I love nature crafts for many reasons. They are environmentally friendly, inexpensive if not completely free, and you always need to go out outside into the environment to collect the pieces you’ll be using so they truly encourage an appreciation of nature in your kids. One of my favourite nature crafts that we have done in the past…
Do you remember those plastic shrinkies with printed pictures on them that once came in cereal boxes, noodle packets, and the like? My sister and I used to fight over them and then ooh and aah as we watched them shrink like magic in the oven. We thought they were so cool! I wanted my own girls…
Recently the girls and I decided to make some tiaras out of foil. My kids love to create paper crowns and often make them on their own without any help from me. This version with the sparkly foil was even more appealing to them but they did need help with the pipe cleaner twisting and foil wrapping. The…
I’ve always wanted to try my hand at egg carton flowers – they are so bright and cheerful! The girls and I decided to make some over the school holidays and we used them to decorate egg carton jewellery boxes. You could use these boxes to store any small knick-knacks and collections (think crystals, shells, loom bands…
I’m thrilled to be sharing a new ebook with you that is a collaborative project between little old me and 18 of the best and most creative craft bloggers out there. Honestly, I’ve been a bit starstruck by the company I’ve had the privilege to work with on this one, and am really very proud to be a…
Recently we created some sparkly wax gems as a science activity inspired by the popular lava lamp experiment. We have not actually made a ‘lava lamp’ but there is a great version of it here at Racheous Lovable Learning. This is a different activity inspired by that same experiment, and is very quick, easy and interesting for…
If you have a little one at home who enjoys pretend tea parties, perhaps they would like a few rock cakes to add to their game. These are pretty VERY easy to make, and as obvious as it looks, I’m about to tell you how I made them for 5 year old Miss K, who…
Create a Noah’s ark for imaginary play with this easy cardboard box craft. Preschoolers will love saving their own stuffed animals from the flood! Our “ark” has a gang plank to board the ship, portholes so the smaller animals can peek out and a sail to catch the wind. Let me start off by saying…
Pasta is a kid-friendly kind of meal, and because it’s one of Miss K’s favourites we serve it up at least once a week. When it comes around to grocery shopping time, I always forget how much is in the cupboard and buy another packet “just in case”, until we have ended up with way more…