These easy clay coil pots are a fun and easy craft for kids of all ages. Made from air-dry clay, they make a lovely handmade gift idea too! This craft was originally published in 2014 and has been updated and re-shared for today’s audience. You might also like these handmade gift ideas Clay coil pots…
Today we’re sharing how to make sparkly magic wands for fairy costumes and pretend play. These wands might look fancy, but the main material we’ve used to make them is cardboard! This easy kids craft idea was something I came up with when my girls were preschoolers. They each made a magic wand of their…
Make a cardboard castle from a recycled cardboard box! This is a fun and easy kids craft idea which becomes a DIY toy to inspire imaginative play. This recycled cardboard castle is a craft project I made together with my daughter back when she was a princess-obsessed pre schooler. I’ve been intending to update this…
Make a Frida Kahlo succulent planter with this simple step by step tutorial. The finished Frida portrait pot is deceptively simple to make, looks effective and would make a great handmade gift idea for any art-lover or Frida fan. Who doesn’t love Frida Kahlo? Aside from her artwork being colourful and eye-catching, the lady herself…
Here are some pretend play cookies you can make using PAPER. I originally created these for my girls when my youngest was going through a pretend cafe phase – for about three years! Literally every day she would set up an elaborate cafe in the lounge room complete with a kid-made “menu”. She would serve…
This 10 minute paper roll shaker is a fun musical instrument craft for preschoolers which they can make themselves with a little bit of help. We originally shared this DIY musical shaker back in 2013 – my kids are now much bigger! *sob*. I’ve decided to reshare it for our readers today. One…
These cute Batman and Robin characters are based on the Lego Batman Movie. I adore making things from paper rolls, and couldn’t resist creating these cute super heroes by upcyling the rolls with some paint and a bit of felt for the capes. You might also like our super hero spoon puppets Our whole family…
Check out these super cute paper fish we made using a tutorial from Easy Paper Projects – the new book by Maggy Woodly of Red Ted Art fame. We were gifted this copy to review and share with our readers. When I had a look through the book I found the projects inside are all…
Make a lion play dough invitation to play using our simple DIY play dough recipe, a few loose parts and a bit of imagination. This easy play dough set up we’re sharing would be a great idea to keep kids busy on the weekend or in the Summer holidays. It’s also a perfect…