After an absence from here due to tummy bugs, I’m back! It’s been a busy old couple of days. The tree and decorations finally went up yesterday and it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! So for today’s craft, I’m featuring a very cute nativity scene. We actually sat and made this today and [...]
Chic Christmas Tree Card
Posted by on December 7, 2012 Leave a Comment
This one is adorable! Get the kids to cut out strips of Christmas wrapping of different lengths and stick them onto card in the shape of a Christmas Tree. Glitter can be added as well as hand drawn parts to the tree, whatever takes your fancy! Handmade Christmas Cards | Camp Slop
Halloween Craft Stick Mummy
Posted by on October 25, 2012 Leave a Comment
Another quick crafty idea for Halloween. This is a great one to do for kids of all ages. You just need some craft sticks and some bandage. For the older kids, or just to add a bit more fun, you could use droplets of red food colouring to give that awesome spookiness! Craft Stick Mummy [...]
Easy Paper Halloween Pumpkins
Posted by on October 16, 2012 Leave a Comment
These are so easy that every household should have them this Halloween! If you don’t have orange paper, get the kids to paint some white paper before cutting into strips. We did this last year and it’s definitely one we’ll be repeating for this Halloween! Paper Strip Pumpkin | Crafts for all Seasons
Cute Q-tip Halloween Ghosts
Posted by on October 15, 2012 Leave a Comment
Oh dear I’ve been AWOL due to illness and I’m falling behind on my Halloween craft countdown. There’s still a good many days left to get some craft done, so here’s another simple but very effective craft for Halloween. Q-tip Skeleton | All Free Crafts
Halloween Egg Carton Bats
Posted by on October 5, 2012 Leave a Comment
Halloween is just around the corner and what better way to use up some of your saved egg cartons than to make these fantastic little hanging bats! They are so easy to make and look really good for hanging around the house. If you have time, you could also make the ghostly leaves shown on [...]
Pumpkin Countdown to Halloween
Posted by on October 4, 2012 Leave a Comment
So we’re in October already, the countdown to Halloween can begin! If you’ve got kids, then you’ll understand how excited they get about Halloween. This year, why not make a Halloween countdown for them? There are lots of calendars on the Internet that you can make yourself if you have the time, but if not, [...]
Chasing Away Bad Dreams
Posted by on July 30, 2012 Leave a Comment
As anyone with kids will know, when a child has a bad dream, it can be hard to convince them that it isn’t real. As parents, we try to limit what the children watch and how late they watch things, but no matter how good you try to be, those baddies will inevitably, sneak into [...]
Time for the Olympics 2012!
Posted by on July 27, 2012 Leave a Comment
Not sure if you’ve heard or not but today is the start of the 2012 Olympics in London! As a homeschool family, occasions like these always bring a welcome fun project or theme to learning. To get into the spirit of things we wanted to have a fun day to mark the start of the [...]
