When you were growing up, what was your favorite chore? Washing the dishes? Mowing the lawn? Laundry? Hearing the words “favorite” and “chore” in the same sentence sounds almost impossible to achieve, however if you start involving the family in the chores, the chores can…
I remember as a little girl I loved to play with paper dolls. I used to make my own clothes that I coloured in and pasted on cardboard. I thought I’d make some printable ones that you and your kids can make together. Have fun!…
Memory jars are an easy craft that can function as a sentimental gift or interactive activity for you and your child. A bonus: it’s cheap to make! All you need to make a fun memory jar is an old mason jar or box, decorated however…
With Valentine’s Day quickly approaching, you’re probably thinking about ways you can tell your loved ones how much they mean to you. These printable Valentine’s Day tags work great as standard valentine’s notes for the classroom or office. They’re also the perfect touch for a bouquet of flowers…
Here’s a frugal idea for making a cheap dollar store clock into an expensive-looking work of art. You can buy a basic clock for cheap and change it into this elegant gift. What you’ll need: Basic clockTransfer GlazePaint for when the colour of the rim…
A while back I had to make DIY Chirstmas gifts for Mother&Child Magazine. I had so much fun creating these, so I thought I’d add them to my gift ideas for this Christmas. I just love DIY Christmas crafts! The idea of thoughtfully making something…
So I’ve been seeing posts of a friend of mine of his 6 year old son kicking but at chess tournaments and I was totally surprised… 6 year olds can play chess? I started showing my 6 year old twins a move or two and…
This guest post was done by 11 year old Zarmeen! I get a lot of requests for guest posts of which I turn down most, but I had a look at Zarmeens blog and I must say I loved it. Go have a look for…
Easter is around the corner, so if you wanted to do some crafts, it’s time to start now. Click on the images below to go to choose a craft or printable. Have fun!
A while back I started doing articles for Mother And Child Magazine. I created this Fox Mask for their woodland themed party. It was so much fun to do and really not too hard. You can do it with coloured cardboard or plain white and…
Kidloland has the most amazing app with multiple different educational games that is really worth it to join at least for a few months. I wrote about it HERE! So they also brought out a coding app which is really great. My 5 year olds…
This one is a great project for the homeschoolers and also great fun for all kids and young-at-heart adults who love drawing cartoons or anything for that matter! Sketching is one of the things I love to do in my free time and now with one of…
We did a study on All About ME so I made these printables to go with it. we had so much fun, theres two different ways that we made them, like this… With the first option it’s just an easy print and paste, but the…
I have to be honest, when I received this kit in the post I was a little nervous. You see, I am not the best baker… as in NOT GOOD! My first reaction upon lifting the package was that it was a really heavy kit……
Ok I have to confess… I LOVE a glue gun and there are few craft things I won’t put together with it. This barnyard and finger puppets are no different. I know it would probably look so much prettier if it was stitched together like…
It’s not often that I get sent something that I am really excited about, but this one I like so much I am going to subscribe! I saw the sponsored posts on Facebook with these interesting articles, but I expected the usual 95% of pages…
I got some awesome Father’s Day card ideas on this page but I liked too much of them so I decided to make a special keepsakes box big enough to fit a lot of pages with lots of different messages. The kids had already made Dad…
Guest Post by Alise from Papilio Prints Everybody has that one piece of fabric that’s connected too emotionally to throw away yet too old to be worn. They are mostly stacked at the bottom of the dresser drawers or in the darkest corners of the…
My son loves Transformers (the toys) and always want to watch the stories… So far I have managed to keep him interested in Rescue Bots,,, it’s not as violent as the newer versions of Transformers. He loves his sticker chart, hope you will enjoy it…
I know I know, sticker charts are terrible but I do use them from time to time. I just remembered about these today… designed them a while back and forgot to post. I specifically added the warrior princesses… why are they always left out? Have…