Create a cute cardboard tube giraffe. This is a simple animal craft which kids will love. Giraffes are always one of my favourite animals to see close up. They are so majestic and graceful, and I love their unique pattern. Technically they are not a jungle animal – and I have messed up because this is a jungle…
Create a camping small world for creative play. This idea has been inspired by the book Old Tracks New Tricks which we were gifted for review but all opinions and ideas are my own. I have a small confession to make: my kids have never been camping, poor things! We’ve owned a tent and some camping…
This post is sponsored by Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. One of our favourite family movies, SING is now in stores on DVD and Blu-Ray. To celebrate I’m sharing a free printable set of SING-themed charades cards that go perfectly with a family-movie night! As a family we put on a ‘Movie Night’ every Sunday evening. It really is one…
Today I’m excited to share some moving stick puppets. This is a fun STEAM craft idea which features characters based on the newly-released book My Color is Rainbow written by Agnes Hsu of Hello Wonderful and illustrated Yulia Gwilym. note: we were gifted a copy of My Color is Rainbow for the purposes of this review I’ve always had…
Make a cute cardboard tube grasshopper using a paper towel roll! This craft is part of an Insects from recyclables blog hop. Check out the links at the end of this article for more fun insect craft ideas by my blogging buddies. We happened to capture a little (or some might say BIG) grasshopper in our lounge room last…
My kids are growing up way too quick – pretty soon they’ll no longer believe in fairies which is a little bit sad. I figure I should make the most of this time while I can and encourage them in their imaginative play. It’s so much better than seeing them sit in front of a…
Easy Fairy Crafts for Kids – Part 1 Do you know any kids who love fairies? I do – I know two of them. This is why I’m posting a series of easy fairy crafts for kids over the next month or two, so welcome to our first post in the series. Today I’m sharing a simple craft stick castle complete…
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…
Make a colourful, fizzing witch’s potion in your back yard! Yesterday my kids decided to make some Witches Potions. This isn’t an activity which I thought up and set out for them, rather it’s one of their favourite games and they tolerated me intruding to take a few photos. They love to get messy, experiment by pouring one…