I have been meaning to write this post for over two years, yet every time I make these chickens they get taken into school by The Girls and used and used until they crumble to pieces. I should be flattered that something I used to make long before I ever imagined living in the country and owning actual chickens that lay actual eggs and poo all over the lawn, long before I had children of my own, should be so popular. Did you ever make … [Read more...]
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Mini-Pinboard Teachers’ Gift
Whether you are Class Rep looking for ideas for Teachers' Christmas gifts, or want a last minute token present for someone, there is a place in your life for one of these Mini-Pinboard Teachers' Gifts. And the best thing about it is that even the least crafty person can handle the crafting. Mainly because you need only two things. 1. A frame. In my case these are from Poundland so they really are as cheap as you are ever going to get but … [Read more...]
TP printed Spring Chick Easter Card
Loo rolls. toilet rolls, TP rolls. Whatever you call the paper tubes, they are a great crafting tool, especially with pre-schoolers. Dimples and I have been printing some spring chicks with them. You need to shape your toilet roll before you start. Hold it on either side with your fingers at 10 and 5 (positions on the clock) then pinch. This should created two pointed edges, which form the beak and tail. I found that you need to … [Read more...]
How to make a sock bunny
There was an accidental sock-dying incident recently: Dimples ended up with one white sock and one peachy-pink one. No longer a pair, she refuses to wear them, and so I came to find myself learning how to make a sock bunny. More specifically, how to make one each. They are fairly straight forward and all you need is: a sock stuffing: I conveniently had a dog-savaged cushion. a needle and thread sharp scissors. Although this … [Read more...]
Rapunzel in the tower Bookmarks and a dozen other great Fairytale Crafts
LBG is on her way with reading: she came home screaming with joy last week because she has moved up a reading stage and is utterly delighted with herself. DH and I are so happy to see her love of reading grow by the day. Now that she has moved on to larger longer books, she often needs to leave some pages for the following day, so we have been plunged into the world of the bookmark. With the awful weather beating down all around, The Girls and … [Read more...]
Candy Cane Horse: Year of the Horse
At the end of January it's time for Chinese New Year. As I was taking down the Christmas Tree the other day it occurred to me that you could make such a cute little Horse for Chinese Year of the Horse using the candy canes and a few bits of felt. I used the candy cane as a template and drew around it, then used that as the basis for a template. I traced around the template and cut out a pair of horses heads. Then I sewed the pair of felt … [Read more...]
The Week That Was 48
Monday: Dimples creased me up at the weekend trying to hypnotise me with her eyes. That fun lasted into Monday. She of course fell asleep on the school run after we met Granny for coffee, and indeed all the way through her sister's ballet class. On the plus side I made a killer Banana Date and Caramel cake. Tuesday: DH was a t home for the day, working. This always makes me feel like I need to do more than I usually do, or … [Read more...]