If you thought paper chains were just for Christmas, think again! With Valentine's Day swiftly approaching, here's an easy peasy paper heart chain you can make in under half an hour. All you need is some A4 thin card or craft

With Chinese New Year coming up this weekend, I thought it would be fun to make some fortune cookies. I know you can buy them at our local Chinese supermarket, but there's so much plastic packaging involved and I can't

In Edinburgh, the Christmas holidays start tomorrow, which means keeping the kids entertained when excitement is already high. If you are still looking for some activities to do with your kids in the run up to the big day, check

The countdown to Christmas is on! If you're looking for some easy Christmas crafts to do with the kids, look no further than these cute lolly stick reindeer: If you prefer step by step instructions, then read on! First of all, you

Today I have another super easy craft idea to share with you that you can get the kids involved in - it's the most genius way to make Christmas star decorations! Credit where credit is due, it was actually my aunt

Have you spent the Autumn months foraging for nature's bounty with your kids? Acorns, conkers, leaves, pine cones - you name it, we've collected it. Here's an idea for creating a beautiful pine cone wreath to decorate your home with

Just a week to go until Hallowe'en! We have been busy visiting pumpkin patches, picking pumpkins and carving pumpkin lanterns. But as I mentioned in my post from a wee while back, about the Celtic origins of Hallowe'en, it's actually

We love Hallowe'en at our house, and usually have some kind of Hallowe'en party or gathering. A few years ago, we went all out and had a costume competition and a pumpkin carving contest, and I created some prize rosettes

Apparently, the second best thing to going camping is role playing that you are going camping. At least according to my boys. So a while ago, I made them a little felt campfire to make their pretend camping feel a