Spring is definitely in the air so at the weekend we made a kite that we hope to fly soon. We live on an island so we won’t have to wait too long for the …

Model building with bolster wood kits turned out to be more complicated than I had originally expected, but it was a lot of fun. I got two kits, an airplane and a windmill. I thought …

Empty cereal boxes are great to get creative at so many levels. They can be used for storage, as desk organizers or simply to make things to play with. This weekend, we made some cute …

To celebrate St Patrick’s Day we made two napkin rings with a three leaf clover decoration, which is one of the symbols of this day celebrated all over the world by all Irish people. To …

I like making things with old newspapers and magazine pages. They are a great material to make anything you want, so at the weekend we made some pretty flowers using glossy magazine paper, glue, straws …

I have so many empty jars stacked away that a craft using one of them was unavoidable. We made Halloween lanterns back in autumn and now it is the turn of a spring lantern that …

Snakes and ladders is one of our favorite games so this week we made an original version with cardboard, coloured tissue paper, acrylic paint and glue. We took a piece of sturdy cardboard already cut …

If your children are fascinated with dinosaurs as much as mine is then you may want to take a look at this fabulous little book we picked up at The Natural History Museum’s shop when …

Monkey Puzzle by Julia Donaldson is a great book that inspired many crafts and games in our house. In addition to the animals and palm trees we made along the way, we started making masks …

Today we painted a simple drawing by cutting the shapes of the drawing out in such a way to make a stencil and transferring the image with one colour paint applied with a wet cloth. …

What do you do when your child is off school with the flu? You quickly put your thinking cap on and improvise a range of unexpected crafts. Today we went through daddy’s old stuff such …

In view of Valentine’s Day next week we have made a heart printed desk file and pen holder. The best part of this craft was the printing of plain paper with potato hearts. Before starting …