My children have called it. This little play dough flower garden activity is now officially "the most fun ever" Spring activity. It's a tall order, but I believe this adorable invitation to create will be able to hold her own ... Have a look and see how we put it all together. How to set up ...
How to Put Together a Portable Tinker Box for Creative Play
The inventor's box is hands down one of the most favourite "toys" in our home. The kids love tinkering their little hearts out, creating who knows what. Our inventor's box is usually a mess, filled with recyclables and random craft materials. And while that works great for our all-over-the-place Mr ...
How to Make a Mini Dinosaur Travel Tin
After we made this gorgeous mermaid travel tin for my 6 year old daughter (and before we made this toy car travel tin), my 3 year old son kindly asked for a dinosaur one. I was more than happy to oblige. These travel tins have been the best invention since sliced bread and I promise they will turn ...
Invitation to Build with Loose Parts
Block play is a favourite with most kids. A box with blocks is one of those classic toys that children throughout the years keep coming back to. And with good reason, blocks are the ultimate loose parts for building. On top of that a basic set of blocks lends itself so well as a starting point ...
Invitation to Explore Loose Parts on a Mirror
Discovering the theory of loose parts has been a turning point in the way we play. Little invitations to explore loose parts are now a regular (and favourite!) activity in our home. If you have never heard of the theory of loose parts until now you need to stop what you are doing and read this ...
14 Fun Embroidery Projects for Kids
Here are my favourite fun embroidery projects for kids to keep you busy, entertained and most of all relaxed this season of the year. It's getting darker and colder and nothing beats some me-time with a sewing project on my lap and a hot water bottle under my feet while the wind and rain are roaring ...
10 Sweet and Simple Fabric Flower Tutorials
I have been hunting down fabric flower tutorials all week and can't wait to share my favourites with you today. The reason for my recent Pinterest stint is simple: hormones. I'm 31 weeks pregnant at the moment and we don't know if this baby will be a boy or a girl. Most of the baby things we ...
How to Make Braided Bookmarks
My (almost!) 5 year old daughter and I have been having a lot of fun braiding up a storm over the past few weeks. After we made princess braids, we designed a couple of fairy braid hair clips and this week we've created some braided bookmarks. We're slowly moving on from the big print picture ...
Sweet and Simple Rainbow Necklace Craft
You'll love making this sweet and simple rainbow necklace craft with your children using your button stash. It's an easy and straight forward activity that gives a great result! Have fun and rock the rainbow look! Celebrating St. Patrick's Day? Saint Patrick's Day is well celebrated in ...
How to make Simple Mini Felt Bags for Small World Play
These mini felt bags will be a winner for every little person who likes to take their figurines on big adventures. EVERYONE needs a bag to put the their 'essentials' (content may vary!) in right? Here's how you can make (and personalise) your own: Getting started Making Mini Felt Bags Level ...