So Wednesday 19th is International Talk Like a Pirate Day. Last year I did a few pirate sketches to honour the theme, this year I thought I’d create a pirate themed birthday party pack which will come in useful as my cousin is planning a pirate themed party for one of her little ones in January. I thought I’d start with the decoration that takes … Continue reading Pirate Ship Table Centre Piece
I’m sure everyone made one of these when they were at school but with the children off school for summer holidays I thought it was a good reminder of a simple and extremely messy craft for rainy days. You start with a balloon – I made two so used different shape balloons to give a distinctive look to each when finished. As you want the … Continue reading Great Children’s Craft Idea – Make Your Own Money Box
My Inspiration for today’s doodle is the movie Coraline which premiered on 8 May 2009. Coraline was released in 2009, a stop motion film based on Neil Gaiman’s 2002 novel, directed by Henry Selick, who had previously directed The Nightmare Before Christmas– often wrongly attributed to Tim Burton, Selick has his own unique style, as shown in the aforementioned and also Roald Dahl’s ‘James … Continue reading Coraline
This is a quick and easy project that’s a great one for children. All you need to make these little camera key rings are some scraps of different colour felt, a ring to slot your keys onto, some ribbon and a button. You can assemble either by stitching together as I have or using glue, although if you do go with the glue option I’d … Continue reading Camera Style Keyring
Attached are some templates for masks and some circuit boards so you can dress your little party guests appropriately. Some of the masks are already coloured others are line drawings so you could get your guests to paint their own. Robot masks circuit board Continue reading Robot Themed Party: Masks and Circuit Boards (Free Printables)
Still with a robot theme here’s a great way to get children drawing. Robots are really simple and they can let their imagination go mad but if you want a bit more of a step-by-step to get started here’s a couple of ideas to get you started. And if you’d like some inspiration from a couple of ankle biters these were created by my … Continue reading How to Draw Robots
As this week is National Robotics Week in the US I thought I’d post a few robot themed ideas so here’s an idea for wrapping little gifts in a robot style package. You start by making a simple pillow box. You can find a template here – Pillow Box template Cut out your card following the template. Add double sided tape to the flap and stick … Continue reading Robot Themed Wrapping
My favourite Easter present from last year wasn’t a chocolate creation – it was a gift made by my youngest nephew a bunny fridge magnet. You can buy the magnetic paper sheets from most craft type stores or Amazon have a good range, including those that you can run through your inkjet printer at home. Its a great idea to make very personalised gifts and … Continue reading Easter Present
Another late Easter post but thought I’d take the opportunity to share some of my favourite makes from other handmade fans – here’s a few posts that caught my eye…. Kym Byers posted my all time favourite decorated egg design – Kym Byers The Decorated Cookie created some bunny marshmallows – simple but really effective – Bunny Marshallows/ Little House on the Corner have created some … Continue reading My Favourite Easter Makes
If you’re planning an egg hunt this year here’s some free printables to decorate your garden. Printables for the Alice themed signs can be downloaded here – Easter Egg Hunt Signs And if you’s like a more polished finished to your signs here’s a few from some very talented bloggers… Lia Griffith – https://liagriffith.com/easter-egg-hunt-printables/ And from Illistyle – http://www.illistyle.com/crafts/easter-egg-hunt-directional-signs-for-kids/ Continue reading Easter Egg Hunt Signs (5th April)
