I love looking up crafts that we can make each season. Here are some nature crafts and activities from last winter and some we have been enjoying recently. Ice decorations Last year we made some ice decorations inspired by The Wild Year Book: Things to do Outdoors Through the Seasons by Fiona Danks and Jo […]
Crafts
Nature, Kindness and Craft Advent Activities
Three days into advent and I’ve finally managed to fill the little wooden doors with activities for advent. I’ve used some of The Green Parent’s lovely nature advent calendar ideas, combined with craft and kindness activity ideas I found on Pinterest. I thought I’d share them here in case anyone is looking for advent activity […]
Leaf Crafts
Autumn is my favourite time for crafts. As usual, we’ve ended up with piles of leaves and conkers around the house. I love getting inspiration for nature crafts from Pinterest and Instagram, and thought I’d share some of the leaf crafts we’ve enjoyed. Jam jar lanterns I recently saw nature jam jar lanterns on Instagram […]
Mud and Bloom Review
Two of my favourite things to do with the kids are crafts and being in nature. So the Mud and Bloom gardening and nature craft boxes are right up my street. Usually I scroll through Pinterest and Instagram for ideas, and often I pin a craft that is out of season and then forget about […]
World Book Day: The BFG Costume
DIY BFG Costume For World Book Day 2018, Isaac decided he wanted to dress up as The BFG. We had just finished reading the book and Isaac had adored it; I’ve not heard him laugh at a book as much as he did when listening to the BFG. We found some green trousers, a white school […]
Cardboard Box and Toilet Roll Craft Ideas
I love making things with the kids; I have always enjoyed crafts and in the last couple of years have discovered a love of Pinterest. It is the source of all our craft ideas! As well as giving them time to draw/paint/create freely, I like to show the littles the process of making things and […]
Handprint Ideas
I love how simple and effective these handprint ideas are. I wanted to brighten up a wall in the kitchen and saw these ideas on Pinterest. I printed Isaac’s hand and Flora’s feet on separate pieces of paper and then just cut them out to stick on the ‘love’ picture. I liked the idea of […]
Making a Fire Breathing Dragon
Recently I read a blog post about how preschool crafts are a waste of time – basically the point was that we focus too much on the end product and not enough on the creative process. Isaac has always loved drawing and painting, and as he has grown we have started spending more time making […]
Egg Box Dinosaur Hat
I really enjoy doing crafty activities and recently Isaac and I have spent more and more time at the kitchen table surrounded by toilet roll holders and paints. I have been amazed at how much you can do with toilet roll holders and egg boxes! Isaac’s current obsession with dinosaurs has led to my new-found love of Pinterest. […]