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Scrunch Painting

Posted on October 25, 2016 Leave a Comment

Scrunch painting! An easy process art activity

A rainy Saturday afternoon means we get out the paints! My kids were intrigued as I set up this simple process art activity, they couldn’t work out what I was doing with all these odd bits and pieces, but as soon as I said ‘scrunch painting’ they got the idea! Sometimes it’s fun to do […]

Plastic Cup Activities

Posted on September 20, 2016 4 Comments

20 crafts and activities to do with plastic cups!

When I saw the brightly coloured plastic shot glasses at the supermarket I immediately put two packets in my trolley, along with two packets of clear plastic cups. I was not planning to play drinking games at a raucous party till 3 am, I was planning on having a bit of a sleep in on […]

10 DIY Music Shakers and 4 Shaker Activities.

Posted on June 21, 2016 3 Comments

Get musical with your kids - it doesn't have to be hard! Try these 10 DIY music shaker ideas and 4 easy music activities

Music is so good for kids, and for us adults too, and I know some of us are not so confident when it comes to exploring music with our kids. But music activities don’t have to be difficult, and you don’t have to be able to play an instrument, read music, or even sing! One […]

Three Ways to Paint with Rain!

Posted on June 14, 2016 1 Comment

Three ways to paint with rain = try these fun easy rain painting techniques!

Try these three easy ways to do some rain painting! It rained here on the weekend. Usually rain on the weekend would not be a reason for celebration, but despite our cold wintry weather we haven’t had much rain for a long, long time. We are not connected to a town water supply, so all […]

Super Easy Drip Dyed Easter Eggs

Posted on March 8, 2016 5 Comments

Super easy Easter activity - drip dyed Easter eggs

I love doing activities and art with my kids, but I’m all about the easy. It’s got to be easy to set up, east to do, and easy to clean up, so that the focus is on actually enjoying the activity. This goes double for holiday activities, I’ve got enough on my plate without taking […]

Make a Star Garland and Other Starry Ideas

Posted on December 15, 2015 8 Comments

Recycle some old newspaper and make these simple painted star garland.

I love stars. I’m not sure exactly why I love them, I just do. Perhaps it’s because they are so versatile – they work for just about any celebration, they can be fun or elegant, simple or complex – but mostly they just make me smile I needed a few smiles on the weekend, so […]

Easy Dip Dyed Wrapping Paper

Posted on October 27, 2015 2 Comments

Dip dying is a super easy, super fun art technique and it makes the most awesome homemade wrapping paper!

It was Sunday afternoon. The girls were at a birthday party and the boys were busy crafting at one end of the table, so I set up the iron at the other end of the table. As I spread out the first sheet of paper ready to iron Noah looked up from his activity and […]

Dreaming about Tomorrowland – Writing & Drawing Prompts

Posted on October 2, 2015 14 Comments

Dreaming of Tomorrowland - Free printable writing and drawing prompts of r kids who like to dream about the future

This post is sponsored by Disney’s Tomorrowland. Every school holidays we plan a family movie night, but it’s not always successful, and sometimes it is a total disaster. I have four kids, aged 5 – 11, and it is not easy finding a movie that everyone wants to watch. It can’t be too scary, or […]

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