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June 24, 2021

Mom and baby toddler with dummy doing laundry on the washing machine

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Make Laundry Day Fun for the Whole Family + Free Printable! Guest Post by Emily Gibson

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…

April 15, 2019

Easter Crafts and Printables

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!

April 14, 2019

Kraftimama Fox Mask, woodland creatures, mask download

Woodland Creature Mask

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…

May 29, 2018

Great Father’s Day Gift and Card Ideas for Toddlers

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…

September 21, 2017

Play Doh Review

My friends from Play Doh sent me this awesome play doh set and I have to say I had just as much fun playing with it as the kids did, and they played with it for hours!!! It has a cake mould press that easily…

September 20, 2017

Toy Kingdom Review

Toy Kingdom asked Moms and Kids to review their favourite toys. I never expected such a good response… within a day we had 2,8k views on the video on Facebook with 6,5k views on Facebook… wow! Honestly I didnt even originally load it on youtube…

February 24, 2017

DIY Kids Book, Improvisation, KraftiMama, Afrikaans Books

DIY Kids Improvisation Book With Stickers

When I watch improv comedy I always feel like improvisation is one of those exercises not to be bestowed upon the feint hearted. You have to seriously know your stuff, or at least who you are… or is it who you are not? I don’t know!…

November 3, 2016

Fun Educational App for 0-5 Year Olds!

You know what I love most about being a Blogger Mom? Educational Apps… yes I play around with them a little more than I should. No. I play with them a lot more than I should! I’ve been a gamer since childhood. Man that sounds…

October 20, 2016

ZAR Play Money Free Printable for Checkers Mini Groceries

One of the things I loved to play most as a child was Library- Library and Shop- Shop. Why did we repeat the words? Ha ha well I guess kids still do that. Playing Shop- Shop usually involves play money (like you’d ever keep your…

July 21, 2016

How to make Paper Hand Puppets

So we’ve been traveling a lot lately due to my husband’s work and we are in the fortunate position to travel with him most of the time. Though it can be challenging with kids, I’ve been doing lots of crafts with them because it’s so…

April 13, 2016

Outdoor Spring flower hunting color match Activity

Here’s a fun activity to do with toddlers to teach them about Spring and Colors. Its not spring over here in South Africa at the moment so I think its a good idea for us to make believe spring by covering the whole yard with pretty…

April 7, 2016

Fun with Practica for 3-4 year olds #1

Its been waaay too long since I posted our Practica activities and since I know by sheer numbers in traffic on Practica posts that this is what you guys want, I’ll give it to you! Cause I’m that awesome 🙂 From 3 years on Practica starts…

March 17, 2016

4 Quick & Easy Science Experiments

We had the most fun science day with just a few ingredients from the kitchen cupboard. I have to confess, I am impatient and like no mess, no fuss, quick and easy experiments with ingredients you can find in your home. The moment you mention…

March 2, 2016

Build fine motor skills with a latch board DIY

I just love DIY projects so when I saw various different latch boards on the web after I found some old latches in the garage I just had to do one myself. The kids has absolutely loved it since I made it a year ago…

February 1, 2016

Sensory clay, rough textured clay, toddler activities, free colour chart printable.

Quick & Easy Sensory Clay (microwave) & Printable colour chart!

I like this rough grainy clay as its good for sensory development for small toddlers and the shape of your characters stay in place much better when it has something rough to hold on to. This recipe is so easy your kids can make it! I made…

December 26, 2015

DIY Christmas series for last minute Christmas decorating with kids!

Still having Christmas with other family or friends? Heres a full list of my DIY Christmas series. These are mostly made with found objects around the house and easy to do with kids. Enjoy!

November 12, 2015

Bouncy Frozen Glitter Slime!

This is such a fun project to do with toddlers and its super easy! What you’ll need: 2 bowls and a cup measure Access to warm and cold water Teaspoon and mixing spoon Craft/ office glue (Elmers glue) Borax Gel food coloring (or…

November 5, 2015

Paper Plate Crafts

We had so much fun creating something out of nothing with mainly paper plates, glue, paint and an extra crafts material here and there. Paper plate crafts are so easy and it’s a cheap way to create and explore. The porcupine above was made by…

October 1, 2015

Crafty Kids Competition!

Hey Moms of Crafty Kids, here’s a great competition for 4-13 year olds to show their Craftiness! One awesome Kid from each category will win a R250 voucher from takealot.com. If a US reader wins, they will win a $20 voucher from Amazon.com. The…

Easy DIY Face Paint

I found this great, easy to make Face Paint recipe on Popsugar.com and decided I had to share! This is fairly easy to make but does take a bit of time as each color must be mixed separately. You’ll do better than me if you have…

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