Get ready for the bright Spring days ahead with our Bubble Wrap Baby Chicks craft from our contributor Nicola from CraftyKidsAtHome.com
Like In the Playroom, we are big fans of using bubble wrap in our activities over at Crafty Kids at Home. It is definitely our favourite junk material to breath new life into, after it’s safely brought our online shopping home to us. Have you used it before in your activities?
With Spring around the corner, here’s an easy and cute Spring craft for kids to make. They can customise it and decorate however they would like to personalise their own Spring chick however they like!
This suitcase of memories craft is a guest post from Sara of Crafter’s Companion
Hello All!
I’m delighted to have been invited by the lovely Anna to write a guest post for In the Playroom, one of my favourite crafting and lifestyle blogs
As you’ll all know Anna is a fantastic crafter and it’s safe to say that she understands the pleasure that can be gained from creating something beautiful and unique from scratch. Many of Anna’s projects are primarily aimed at children so I thought I would take this opportunity to encourage mums to discover what crafting can hold for us adults.
I’m also a mum, to two year-old cheeky chappie Oliver, and there’s nothing that I love more than having a crafty afternoon with him when I’m not working. However, it is also nice (and necessary!) to find time for yourself and I’m here to tell you that crafting can be a brilliant escape from the never-ending eat, sleep, change nappy routine! Not only will time put aside for yourself provide a mental break, if it is spent creating something then the satisfaction of doing so can both stimulate and refresh even the most tired of baby brains!
But where to begin? If you’ve never crafted before (beyond children’s paint pots and the likes) then it can be easy to be a little overwhelmed by the craft projects showcased on various websites.
Here are my five top tips for getting your creative juices flowing:
With Dr Seuss’ birthday coming up on March 2nd, and World Book Day coming up on March 3rd this year, it’s the perfect time for some Dr Seuss crafts! My kids love The Cat in the Hat, if yours do too then try this simple Thing 1 and Thing 2 handprint craft inspired by these characters from the book.
Threading with beads is great fine motor practice for little hands, and with Valentines Day approaching, what better use for your beaded pipe cleaners than to turn them into heart ornaments! Pipe cleaners are great for this type of ornament as they are so flexible and easy to shape, so you could make lots of different versions of this craft for any season of the year – pipe cleaner beaded candy cane ornaments are also really popular at Christmas!
Paint samples are such a trendy commodity in the craft world right now! The stores generally
have them free and as long as you do not clear the shelves, they are happy to let you take them! Using a few differently colour paint samples, you can easily create this simple flower craft with kids.
These are great for Spring time, and you could adapt this idea to make cards too – these paint sample flowers would work perfectly for the front of a Mother’s Day card.
If you’re looking for simple and fun Chinese New Year crafts for kids, this Chinese New Year Shaker is made from paper plates and is lots of fun for kids to decorate to celebrate Chinese New Year.
This year Chinese New Year starts on February 8th, and will be the Year of the Monkey.
This crazy easy octopus craft uses a toilet paper roll and can be changed up and themed for all kinds of holidays and seasons of the year. With this red and pink theme it’s perfect for Valentines. You can pair it with a cute saying like “lots of legs… I mean lots of love!”
A home made Valentines card is always more heart felt and personal than a store bought card, and they can be lots of fun to make too – an excuse to let your creative side out!
The kids and I made some Valentines crafts to give to their loved one and one of our favourites was this simple “I Leaf You” Valentines day card.
For this month’s Kids Craft Star’s challenge, we’ve been crafting with doilies. You can pick these up in the supermarket nearby to the paper plates, cups and party supplies and they make cheap and convenient craft supplies. If you’ve been looking for a different canvas to let your kids create on, why not try doilies. The pretty edging that they tend to have will give your crafts a different look and feel. We thought the patterns on the doilies were really suited to a Valentines craft, and since Valentines is coming up soon we made our doily craft love heart themed.
This is a really simple Valentines craft that even toddlers can make, while older kids will enjoy writing personalised messages on the back for their loved ones.
