Make a set of DIY angel wings using recycled cardboard and feathers. The finished set of wings are perfect for Christmas nativity costumes and they are super easy to make! This tutorial was first published in 2015. You might also like our printable paper angels A year or two ago my girls made a of…
We love hand made crackers at our place. We make them for Christmas every year, and have also made them for birthdays as well. In this post that I wrote for Childhood 101 I’ll show you how these sparkly gold and silver Christmas crackers can become New Year’s Eve crackers with a few simple changes. I’ll…
If you like a craft activity that is just easy and doesn’t require too much thought, mess and effort then this one is for you. We used the basic loom band finger weaving technique to create some colourful wreath ornaments with hair elastics. My girls (aged 5 and 6) had no problem making these mostly by…
Create some simple, decorative yarn star ornaments for Christmas. This is an easy, eco-friendly Christmas craft for kids using basic materials you most likely have at home (yarn, and sticks from the garden!). You might also like our yarn wreath ornaments These Christmas yarn star ornaments can be made with small or large sticks depending…
Make some cinnamon cookie playdough that smells amazing! This is a fun sensory activity and pretend-play idea for preschoolers. You might also like our Christmas pudding play dough Not that long ago the girls and I were making jam tarts – real ones, that is. They adore baking but the only problem was that they…
Today we’re sharing a fun Printable Easter Bunny gift box wrapper! I don’t know about you but Easter can get a little bit excessive around here. So many chocolate eggs from here, there and everywhere (and it’s not JUST the easter bunny giving them anymore). I love to give things too, but now as a…
Make some adorable potato stamp Easter chicks! This is a fun art activity for Easter or Spring crafting and would also make sweet decorations for Easter cards or gift wrap. You might also like our paper plate chick craft Potato stamping is a fun art activity for kids of all ages. Even at my age…
To celebrate Australia Day on January 26th I’ve teamed up with some awesome Aussie bloggers to bring you this Australia Day For Kids series. We’ll be posting lots of fun Aussie-themed ideas you can do or make with your kids leading up to the big day. See the end of this post for a full list of…
These reindeer pasta sculptures make a cute Christmas decoration. This craft idea is best for older kids or tweens, but younger kids can join in by threading pasta onto pipe cleaners to make wreaths or abstract sculptures of their own design. They might be a little bit quirky, but I think these reindeer are kind…