Easy kids’ craft ideas for preschoolers through to tweens. We share art projects, printables, seasonal fun, simple sewing ideas and more.
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…
Sometimes the simplest craft ideas are real winners. My kids love to make these cereal box bookmarks because they can be as creative as they like and I love them because they are easy to set up, require few materials and make a useful end product. They are actually great as page markers for larger picture books (like…
This week the girls are on holiday from school so we decided to have some fun with this classic craft and DIY toy. I’m guessing that many people from my generation or older would remember making telephones from cups or tin cans as kids. I know I do and I remember how much fun my sister…
Today we are posting a craft idea for dance and play that has been inspired by a little boy fighting a big battle that no child should EVER have to go through. Finlay is his name and you can read more about him at the end of the post. The dancing ribbons we have made in his honour…
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…
My kids still love play dough, so I am often experimenting with different recipes to make the experience a little bit different for them. This dough uses fresh blueberries to give it a bright purple colour. I know, I know, they are a pricey fruit and we usually only have them as a treat, so isn’t that…
Miss K, at age 5, is still very fond of her toy kitchen. She has lots of pretend food to cook, such as rock cakes, toilet roll fish and even the glitter sponge cakes we made a long time ago are still going strong. Sometimes she doesn’t even need food that looks real, ordinary round seed pods become chocolate…
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…