Recently I was doing a craft that involved using craft sticks and I ran out of a certain colour that I needed, it was More
Did anyone else love making little books when they were younger. I certainly did, and my charges, especially YC, love making them. The problem More
I do like really simple art projects that look like they are harder than they are. My charges see them, ask about them, then More
Although are time after school is super busy at the moment, I always try to make time to do a craft around Remembrance Day. More
During breakfast one morning my 4-year-old charge asked why I wanted to keep an empty cereal box, I replied I wanted to make a More
Last year when school started in September we would draw a little heart on the palm of BB’s hand. That way if he felt More
It is always nice to try old crafts in a new way. We have made quite a few sun catchers over the last few More
During the May ½ term holidays I went to the Picasso Museum in Malaga. It was fascinating art museum. One of the things that More
We have done black glue art before, but it was a long time ago and was Easter themed. This craft does take some time More
During the half term YC and I were having an artsy morning. We got out a variety of materials and started creating. She decided More
My Mum used make lots of paper flowers when our family was living in the Malaysia. They were very small, like blossom. These watercolour More
It has been a long time since I have done marbling with my charges, so long in fact, that all the marbling ink has More
A few years ago we turned some pasta shells into giant pasta snails. Now we are moving onto farfalle pasta and making pasta butterflies. More
This year Spring Festival (Lunar New Year or Chinese New Year) will be taking place on 1st February. Over the past year I have More
Before Christmas I was sewing a unicorn decoration and BB said told me “Let me do it Nana, I can sew.” Bless him, seeing More
Does anyone else suffer from the cold? Don’t get me wrong, I much prefer cool weather to hot, but my hands and feet suffer More
I had some really lovely art scenery ideas show up on my social media the other week, which was a great timing as YC More
One thing that YC and I love to do during the spring and summer is to pick flowers and leaves, then press them. Generally, More
International talk like a pirate day is on September 19th and this year I was determined to have a post ready for it. Never More
Have you ever done sun printing? We have done it with sugar paper in the past, this time however, we have been making some More
Over the summer we went to the coast for a week. One of our favourite past times (especially for YC and myself) was to More
Another re-post for the Olympics. Although I didn’t originally make these rosettes for the last Olympics, I did think that they would be quite More
A few years ago, EC learnt how to make pebble pendants while on holiday. I am not sure what gave him the idea, but More
Do you remember those scratch art packs? They were black, and when you scratched off the black it revealed a rainbow of colours underneath More
Unlike his brother at this age, BB is much more into doing art activities, which makes a nice change. The moment he sees me More
YC came home from school the other week with this really cool art “trick” that she had learnt. It was how to make a More
Earlier this year I made a picture weaving busy bag, and as it was such a success I thought we should try actual weaving More
Even though I left further education 11 years ago I still feel that September is the beginning of a new year. Therefore I thought More
The other week BB’s class newsletter said that they were looking at Matisse’s Goldfish Bowl painting this term. As a fun little afterschool art More
I had a lot of fun making these origami magic circles last summer. They are pretty basic to make, but they are mesmerising to More
Did you watch the new Mary Poppins film? What did you think of it? I personally loved it, although it will never replace the More
A while ago I bought a bag of corks to do a cork building boat activity. Since that time I have had about 50 More
We have done watercolour and salt paintings many times over the years, it is such a fun craft to do. When I arrived at More
Inspiration can really come from anything. I can literally be out food shopping and see something in an interesting packaging and think “Ooo what More
Over the years we have made quite a few things using craft sticks, they are extremely useful craft supplies. To go with our pirate More
Last year BB broke his arm! For weeks he had it in a cast, and when he finally had the cast taken off, he More
Can you believe that this year is almost over? For many I know that this year cannot end soon enough. This final craft of More
These tin can lanterns are for older children and definitely require adult supervision. If you decide to turn them into candles then younger children More
Make sure you follow our craft board on Pinterest for more ideas, and don’t forget to pin the Pin at the bottom of the More
Make sure you follow our craft board on Pinterest for more ideas, and don’t forget to pin the Pin at the bottom of the More
Worry Dolls come from Guatemala and were created as a remedy for worrying. According to Mayan legends, when someone is kept awake worrying, they More
Make sure you follow our crafts board on Pinterest for more ideas, and don’t forget to pin the Pin at the bottom of the More
We decided to create some sand mandalas on a very grey and wet summer’s day as a way of adding a little brightness and More
Egg cartons are great for junk modelling, and over the past few months we have been collecting lots of packaging and creating lots of More
The first time I came across agamograph pictures was when I was in year 5 and I boy in my class brought one in More
We had the clay out the other day, there is something very calming about using clay, it is a great stress reliever. YC was More
Origami is great craft; it doesn’t require much to do it and it is fab for developing fine motor stills. Now that everything has More
When it comes to making presents, I find myself thinking, “will they actually use it, or will it just end up forgotten about in More
Make sure you follow our craft board on Pinterest for more ideas. It is always difficult to come up with new and fun idea More
This activity is primarily a science based one, you can leave it at just the experiment, but we
Making fairy doors seems to be the epitome of childhood innocence. To believe in something so innocent and pure is what childhoods should be More
Over the Christmas period a little mouse got into my storage box for my sensory tray fillings and tired to eat its way through More
On Friday 8th May we will be celebrating the 75th anniversary of VE day. I’ve been scratching my head over what we could make More
