Your kids will love to get singing and dancing with this colourful paper plate tambourine craft! These homemade musical instruments are painted with happy rainbow colours that just make you want to smile!
Latest Valentine’s Day Crafts
Hinged Paper Plate Pokeball Craft
If you’ve got a little Pokemon fan then this Paper Plate Pokeball craft is an absolute must! These homemade Pokeballs actually open with storage space inside for figures, or cards! We’ve turned ours into a cute “I Choose You” Pokemon Valentine! This is such a fun Pokemon craft for kids.
3D Cardboard Tube Heart Art
3D Cardboard Tube Heart Art is a fantastic creative project that turns TP rolls into something quite beautiful! It’s a great way to introduce kids to art that isn’t flat and working in three dimensions can be very exciting!
Heart Suncatchers / Window Clings – Process Art
COLOURFUL HEART WINDOW CLINGS – Kids from toddlers to tweens will love this fun process art project. It’s a gorgeous Valentine’s Day craft and perfect for Mother’s Day gifts too. You won’t be able to resist smiling when you see these on your windows.
Sequin Paper Plate Heart Suncatchers
I bet you’ve got some paper plates sitting in your cupboard? Why not turn them into something truly beautiful with this simple but totally gorgeous Heart Suncatcher Craft! This is a super idea for Valentine’s Day and is simple enough for toddlers but pretty enough to appeal to big kids too.
Pretty Cardboard Tube Heart Garlands
Kids and vast quantities of TP rolls seem to go hand in hand! Why not turn all those cardboard tubes into beautiful Heart Garlands? These heart chains are a lovely way to decorate for Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day and parties.
Last Minute Winter Activities
Gorgeous Glittery Icicle Craft
We haven’t had any real snow this Winter so we’ve been making our own Wintery scenes instead. You won’t believe this gorgeous glittery icicle craft is made from up-cycled milk jugs! It’s a great recycled Winter craft for kids that builds their scissor skills too.
3D Cotton Ball Snowman Craft
Here’s a cotton ball snowman craft with a difference because this one is completely 3D! Kids can make cute snowmen that actually stand up! This is such a fun Winter craft for the kids.
Stunning Sparkly Icicle Craft
We are just starting to get our first frosts of Winter which is so exciting! Seeing puddles iced over, frost on the windows and icicles hanging down is always so fascinating to children. This Sparkly Icicle Craft is a wonderful way to bring the beauty and magic of Winter right into the home or classroom!
Yarn Wrapped Star Ornaments
The nights are drawing in and Christmas is round the corner making it the perfect time of year to think STARS! These Yarn Wrapped Star Ornaments are super for building fine motor skills and look gorgeous hanging alone or in clusters. You can use your stars to make a bedroom mobile, as colourful Christmas ornaments for the tree or as a craft to go along with a Space themed learning project.
Gorgeous Frosty Pinecone Craft
This frosty pinecone craft, based on a classic, has a clever little twist that really gives its frosty appearance a special edge! These pinecones are super frosty, super sparkly and super fun for little hands to make! They look great as Christmas ornaments or for a Winter display.
Looking Ahead To Spring
Sensory Play – Rainbow Bottles/Music Shakers
Make bright and colourful Rainbow Sensory Play Bottles. An adaptable sensory play activity and musical instrument too. Great fun for all ages.
How To Make A Windsock: Rainbow Craft For Kids
A bright and colourful windsock craft for kids. Great for outside play and super for inspiring physical movement and self expression for all ages.
Spring Flower Sensory Bottle
Make a magical Spring Flower Sensory Bottle for your baby/toddler, a great educational toy/activity to explore the natural world and bring the outside in.
Paper Plate Frog Mask
Make a curly tongued, fly catching Paper Plate Frog Mask, perfect for Spring and Summer play activities. Croak, Croak, Ribbit!
Make Paper Plate Lamb and Sheep Masks
These cute, fluffy paper plate lamb and sheep masks are easy to make and children of all ages will love having them in their dressing up box. Baa, Baa! (They sit on the forehead so are great for glasses wearers and children that don’t like full face masks too.)
Looking Ahead To St Patrick’s Day
Paper Plate and Handprint Leprechaun Mask
Are you looking for a fun St Patrick’s Day craft for kids? How about a Paper Plate and Handprint Leprechaun Mask? These St Paddy’s Day’s masks are simple to make and look fantastic!
Edible Sensory Play For St Patrick’s Day
Your children will have an awesome time celebrating St Patrick’s Day with this colourful edible sensory play activity. They’ll love getting hands on exploring giant wibbly-wobbly shamrock leaves and tasty chocolate treasure from the end of the rainbow! We’ve got lots of tips on how to support kids sensory learning too.
Colourful Pom Pom Mobile
Have you or the kids used a simple plastic pom pom maker before? They are amazing! We’ve been putting ours to good use making a beautiful rainbow pom pom mobile that will look adorable in a nursery, bedroom or classroom. It’s bright and cheery and a great way to use up those yarn scraps.
DIY Jacks Game – Sugru Craft Idea
Have you heard of Sugru? It’s the world’s “first mouldable glue that turns into rubber”. What? Crazy huh!
There are hundreds of practical uses for Sugru around the home and I couldn’t resist getting creative and trying a bit of Sugru crafting too! This colourful rubber DIY JACKS GAME has been so easy to make and such fun to play with.
Edible Paint Recipe – Rainbow Bread
How much fun does “Art You Can Eat” sound? Your kids are going to be so excited to see what we’ve been up to this week! Think vibrant colours, think tasty sweet treats, think rainbows! Come and check out our newest EDIBLE PAINT RECIPE and get the kids busy creating their own RAINBOW BREAD MASTERPIECES.
