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  • Paper roll love birds

    Upcycle your paper rolls into an adorable pair of paper roll love birds. This is a fun Valentines Day recycling craft for kids of all ages. Free printable template included. You might also like our paper roll love bugs Tweet tweet! How sweet are these paper roll lovebirds?  They are made using a “squash and…

  • 3D Paper Mouse

    Make a sweet 3D paper mouse from simple shapes. This craft is perfect for Valentines Day and looks adorable hanging on the wall. Get your printable template here We have an imaginary pet mouse living in our home who goes by the name of Mousie. She is very cheeky, loves sweets (especially donuts) and tickles…

  • Reindeer pillow box

    This reindeer pillow box printable is a quick and easy DIY gift idea that’s perfect as a little something to hand out to kids’ friends. You could also use it as wrapping for gifting small items (like jewelry, or mini stationery items). Best of all, we’re giving the reindeer pillow box template away for free!…

  • Free printable Nativity card

    Today we have a new Christmas colouring craft for you – a printable nativity card!  This craft is about the real reason behind Christmas, the nativity, plus because it’s a card it also celebrates the true spirit of Christmas – giving. We all love a good freebie, right? Yesterday I shared over 50 fun and…

  • Christmas pudding playdough

    Fun Christmas playdough idea! This Christmas pudding playdough smells like real Christmas pudding – sweet and spicy. It’s a fun, tactile Christmas sensory play idea that will keep preschoolers busy and engaged in creative play. They can even help to make it. This easy playdough recipe was originally published in 2014 and has been updated…

  • Cidada Shell Art

    Cicada shell art – a simple, decorative nature craft for kids. Are there cicadas where you live in Summer? There are lots of them where we live.  This article was originally published in 2013 when we had a BUMPER cicada season. Seven years later and we’re having another bumper season (it must be all the…

  • Pumpkin slime recipe

    Create some ooey, gooey pumpkin slime with this recipe by contributor Jennifer from Sugar, Spice and Glitter. This is a fun sensory play activity for kids, and they will also enjoy the science aspect of making it too. Note: Slime is not safe to put in your mouth so avoid giving it children to under…