12 jiggling jellyfish crafts for kids

Fun jellyfish facts: Jellyfish are not fish; they are mostly made up of water and protein Most jellyfish live in the sea; some live in fresh water Jellyfish are often transparent (see through) or transluscent (semi-transparent), which allows them to hide from predators Some jellyfish are bioluminescent, which means they glow in the dark Some…

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…

Irresistible resist art for kids

Resist art is created by outlining a design with wax, oil pastel, glue or tape, and painting over the top or in between the lines to reveal the design underneath. To make your design, you can use: wax paper wax crayon or oil pastel hot glue or black glue painters tape or washi tape You…

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…

12 creative clock crafts

These creative clock crafts are great for teaching kids how to tell the time, as well as counting and number recognition. When teaching kids how to tell the time, they need to learn: time concepts - morning, afternoon, evening, midday/noon, midnight, o'clock, quarter past/to, half past that the numbers and lines on the clock represent…

Amazing alphabet activities

With these amazing alphabet activities, your kids can learn how to make letter shapes, match upper case and lower case letters, identify initial letter sounds, and put letters together to make words. You can make alphabet letters with: pipe cleaners fabric scraps paper and cardboard stickers, markers, pencils and paint mud, shells and rocks wood…

DIY wooden blocks

You don't need to spend a lot of money on wooden blocks for your kids to play with - you can paint and decorate your own!  You can decorate plain wooden blocks with: liquid watercolours and food dyes paint felt tip, chalk or paint markers crayons chalk paint and chalk stickers and washi tape fabric…

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…