It is surprisingly easy to put together a Halloween party, even if you weren't planning one. We certainly weren't when The Girls insisted we have one last October half-term when we were in Belgium. They do say that necessity is the mother of invention, so here are a few simple Halloween party ideas that we used. A party needs three things: 1. food 2. activities 3. dressing up. For some parties, Dressing Up may just be putting … [Read more...]
How to make a mermaid tail from a tablecloth
I recently made a Mermaid Tail from a disposable tablecloth for World Book Day. Here's how. You need: a disposable tablecloth: mine was paper with a plastic back bubble wrap a few cupcake cases lots of double-sided sticky tape Velcro dots Firstly, I measured my daughter from waist to floor (length). And then I measured around her waist with a 15cm overlap (width). I cut a rectangle from the tablecloth using these … [Read more...]
Cardboard box craft: golden ticket Roald Dahl costume
Roald Dahl Day is a new thing for me. As was the request for a costume at fairly short notice. I know my daughter and costumes: she is highly sensitive and thus costumes have a social terror attached to them that I cannot begin to understand. So I knew that she would need a costume that she could take off totally- to remove herself from a stressful situation- but that she would need a costume- to follow the school request, which is law in her … [Read more...]
