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Witch Crafts for Kids – More Halloween Fun!
5 Fantastic and Easy a Witch Crafts for Kids Continuing with our Halloween theme this week, why don’t you take a look at these super cute witch crafts for children! If it’s a ghost, bat or pumpkin you’re looking for, then simply click on the highlighted words for fantastic spooky ideas for kids! Our 5 Favourite Witch Crafts Flower Pot Witch (includes two more projects) by The Chirping Moms Stained Glass Witch by I Heart Crafty Things Witch Pine Cone Owl by All Free Kids Crafts Witch Hat Craft by Little Family Fun Paper Plate Witch by Crafty Morning Have lots of Halloween fun! Ciara xox Further Reading: 👉 You…
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Ghost Crafts for Kids to do at Halloween
5 Ghost Crafts for Kids to Make at Halloween Ghosts are always fun to make for Halloween. These 5 crafts for kids are perfect for creating your own spooky decorations! Have fun with these cute and spooky Ghost Crafts this Halloween! 1. Pencil Eraser Halloween Ghosts by Crafty Morning 2. Paper Plate Ghosts by Clean and Scentsible 3. Hanging Ghosts by Blog Me Mom 4. Cotton Ball Ghost by Seven Thirty Three 5. Popsicle Stick Ghosts by Glued to My Crafts Happy Halloween! Ciara xox Further Reading: 👉 You can also browse all seasonal posts in one place over on the Autumn blog archive.
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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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Toilet Roll Penguins
Toilet roll penguins – a cute and easy wintry craft for preschoolers!The weather has been pretty awful this week so we have been keeping busy in the afternoons with lots of toilet roll crafts! Hope you enjoy our Penguins! Toilet Roll Penguins – A Winter Preschool Craft What you need: toilet roll tubes black paint paper – white, orange, black, yellow googly eyes glue sticks cotton wool scissors What you do: paint the tubes with thick black paint and leave to dry when dry, glue white tummies onto the tubes using either white paper or cotton wool glue on two googly eyes cut out feet shapes in black paper and…
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10 Valentine’s Day Crafts and Activities for Kids
10 Valentine’s Day Crafts and Activities for Kids Love Birds:Valentine’s Day Bird Feeders: This is such a clever a cute idea from Wine and Glue, lots of fun to make and would be a gorgeous gift to give! Homemade Valentine’s Day Lolly Pop Cards: This is a simple yet super sweet card for kids to make from My Frugal Adventures. Pom Pom Valentine Monsters: This gorgeous little craft idea can be found at Crafts Unleashed. I love making pompoms and these would be so much fun to make for Valentine’s Day. Heart Chandelier: these heart chains are simply adorable and all of the family could join in this activity from…
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10 Christmas Tree Crafts for Kids to Make!
10 of my favourite Christmas Tree Crafts for Kids! 1. Scrap Ribbon Tree Ornament (Fireflies and Mudpies) – a delightful ornament made from scraps of ribbon and twigs! 2. Pom Pom Painting Christmas Tree Craft fro Toddlers (Fantastic Fun and Learning) – a simple and fun Christmas activity fro very young kiddies! 3. Marbled Christmas Tree Craft (Buggy and Buddy) – step by step instructions on how to make your very own marbled Christmas trees! 4. Lolly Pop Stick Christmas Trees (Jenifer Boatwright for Scholastic) – a colourful and sparkly fun tree to make! 5. Pine Cone Christmas Tree (Crafter’s Delights) – such a great use for pine cones! 6.…
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Christmas Tree Stained Glass Windows
Christmas tree stained glass windows are a really great festive craft for children. Christmas Tree Stained Glass Windows – Christmas crafts for kids What you need: Dark coloured paper – blue or black Tissue Paper – variety of colours Scissors Glue sticks Pencil What you do: Draw your design onto the dark coloured paper Cut out the design, I actually did this for my children (5 & 2), I usually insist on them doing the cutting but this part of the project can be a little tricky for little fingers. Cut or tear the tissue paper in smaller pieces. Glue around the edges of each space Stick the tissue paper onto…
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Potato Print Christmas Tree Cards
Making Christmas cards is a lovely tradition and activity for children. These potato print Christmas Trees are a lot of fun and perfect for younger kids to try! Potato Print Christmas Tree Cards – a fun festive crafts for kids! What you need: potatoes sharp knife paper towel paint – red, brown, green gold stars white card What you do: cut the potatoes in half, leave to dry for about 30 minutes or dry off the flat surface well using a paper towel cut into potato halves into triangles and small squares. fold white card in half dip the triangles into the green paint and make a print on the…
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Paper Fan Pumpkin Decorations
More Halloween Fun! Super easy paper pumpkin decorations! While my little girl was taking a surprise nap this morning I had some fun experimenting with paper to see what pumpkin decorations I could make. I must admit that I was delighted with how these decorations turned out! They look great and are definitely suitable for the kids to make themselves too! Paper Fan Pumpkin Decorations What you need: paper – orange and green stapler and staples scissors Halloween embellishments (optional, I just think they add a little “finish” to the decorations) Thread (to hang) What you do: make 3 orange paper fans fold each fan in half and secure the…
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Knitted Mini Pumpkins
Knitted Mini Pumpkins **super quick and easy Halloween knitting project!** (suitable for any child with basic knitting skills) What you need: – 4mm knitting needles – Orange wool – Green wool – Black wool or black embroidery thread – Googly eyes What you do: – cast on 10 (small), 12(medium) or 14 (large) stitches using orange wool – garter stitch 35, 40 or 45 rows – cast off To make up: – sew the cast on and cast off edges together – gather one set of row ends by passing a darning needle through the loops at the end of each row, pull tightly and secure – turn right side…
