Some of the best creative notions come about from happy accidents, like today’s Kids Art Activity Project, Colour Bleed Art. Recently my youngest created a sweet little mermaid illustration with felt tip pens. She was disappointed however to find that her art had sustained water damage. Yes, it happens if we leave artwork where food and beverage prep takes place,…
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Valentine’s Day is an opportunity to show our love… our love of craft to the people we care most about. With my love of letter writing, and sweet mysterious notes in mind, I have produced for you a Valentine’s Day message pouch straight from the heart. A fun little project that kids can make and give to their friends or…
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Get into the Christmas spirit and start off the festive season with a simple paper craft activity that the whole family can enjoy – making a Paper Christmas Angel. Print, embellish and assemble this pretty Paper Angel decoration, then pop it on the top of your Christmas tree. These little paper angels are a fun colouring project that kids can…
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Today’s Halloween Craft idea is brought to you by Emma, who has recently discovered that she loves making slime after we were sent a package of products to try from Elmer’s. After lots of slime making experimentation, she had the great idea to make some green glitter slime with googly eyes in it – perfect for Halloween! Because she is…
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With school holidays coming up, this hand stitched Sailor Moon Tuxedo Mask finger puppet may be a fun project for anime loving tweens and teens to make. It’s a great way to practice some sewing skills too. Designed by regular contributor Melissa, who is a huge anime and manga fan. It was the mid 90’s, I was at a different…
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It had been quite some time since I’d watched the film Amelie, so the other night I popped in the DVD for old times sake and began watching. I cannot believe how much I’d forgotten! Amelie is such a vibrant visual feast of a film, and oh, the humour. I was laughing out loud over the subtlest moments – it’s…
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Have some fun this Chinese New Year and make a colourful dragon puppet to celebrate this vibrant festival. Kids of all ages will love painting the dragon in bright colours – a red dragon red is especially lucky. So easy to make with paper plates, an egg carton and some other basic craft items you probably already have at home….
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Are your kids looking for a crafty project to entertain themselves with these school holidays? Older kids may enjoy this simple sewing project – a doll sized backpack. This Doll Backpack can be made to suit any doll by adjusting the side of the template – enlarge to 150% for an American Girl doll or reduce to 70% for a…
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