I love all things Lego and these storage boxes not only look great but they are very functional too. Great for storing Legos or other toys these bricks are fantastic for playing too and making …
To explain the surface tension to kids you can do a simple experiment. You need a glass, water, an eyedropper and a paper clip.
Fill the glass with water to the rim, and then add more drops slowly using an eyedropper. You will see that the water won’t poor out of the glass thanks to a soft skin that forms over the water, which in science is referred to as surface tension. That’s how insects can walk on water. To demonstrate this you can slowly put a paper clip on the surface of the water and it will float. This part is very tricky and you might sink a few paper clips before getting it right. It is very important to be as gentle as possible otherwise the layer will break and the paper clip will fall down to the bottom of the glass. You can hold the paper clip with a pair of tweezers or use the rim of the glass for initial support.
At the weekend we had a good clear out so you can just imagine the amount of potential crafts we are going to do with all those unwanted goods. We started our crafty upcycle with …
Here we are again at the start of a new year, Happy 2012 everyone!
We have been a little quiet at FabMums over the holidays, but we are back now and what better way to start …
I am very excited about the transformation of this used envelope into a Christmas gift carrier. To make this Christmas gift pouch you need a used bubble envelope, Christmas wrapping paper cuttings, glue, scissors, a …
This old style blow football game is the perfect stocking filler for young boys. Each box contains two cardboard goalies, pitch, blow football and straws. Move the ball by blowing through the straw instead of …
Kids love sleepovers and they love dinosaurs so a sleepover with dinos at the museum sounds like the perfect treat for 8 to 11 year olds. The Natural History Museums organises monthly sleepovers for kids …
Today’s upcycle project is the transformation of a basic piece of cardboard into a useful colourful ring folder. The project is very basic so school kids should be able to carry out alone, but if not …
Meet the loo roll Father Christmas and his reindeer with Rudolph leading the pack. This is a very quick craft that we intend to use for our festive animation series. To make the reindeer you …
These unusual Nativities in the picture are our picks from the Etsy collection. The Christmas Nativity blocks are great for kids to handle and play with. The 14 pieces have been sanded, antiqued and finished …
Supporting creative play does not make me a mother who is completely against modern gadgets and electronic games. I believe all good things in moderation is often the answer, depriving children of something completely would …
Snakes and ladders is one of our favourite games so we often adapt it to special themes and Halloween seemed like the perfect occasion to slightly modify it. Our haunted snakes and ladders is very …
To complete our homemade set of Halloween lights this year we made a Frankenstein lantern to join the pumpkin and vampire from last year. Only this time instead of painting the jars we opted for …
This is probably the easiest craft we have ever done, yet it is so effective. All you need to make these ghosts are white paper bags, black marker and a pair of scissors. Draw the …
Looking around for Halloween songs I landed on a fantastic website Science with Me where you will find songs, science movies, games and fun experiments for kids to learn about science. Whilst I was attracted …
