year really!). If you’re a parent you’ve no doubt experienced the age old problem where you buy your kid a brand new toy which they enjoy for approximately 15 minutes (if you’re lucky). Then it gets relegated…
These felt flower hair clips are so cute and easy to make. They’d make lovely handmade gifts for Christmas and would be a good craft for older kids. They’d be perfect for those times when you just need “Something little” that you can add to a larger gift, or give to school friends along with…