Fun ladybug facts & crafts

Fun facts about ladybugs: Ladybugs are a type of beetle, and both male and female. Ladybugs can be red, yellow, orange, brown, pink, and even all black. Not all ladybugs have spots - some have stripes and some have none at all. Ladybugs defend themselves against potential attackers with their bright colours, and by releasing…

Beautiful Mothers Day flower cards

You don't need to go out to the shops for a Mother's Day card - you can make your own beautiful flower cards at home! All you need are some simple materials like: paper photos cupcake liners coffee filters buttons paint flowers from the garden Here are some of our favourite Mother's Day flower card…

12 beautiful tulip crafts

We are enjoying some gorgeous spring sunshine this week, and to celebrate, we have some beautiful tulip crafts for your kids to make. You can create your own tulips at home with: paper origami coloured card recycled egg cartons and buttons painted cardboard tubes recycled cardboard and wool/yarn handprints, potato prints and fork prints Here…

Arrr-some pirate crafts

International Talk Like a Pirate Day has been celebrated on September 19 every year since 2002.  It was created by John Baur and Mark Summers in the USA. Fun facts about pirates: Guacamole was invented in 1679 by a pirate, William Dampier, before he became a round the world explorer. The Jolly Roger flag, which…

Delightful drawing prompts for kids

Drawing is a fantastic, simple, fun activity that kids can do, anywhere, anytime - especially when they might be getting bored or cranky.  All they need is some simple art supplies and an idea of what to draw.  If they find it hard to come up with an idea, drawing prompts can give them a…

Friendly spider crafts for kids

These friendly spider crafts would go well with the song "Incy Wincy Spider" or the book "The very busy spider" by Eric Carle. You can make spiders from: paint cardboard and paper plates egg cartons, tin cans and bottle caps pegs and pipe cleaners wool/yarn pine cones, rocks and sticks Here are some of our…

Valentine’s Day heart crafts

It is less than a week to go until Valentine's Day, so we thought it was time to share some of our favourite heart crafts for kids.  You can make Valentine's Day cards and gifts for family and friends using: recycled materials wool/yarn fabric scraps paper and card natural materials felt rocks & pebbles salt…

20 creative Christmas cards & wrap

This is the latest post in our series of Christmas crafts for your kids to try this year. In today's post we are sharing some of our favourite Christmas cards and wrapping paper ideas that kids can make from: painting marbling paper washi tape paint chips buttons leaves felt ribbon Christmas card thumbprint string of…

20 creative Christmas ornaments

This is the latest post in our series of Christmas crafts for your kids to try this year. Today we are sharing some of our favourite Christmas ornaments, made from: natural materials recycled materials paper plates buttons paint popsticks jingle bells foil and yarn clay and salt dough felt Leaf and pinecone Christmas craft from…

20 creative Christmas wreath crafts

This is the second in our series of Christmas crafts for your kids to try this year.  You can see our previous post with some fun Christmas tree crafts here. In today's post we are sharing some of our favourite Christmas wreath crafts, with wreath ornaments for your tree, as well as larger wreaths for…