Easy DIY Paper Lanterns
With the Lunar New Year coming up, we decided to craft some paper lanterns to decorate our house with. They're really easy to make, but a little bit more advanced that the really basic ones you might have seen, as
Heart Character Valentines Day Card
With Valentines Day less than a month away, we thought we'd be super prepared and share a fun activity with you to make a heart character or heart person, which you could use either as a card or as a
Three Kings Day Blessings
It's the last day of Christmas today, so we are prepping for Epiphany tomorrow - or Three Kings Day, as we call it in Germany ('Dreikönigstag'). As I have mentioned before, in many parts of Germany, children dress up as
DIY Apple Themed Kids Book Shelf
Today I have a cute DIY to share with you, for building your very own kids book shelf, which I think fits really well with Autumn as it's apple picking season, but would suitable all year round. We actually built
Halloween Lego Duplo Ideas
It's been a bit quiet on the blog over the past week, as my kids have been on their October half term holiday and I've taken some time out to spend quality time with them. But the good news is
Salt Dough Autumn Leaves
We have a vase with branches on the dresser in our hall, that I like to decorate for the different seasons. At Easter we had little eggs hanging in it, and over the summer our clothes peg dragon flies that
DIY Cardboard Box TV
This week's summer camp craft project is a little more complex, but it is a super fun one. We are going to make a TV out of a cereal box and cardboard tubes, and then draw a 'film' to show
DIY Pipe Cleaner Bubble Wands
Following on from last week’s giant bubble science session, we made some small bubble wands too which are really fun and easy for kids to make themselves, and also make cute gifts. You could write out a bubble recipe to
Mini “Schultüte” Treat Cones
In Germany, we have a lovely tradition for starting school - kids get a large, cardboard cone called a "Schultüte", filled with school supplies, little gifts and treats. When my youngest started school last year, he wanted to share this
Recycled Toilet Roll Cars
Welcome to Week 5 of our free virtual summer camp. Today we are going to be making cars out of recycled toilet rolls. You could also use other cardboard tubes, such as from kitchen paper towels, and cut them to
Surprise Drawing Activity
This week’s summer crafting activity is actually more of a drawing activity, but it’s a really fun one and there is no end to the creative variations you could think up for the surprise drawings we will be making. All
Clothes Peg Dragonfly
Welcome to Week 3 of our free virtual summer camp! Today we are going to be making dragonflies out of clothes pegs. This is an easy and fun crafts and kids can get as creative as they like when decorating