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Six fun name crafts and activities for kids

December 18, 2019 by Catherine Leave a Comment

Collaborative post Do your kids love crafts and activities that involve doing something creative with their name?  It's a real favourite with my two! As well as being lots of fun, personalising a child’s creation with their name is a great way to make  lovely homemade gifts for friends and family.  You’ll also be helping your little ones develop their fine motor skills and flex their creative muscles. Here are my ...

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Homemade Christmas decorations: Pom Pom Pine Cones

December 11, 2019 by Catherine 8 Comments

how to make natural christmas decorations with pine cones and pom poms, a fun nature craft to get the kids involved in preparing your home for the holiday season

Well it's official: the Christmas prep has started in our house :) We've been having fun with some homemade Christmas crafts, making these cute DIY Christmas decorations from pine cones and pom poms.  Is there any limit to the crafting potential of pine cones?! I do love homemade Christmas decorations. They're so full of personal meaning, and a great way to spend some fun time crafting with the kids. Every year our Christmas ...

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Filed Under: Craft Tagged With: Activity, Children, Christmas, craft, Craft supplies, Family home, naturally crafty, Nature, Pine cones

Ideas for easy homemade Christmas cards

December 7, 2019 by Catherine Leave a Comment

simple ideas for homemade christmas cards to make with the kids

This post contains affiliate links.  Affiliate links will be clearly marked with a * and if you click through and make a purchase, I will receive a small commission from that sale. When it comes to festive craft, homemade Christmas cards are a great option to make with the kids.  Mine make DIY Christmas cards every year for grandparents and their dad. We always have fun getting crafty with the glue, paint and pens, and their ...

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DIY Christmas decorations using baking soda dough

December 4, 2019 by Catherine Leave a Comment

make these beautiful homemade christmas ornaments using baking soda clay - a fun craft to help prepare your home for the holiday season.

This post contains affiliate links.  Affiliate links will be clearly marked with a * and if you click through and make a purchase, I will receive a small commission from that sale. I do love Christmas crafting.  At this hectic time of year, it's so lovely to spend some calm time with the kids, creating crafty masterpieces to add to our growing collection of homemade christmas ornaments. How do you make homemade ...

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Nature Craft: making leaf prints

September 18, 2018 by Catherine 15 Comments

nature craft printing with leaves

Isn't autumn just wonderful for crafting inspiration?  We've done so many lovely craft activities already this season, and these simple leaf prints are perfect for combining nature play with an art activity to create a homemade masterpiece. This is just one of the fun nature projects in my book, 'A Year of Nature Craft and Play' (co-authored with Becky Goddard-Hill).  There’s an activity for every week of the year and it includes fun ...

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Filed Under: Craft Tagged With: Activity, Autumn, Children, craft, Leaves, naturally crafty, Nature, Outdoors

Create Your Own Happy: happiness-boosting activities for 7-11 year olds

September 11, 2018 by Catherine 4 Comments

create your own happy

As my kids are getting older, I’m finding that less of the time I spend looking after them is focused on doing ‘stuff’ for them, and more time is spent helping them to grow and develop emotionally.  As a parent, it’s all a bit of a learning curve - like every other aspect of having kids I guess! - and it feels like we’re exploring this whole new area of growing up together.  Is it the same for you? I’m always singing the praises of physical ...

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Filed Under: Craft Tagged With: Activity, Books, Children, craft, Family, Nature, Parenting, Seed bombs, Seeds, Wellbeing

Nature craft: painted rocks

August 9, 2018 by Catherine Leave a Comment

How to make your own painted rocks - a simple and fun nature activity for children, great for exploring colours, textures and creative thinking!

Painted rocks are a classic nature craft, and one that my kids never tire of!  It's a great little craft that doesn't need much preparation, and suits pretty much all ages of child.  It's also brilliant for those days when the weather isn't fantastic but you'd still like to get hands-on with some natural materials. Here's how to make your own painted rocks. We use rocks and pebbles from our garden for this craft (I'm pretty sure it's illegal to ...

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Filed Under: Craft Tagged With: Activity, Children, craft, Family, Homemade, naturally crafty, Nature, Nature Craft, Outdoors, Painting, Rocks

Craft inspiration with The Works

April 7, 2017 by Catherine 3 Comments

The Works A4 Embossed Brights Paperstack

Are you crafting with the kids during the school holidays? I love the fact that the school holidays give us more time to get creative; the kids love crafting, but term time is just so busy and we don’t always manage to fit it in.  This week we’ve been working on a school homework project which involves making your own musical instrument, namely a shaker using a kitchen roll tube and dried rice; we’ve had one major spillage but it’s coming along ...

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Christmas craft ideas with Wynsors shoes

December 14, 2016 by Catherine Leave a Comment

fun ideas for family christmas crafts with wynsors shoes

Welcome to the latest instalment in our Christmas crafting.  We love a good old craft session, and Christmas always inspires us to get making.  This year so far we've had fun with pom pom pine cones, baking soda dough tree decorations and pine cone trees.  With some help from Wynsors we've just added a few new creations to our collection. The lovely people at Wynsors sent us a box of goodies, containing everything we needed for a relaxed family ...

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Inspiring Christmas projects

December 1, 2016 by Catherine 20 Comments

inspiring christmas projects to bring the outside into your home this holiday season

Have you started preparing your home for Christmas yet? With the arrival of December, Christmas is suddenly feeling rather close, and lots of us will be starting to prepare for the big day in earnest.  Whether you want to make indulgent treats, find gift inspiration, or spend time crafting with the kids, it's always a great idea to take a look at what other people are doing for inspiration. To help get you in the festive mood, some of the ...

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Filed Under: Craft Tagged With: bulbs, Children, Christmas, craft, Decorations, Family, Family home, Gifts, Nature, Top Tips, tree

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