There have been so many wonderful pictures of rainbows that people have put up in their windows to bring cheer to others, support the More
A thaumatrope is a 19th Century toy; it is a disk with a picture on each side, which is attached to two pieces of More
There are a lot of recipes out there for puffy paint that require a microwave, but I managed to find one from the Artful More
Making craft stick fairy wands doesn’t require you to have lots of sticks, just one or two will do. Make sure you follow my More
Which toddler/pre-schooler isn’t obsessed, in some way, with cars, trains, or planes? My niece loves cars and planes, as does BB. I often have More
For this years Mothering Sunday gift I thought I would go back to the tradition of giving flowers. At my church we always get More
In England we obviously don’t celebrate the day before Lent in the same way as other countries do. Of course we eat yummy pancakes, More
This brings back so many memories. I first started making them when I was a camper at Camp Beaumont. Just simple friendship bracelets, mainly More
I recently saw this craft on Pinterest, although the original was made into a bird feeder. With a fairy themed spin on the idea. I More
On our latest cookie adventure we headed out to Blenheim Palace for a walk around the lake. As always happens, the little ones found More
I know the summer is at an end, but hopefully the weather will continue to be fine as we go into autumn so that More
These retro sand bottles are such a simple and easy craft to do. There is no set up time. Plus if you use a More
Another great summer activity is decorating T-shirts. I used to do this a lot when I worked in summer camps, although it tended to More
I don’t think that there has been a single past summer when we have not made some sort of sun catcher. This year we More
I feel that making bracelets is a quintessential summer activity. We often use our down time to make friendship bracelets, but this time we More
I remember making clay pinch pots at school. So when YC came up and started asking if we could make some stuff out of More
You may have guessed by now but we are pretty big Harry Potter fans here. Welcome to your newest Harry Potter inspired activity; Hogwarts More
I love to draw, I am not particularly good at it, but I do enjoy it. Over the last year both EC and YC More
When I was training at Norland one of my placements was at a nursery. We would often get a huge roll of paper and More
If you have ever seen Disney’s movie Tangled, you will know that lanterns play a huge part of it. Disney know how popular they More
If your children has ever been to summer camp chances are they have made a God’s eye before. And with summer camp season just More
Do you remember having those elastic wind up toys when you were younger? I thought it would be fun to try our hand at More
Over the Christmas period I saw quite a few decorations where you transferred a picture to a piece of wood. They looked pretty cool, More
As Thanksgiving is coming up I decided to a craft with an American twist to it, something to salute the Native Americans. For those More
For my youngest charge’s birthday party we did a Minnie Mouse theme and rather than have one entertainer come, we had a few stations More
Yay Wednesday after school craft/ activity days are back! Our first craft of the school year was to make these melted crayon pictures. YC More
This week EC has headed off to sleep away camp with some of his cousins. This means I only have YC, BB and one More
This week we’ve been making animation flip books. It has been a really fun process to see them come up with a little story More
When I first saw these painted salt structures on Pinterest, about 5 years ago, I knew then that this was definitely something I wanted More
When I was a lot younger I had these block puzzles. I absolutely loved them; they were probably one of my favourite toys. They More
I had a couple of fillable baubles left over from Christmas and have been thinking of ways to use them up. I have always More
If there is one thing that BB loves to do, it is to make music. He likes to shake things, bang things, and bash More
A couple of months ago I was cleaning out my boxes from the attic and came across all of my old art supplies from More
I absolutely love making sun catchers, they are such a happy craft. It has been about a year since we last made one. The More
These hand and foot medallions made from salt dough make for a great activity to do with the kids
This year I gave YC and EC two different ideas for a handmade Mother’s Day cards. That way their mum doesn’t get 3 of More
Mothering Sunday has come around really quickly this year. I swear Lent only just started, but with Mothering Sunday on the 11th March we More
A few weeks ago EC came home from school and asked if we could make boomerangs! Well it was pretty clear from the beginning More
This past weekend was EC’s 8th birthday! I can’t quite believe that, it seems like only yesterday that he was a 3 year old More
First craft of the year and we are starting with styrofoam block printing. I’ve not done block printing since I was in year 9 More
I love it when I go to parties, especially at New Year, and I find a party popper waiting for me by my plate. More
Sometimes I find the best way to encourage children to take part in a craft is to have one pre-made (in true Blue Peter More
I have been looking into how to make paper for quite a while, but everywhere I looked you had to either make really detailed More
I actually made these DIY pencil holders last year. I really wanted something that would hold everything that we would possibly need while doing More
Our last craft of the summer holidays is this wooden wind chime. It isn’t just your average wooden wind chime, oh no, it is More
I think that making these shall mandalas has been one of the most relaxing crafts that I have done all year. We did make More
Every summer my nanny family goes on a beach holiday, and every year I want to do shell painting with them. Two years ago More
I first saw these stained glass pasta sun catchers on a brilliant blog called Babble Dabble Do. It is such a brilliant idea – More
Since reading Harry Potter, we’ve been inspired to create our own dragon eggs!
I am sure you have all seen/heard of/ or even bought a fidget spinner by now, and if you haven’t where have you been? More
Make sure you follow my homemade gift boards on Pinterest for more ideas, and don’t forget to save the pin for later. There seems More
Make sure that you follow my crafts board on Pinterest for more ideas and don’t forget to save the pin for later. This year’s More
Make sure that you follow my craft board on Pinterest for more ideas, and don’t forget to save the pin for later. Earlier this More
These take their inspiration from Beast’s enchanted Rose from Beauty and the Beast
