How To Make a Rosette
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 sweet for any little ones who love horses and have been inspired b...
How To Make Homemade Pebble Pendants
A few years ago, EC learnt how to make pebble pendants while on holiday. I am not sure what gave him the idea, but he loved making them, and even managed to see a few he had made on the beach! I still have th...
Flower Weaving
I have done a few weaving activities in the past, this time we have taken our weaving outside and have done some flower weaving.
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Sponge Waterbombs: Better Than Water Balloons
One thing that is guaranteed to happen during the summer is water balloon fights. Especially as you can now get those sets that fill up 100s of balloons at once. I must admit, I have never been a fan of water...
Giant Soap Bubble Painting
I had wanted to do these soap bubble painting outside, but the weather over the last few weeks hasn’t been great and BB flatly refused to go outside. Not a problem, but I had to be slightly more careful about ...
Mud Pie Kitchen Play
Did you ever make mud pies when you were little? I loved making them, and playing in the mud in general. I remember spending many a summer afternoon sitting in our rock garden trying to make pools and rivers in...
60 Summer Crafts, Games And Activities To Do With The Kids
I've rounded up all my favourite summer crafts and activities so that you wont hear you're little ones say they're bored all summer long.
Colour Transfer Craft
Do you remember those scratch art packs? They were black, and when you scratched off the black it revealed a rainbow of colours underneath it. A while ago (probably something like 7 years) I made our own set ...
Balloon Powered Car: STEAM Challenge
A new STEAM challenge, building a balloon powered car! This was the first challenge I have done sole with BB. He wasn’t too interested in building it, although he did like playing with it afterwards. Thankfu...
Sun Tan Lotion Painting: Why We Need To Wear Sun Tan Lotion
I think I have lost count of the number of times I have struggled to put sun tan lotion onto a uncooperative child while telling them “if you don't let me put it on you WILL burn”. Thankfully EC and YC are old ...
