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…
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…
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…
This Halloween, head out for some Reverse Trick or Treating with the kids! Reverse trick or treating is a fun way to give as well as receive on Halloween. In cultures where Halloween is not widely accepted, but the kids are dying to go trick or treating, this is an alternative way to take them…
I love a good monster craft, and these monster pencil toppers are no exception! Making some monster pencil toppers would be a perfect way to keep your own little monsters busy in the holidays for when they go back to school. You might also like our easy peg monsters Our monster pencil toppers are hand-sewn…
Kids will have fun making this cheerful pop up book for Mothers Day. This printable craft is easy to put together and has fill in the blank spaces so that the book can be personalised with each child’s creative responses about their own mother. Mum is going to love it! (or Mom, or Nana, or…
Make an easy paper plate bird craft! This is a fun craft for pre schoolers and older kids alike, and makes a great decoration for Spring or Easter. Hang the finished paper plate bird on the wall using a bit of blu-tack. This kids craft idea was first published in 2013 and has been updated…
Make an adorable Easter bunny craft from a paper roll. These little guys are simple to cut out using our free template, then all they need is a little paint and decorations. You might also like our printable Easter bunny baskets You can never have too many Easter bunnies floating around the house, right? Well,…
Have you ever made DIY bath bombs? These “Easter surprise” bath bombs with layered pastel colours have been created by bath bomb expert Kelly Hutchison from Kicking it with Kelly. They are eggstra special because once the bath bomb fizzes away, leaving gorgeous scented bath water, they have a surprise inside to delight kids. Hidden…