Easy kids’ craft ideas for preschoolers through to tweens. We share art projects, printables, seasonal fun, simple sewing ideas and more.
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…
Today I’m sharing one of Miss K’s favourite tricks: Making bubbles with the liquid hand soap in our bathroom. I’m not sure if she discovered this trick herself or if she learned it from a friend, but it first happened one day at school pick-up time when I was waiting and waiting for her to come out of…
Super hero’s are lots of fun – there’s no denying that. In the past we’ve made sparkly super hero masks and super hero peg dolls. This time I decided to create some classic wooden spoon puppets dressed up as our favourite characters – Batman, Wonder Woman and Superman. They would make great handmade gifts or would be a fun rainy day project for…
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…
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…
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….