Kids' Crafts and Activities
Creative, fun, and seasonal activities for children - from nature crafts to educational play.
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Bat Crafts for Kids – Halloween Fun!
Bat Crafts for Kids – Halloween Fun With Halloween just around the corner I have been trying lots of Halloween crafts with my children. These are some of our favourite Bat crafts! Our favourite bat crafts for kids Finger Print Bat Silhouette Craft for Kids by Crafty Morning Origami Bats by A Girl and a Glue Gun Clothespin Bat Craft by No Time for Flash Cards Hanging Bat Craft for Kids by Buggy and Buddy Bat Crafts for Preschoolers by Crafts on Sea Paper Bag Bat by I Heart Crafty Things 10 Super Fun Bat Crafts by Artsy Crafty Mom Bat Books for Kids by Fantastic Fun and Learning Pine…
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Match Stick Mini Rafts (Another Simple Wine Cork Craft for Kids)
Match stick mini rafts: What you need: What you do: For more rafting fun check out: Have fun! Ciara xox
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Ice Lolly Sticks Rafts (Simple Wine Cork Crafts for Kids)
These ice lolly sticks and wine cork rafts are so much fun and simple to make! Lollypop stick rafts: What you need: Wine corks Paper Cocktail sticks or wooden skewers Ice lolly sticks Blue tack or playdough PVA glue What you do: Place two lolly sticks slightly apart. Cover both sticks in PVA glue Place more lolly sticks across these two, press down to make sure they stick. Leave a little gap between the two middle sticks. Leave to dry. Cut out a sail from scraps of coloured paper. Pass a cocktail stick or skewer through the top and bottom of the sail. Pass the skewer through the small gap…
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Wine Cork Mini Rafts – Simple Pirate Ships
Wine cork mini rafts are a great, fun craft for kids for anytime of the year. They are especially great for summer creativity and water play but also make a really super rainy day activity. If you follow us on Instagram you may have noticed that I like a glass of wine every now and again (ahem J )and I regularly save the corks for craft projects as well as for free play with loose pieces. A really simple wine cork craft is these little rafts. I will be sharing a number of wine cork crafts over the coming weeks for both kids and adults so get saving your corks!…
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Lot’s of Outdoor Fun with Globber My Free 2C Scooter (Review)
My kids love scootering and earlier this week we were lucky enough to receive the new Globber My Free 2C scooter to test and review. If you’re looking for a really great scooter for younger children then this may be for you! What is the Globber My Free 2C scooter? Designed for the youngest riders, My Free is ideal to develop balance and help your child learn to ride and master the scooter, with its low foot rest, steering lock, the height-adjustable handlebars and power-assisted steering. Specs Include: (from http://www.greenoversports.com/) Safe learning – Steering lock button on front of deck (safe and simple handling) for steering locking system to make…
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The Ultimate Guide to Travelling With Children
With the school summer holidays only weeks away I have only one thing on my mind – our summer travel plans. I am so excited about our upcoming vacation to France and the other trips we have planned for the summer! I have written before about my own personal tips for travelling with young children and today I would like to share with you a huge array of tips for all types of travel, from camping to air travel from lots and lots of talented bloggers. 100+ Tips and Tricks for Family Travel General Travel Tips Road trips Air Travel Packing Camping Beach holidays Cruise Holidays For all these tips…
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Star Wars Junior ReadyBed® Review
Star Wars Junior ReadyBed® Review Over the Easter Holidays we were delighted to review the new Star Wars Junior ReadyBed! We had recently used one of these while visiting friends in the UK and had thought that it was such a great idea – a blow up mattress and sleeping bag in one!. In case you are not familiar, ReadyBed® “is the original all-in-one sleeping bag and bed that has got quick comfort covered. ReadyBed®’s effortless inflation takes you from bag to bedtime in a flash, and its handy carry case mean high-quality, hassle-free sleep is always at your fingertips.” What is a Star Wars Junior ReadyBed® This all-in-one bedtime…
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Fantastic Reading Corner Ideas to Inspire and Encourage a Love of Reading in Children
Fantastic Reading Corner Ideas to Inspire and Encourage a Love of Reading in Children Our home is full to the brim with books and I have created little reading corners and book displays throughout the house for the kids which you may have seen on Instagram and in an older post about displaying childrens books. There is no need to go to any expense to create an inspiring reading nook – just take a look at these super ideas from around the web (I have included a direct link to a pin for these ideas should you wish to pin them for future reference!) Book Nooks! – Modern Parents Messy…
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10 Must Follow Outdoor Play Ideas Pinterest Boards
Outdoor play and Pinterest – two of my favourite things! Today I am sharing 10 of my favourite Pinterest boards full of outdoor play ideas. The benefits of outdoor play are endless from better sleep to exercise, from exploring the world around us to developing gross motor skills to name only a few! Check out and follow these boards from very creative and inspiring bloggers for lots and lots of amazing outdoor fun! For ways to to get your kids outdoors and enjoying nature 365 days a year then take a look at Steph’s from Modern Parents Messy Kids fantastic Outdoor Play board! Happy Holligans’ Outdoor Play board has everything from…
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Handprint Daffodil Mother’s Day Card
Handprint Daffodil Mother’s Day Card This is a great little simple card for younger kids to make for Mother’s Day! Materials: white card cupcake cases lollypop sticks paint – yellow, orange, green What you do: pour the paint onto trays or plates draw a circle on the front of the card – we used a small bowl to draw around! place handprints around the circle using the yellow paint (petals) we then did another layer of handprints in orange paint the centre of the flower orange we did a large card so used several cup cake cases but if you are doing a smaller version glue a case into the…
