Crafty Kids at Home
Do your kids love to get messy? Mine certainly do and our Christmas Trifle Messy Play Activity went down on a storm on a recent play date. We’ve been busy making our Christmas Cards and writing our Christmas lists for Santa this week. The kids have been pouring over their toy catalogues trying to decide what … Read more
Keep warm and build these snowmen indoors with some super cool Snow Dough. There is a definite chill in the air now over here on the east coast of Ireland. So we decided to carry this cold feeling into some of our activities last week and started with some Play-dough Snowmen. Perfecting Play-dough I’ve been … Read more
Yesterday I had a houseful of 4 hungry boys and 1 hungry girl to feed after school, as my eldest son Liam had two of his pals back for a playdate. I try to keep afternoon snacks more on the healthy side during the week, so we are then free over the weekend to … Read more
Use marbling inks to make these Suminagashi inspired Fireworks pictures with your kids at home. “Remember, Remember, the 5th of November, Gunpowder, Treason and Plot” Bonfire Night is the time of year I miss the most, now that I no longer live in the UK. I grew up on a farm and every year … Read more
“In comes the skeleton, in comes the ghost, in comes the monster munching toast” We’ve been hearing this rhyme a lot this week, in the run up to my little Junior Infants school Halloween party. They joined up with their buddies from 6th Class yesterday for some singing and traditional Halloween fun and games. I … Read more
Dinosaur Fuzzy Felt Felt This week my middle son turns 5 and as he is a huge Dinosaur fan, his little sister has made him a lovely home-made card with a big dinosaur on the front of it. My initial idea had been to cut out different shapes from coloured paper and use these … Read more
Sitting down to do arts and crafts with your children is not without its challenges and things won’t always go to plan. But there are steps you can take to help ensure your children get the best out of the activity you have planned for them. The most important thing I have learned since embarking … Read more
Use shaving foam and waterbeads to mix up some pretend cakes in this messy toddler pretend play activity. The weather is definitely on the turn over here now. The temperatures are starting to drop and the level of rainfall is increasing (our garden is a mass of huge muddy puddles right now!). Hence we have … Read more
Our after school activity today was all about learning the letter ‘P’, This was to help reinforce what my middle son has been learning at school in a fun way at home. We actually managed to do this activity one-to-one as well which made a nice change. We love to do our arts and crafts … Read more
We’ve enjoyed another stunning autumn weekend over here on the East coast of Ireland. The sun has been shining, so this morning we ventured out on a family walk and picnic along Bray promenade. Autumn is by far my favourite season. I love the crisp sunny days it often bring and the gorgeous changing colours … Read more