Category: Kid’s Crafts

  • How to Recycle your Christmas Cards

    Simple Craft Idea for Recycling Christmas Cards I couldn’t take it anymore and have de-Christmassed my house today! I know it’s a bit early, with the 12 days of Christmas and all that!  Hubby went up for a nap and when he came down he declared ‘that Christmas must be over’ as everything was down…

  • Easy Christmas Decorations to make with kids

    Fimo Candy Cane Christmas Decorations Don’t laugh but I’ve been doing a bit of ‘pseudo’ Christmas crafting so I thought I’d share.   Growing up in Canada we always added edible Candy Canes to our Christmas trees when decorating.  I know you can get them here in the UK, but on occasion I’ve got caught out…

  • Fimo Craft Ideas for Younger Children

      ‘Sh*t!  Are you supposed to bake Fimo????’ ‘Er, yes petal!’ How the h*ll was I supposed to know, I’ve never used the stuff before and crafting is not my strong point.  I was sent a box of it to play with from Cost Cutters Education Supplies.  So, as a good mother and my daughter…

  • Activities for Kids Over Easter 2013, near St Albans, Herts

    Just having my pre school holiday panic!  We don’t have any built in playmates for our 5 year old except the cats and us and we can only take so much so I do try and arrange a few things for her over half-term.  As an only child we really like her to socialize with…

  • Thank you cards using left over Wrapping Paper!

    What on earth can you do with all the left over wrapping paper?  It takes you ages to wrap them and about 5 seconds for the kids to tear them apart.  If I’m honest we do burn a lot of it but I do hold a small selection back for crafting. I’ve done this in…