Today we’re looking at how to make traditional mosaic art for beginners. This is a craft my kids really wanted to try, and I have to admit mosaic art is something I’ve also always wanted to try myself! This post is sponsored by Clever Patch Recently we were asked to select any item we liked…
Maybe you’ve heard of Where is The Green Sheep by Mem Fox. It was a book my girls loved when they were little, and still is a favourite for many Australian kids I’m sure. Aussie Book Week is coming up very soon (20th -26th August) with the theme being Australia, Story Country!. To celebrate book week this year I thought…
My girls are both big fans of anything butterfly, and understandably so – what’s not to like about these colourful, delicate insects? At the moment here in Australia it’s mid-winter and there are not a lot of real butterflies around but that didn’t mean we couldn’t throw a butterfly birthday party! Last week we shared how miss…
Head outdoors and create some eco-friendly earth art using gathered natural materials and the sand as a canvas. This is a fun process art activity for all ages, and can also be a great collaborative art idea. You might also like these nature craft ideas We live in an area surrounded by natural bushland and…
If there’s one thing I wish I’d learned more about when I was growing up it’s money. Or perhaps I simply didn’t pay enough attention to any of life’s lessons about it along the way, because to this day I still wonder where all my money has gone when I arrive at the checkout and there’s…
Quite a while ago my girls and I attended a community event in the park – Carols by Candle Light, run by one of our local churches. It was a great night of Christmas carols held outdoors under a summer sky and we all had a blast. At the event they had a stage with a contemporary rock…
Australia day is coming up very soon and to celebrate we’ve created some Aussie koala masks! There is a printable template in either gold, green, grey (like a real koala) or blank so the kids can colour and decorate their own. To make one of these at home I’d recommend using a heavy paper stock if you have it…
This is a sponsored post for DC Entertainment I’m pretty excited for my girls because there is a new DC Super Hero series out starring all girl super heros. My six year old has been a big fan of Wonder Woman for the past two years now, so much so that one of her favourite toys is a Wonder Woman action figure…
If you’ve followed our blog for a while (it would have to have been a long while!) you might remember that we made some simple toilet roll shakers when my girls were both in pre school. Now they are at big school, and we’ve made some cardboard tube shakers with longer paper towel rolls using the same basic technique….