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The 10 best Wimbledon inspired tennis crafts

20-30 minutes, a few quid, Make for kids, Make with kids, toddlers

A glow-in-the-dark comet with streamers, fluffy chicks, tennis ball cookies, garden crafts, and many more creative uses for your old rackets and balls. Game, set and match.

Pompom reindeer Christmas cards (free printable)

10 minutes or less, Christmas, Make with kids, Paper Craft, pennies, toddlers, young kids

A quick and easy free printable reindeer card that kids can decorate – Merry Christmas!

Mini Christmas craft jar gifts for kids

10 minutes or less, Christmas, Gifts, Make for kids, older kids / adults, pennies, toddlers, young kids

A quick and inexpensive present idea for kids! I’ve made these mini Christmas craft jar gifts for kids using tiny favour jars and crafting materials that I already had.

DIY paper cup advent calendar (made by toddlers)!

20-30 minutes, a few quid, Christmas, Make for kids, Make with kids, older kids / adults, toddlers, young kids

Full tutorial on how to make the easiest DIY paper cup advent calendar ever, which you can fill with your choice of activities and/or sweets!

DIY kids crafts gift box for a preschooler

20-30 minutes, a few quid, Birthday, Gifts, Make for kids, older kids / adults, pennies, young kids

We made this DIY kids crafts gift box as a gift for a 3 year old girl. Pickle was invited to her birthday party this weekend and her mum told us that she is very keen on crafts, so I looked online for a suitable gift. I wanted her to be able to make all…

Wordless Wednesday: charity find

pennies

Look what I found in the local charity shop this week… I LOVE them! Guess how little they cost me?

Craft ideas for kids: hand prints with paint

10 minutes or less, babies, Make with kids, pennies, toddlers, young kids

What could be more fun than spreading paint on your palms, squishing it between your fingers and splatting it onto paper? Not a lot it turns out..!

Fathers day DIY gift: easy framed word cloud

20-30 minutes, a few quid, Birthday, Fathers' Day, Gifts, Make for kids, Make with kids, older kids / adults, young kids

This Fathers day DIY gift is super easy and fun to make, but really has the ‘wow’ factor. Ask the kids to describe their Daddy and make those words into a piece of art.

Quick and easy kids’ recipe for pizza (from scratch)

20-30 minutes, Make for kids, Make with kids, older kids / adults, pennies, toddlers, young kids

A super-simple pizza recipe using a version of Jamie Oliver’s basic pizza dough recipe and Pizza Express style tomato sauce. These are a fraction of the cost of store-bought pizza and a whole lot more fun!

Craft ideas for kids: How to make a feather headdress

10 minutes or less, Make for kids, Make with kids, older kids / adults, pennies, young kids

One of the fastest craft ideas for kids – a simple yet beautiful no-sew feather headdress (plus some more fun carnival craft ideas for kids)!

Craft ideas for kids: No spill pig watering can

20-30 minutes, a few quid, Make for kids, Make with kids, toddlers, young kids

Is your toddler as keen on watering the garden as mine are? Do they also get more water on their feet than in the plant pots? Here’s your answer – a cheeky pig watering can made from a recycled plastic milk jug!

Craft ideas for kids: Fearless painting and drawing!

10 minutes or less, babies, older kids / adults, pennies, toddlers, young kids

Sometimes the simplest craft ideas for kids are the best. Just a few materials and a big imagination is all they need to create a masterpiece! You will need: – paper – paints – pens/pencils COST: pennies AGE: babies through to older kids / adults TIME: 10 minutes + These pictures say it all really…

Craft ideas for kids: Funky pompom bird

10 minutes or less, Make with kids, pennies, young kids

Looking for craft ideas for kids? This quirky little bird is made from pompoms, feathers and pipe-cleaners. He’s full of personality and only takes a few minutes to make!

Washi tape wristband: festival ID for kids

10 minutes or less, Make for kids, pennies, toddlers, young kids

Probably the simplest use of washi tape ever. A quick and easy festival ID for kids (just in case!)

10 clever ideas for paper airplanes for kids

10 minutes or less, free, Gifts, Make for kids, Make with kids, Paper Craft, pennies, toddlers, Valentine's Day, Wedding

Do you like to make paper airplanes for kids? I do and my boys love them! Following this guest post for The Pin Junkie, the process of making paper planes with the boys got me thinking about other craft ideas that they could be used for… So here it is – a round-up of my…

Decorate a robot craft idea (with free printable)

20-30 minutes, a few quid, Make with kids, toddlers

Need a robot craft activity that will keep the kids busy for at least 30 minutes, but don’t want loads of prep or to clear up for hours afterwards? Here’s your answer (includes free printable)…

Personalised paper planes (guest post at The Pin Junkie)

10 minutes or less, Make with kids, Paper Craft, pennies, toddlers

A fun, simple, low-cost craft idea that can help children with literacy, name-recognition, gross and fine-motor skills. See post for link to how-to…

The most delicious chocolate dipped cut-out cookies (that your toddler can make)!

1 hour or more, a few quid, Birthday, Gifts, Make with kids, toddlers

Yes, I know baking isn’t generally considered a craft, but I would argue that my definition could apply to either: a fun process of combining materials in order to create something wonderful. Wouldn’t you agree..?

Pop-up flower birthday card: a step-by-step tutorial

10 minutes or less, Birthday, Make with kids, Mothers' Day, Paper Craft, pennies, young kids

A simple pop-up birthday card (would also be wonderful for a get well, thank you or Mothers’ day card). Great way to use up scrappy bits of wrapping paper!