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10 superb Thanksgiving crafts and activities for kids!

November 15, 2013November 6, 2017 Hodge Podge 3 Comments autumn, Autumn leaf lantern, candy turkey, colour matching and sorting, craft ideas for kids, fall, Fimo, fine motor skills, finger puppets, free printable, how-to, keep kids busy, Mod Podge, paper pilgrim hats, pumpkin pie spinner craft, Sculpey, table centre, thankful, thankful cloth hearts, thanksgiving, thanksgiving tree, tutorial

Being English, I don’t really celebrate Thanksgiving, but it’s one of those holidays that I could very happily join in

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Avast ye crafty land-lubbers! Learn how to make mini treasure chest box favours for a pirate party…

November 11, 2013November 28, 2013 Hodge Podge 8 Comments Ariel, cardboard box treasure chest, cardstock, diy, easy, favours, how-to, little mermaid, make, mini, party, pirate, swimming party, treasure box, tutorial

Aren’t these mini treasure chest boxes cute? Perfect for pirate or mermaid swimming party favours!

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5 fabulous poppy crafts for Remembrance Day

November 7, 2013September 5, 2017 Hodge Podge 7 Comments Armistice, bingo dobber, children, coffee filter, craft, craft ideas for kids, felt, glitter, how-to, magnetic badge, magnetic poppy, Mod Podge, no pin, paper napkins, pipe-cleaner, poppy, Remembrance day, sparkle, tissue paper, toddler, tutorial

Five fantastic poppy crafts for kids – a perfect activity for children to join in Remembrance day.

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DIY kids crafts gift box for a preschooler

October 28, 2013April 4, 2015 Hodge Podge 27 Comments cheap, children, craft, craft box, craft ideas for kids, craft kit, diy, do, easy, free ideas, gift, how-to, Mod Podge, preschool, present, simple, toddler, tutorial

We made this DIY kids crafts gift box as a gift for a 3 year old girl. Pickle was invited

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How to make aged pirate party invites or an authentic treasure map!

October 25, 2013October 25, 2013 Hodge Podge 4 Comments age paper, burn, coffee, fake, free, how-to, invitation, invitation template, invites, oven, party, pirate, pirate fonts, pirate party, step-by-step, tea, treasure map, tutorial, Word, X marks the spot

The first in a series of pirate party tutorial posts: how to make aged invitations using tea (including a free

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A beautiful Cornish wedding!

September 30, 2013September 30, 2013 Hodge Podge 6 Comments diy, easy, flowers, gorgeous, handmade, how-to, love, make, outdoor, paper, simple, tutorial, vintage, wedding

A beautiful, inspiring, DIY wedding: vintage camper-vans, open-air vows, hand-made place settings, bunting, table-settings and a quiz!

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Back to school: DIY (no-sew) comic book bag tutorial

September 13, 2013September 11, 2013 Hodge Podge 5 Comments book bag, captain america, comic book, diy, how-to, marvel, Mod Podge, ModPodge, pre-school, satchel, school, school bag, spiderman, superhero, superman, tutorial, wolverine

This DIY comic book school bag will help your little Superhero to find his (or her!) book bag quickly and easily

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Fathers day DIY gift: easy framed word cloud

September 4, 2013May 9, 2015 Hodge Podge 16 Comments cheap, craft ideas for kids, design, do, easy, fast, framed picture, gift, how-to, how-to tutorial, love, make, present, quick, simple, tutorial, word cloud, wordle

This Fathers day DIY gift is super easy and fun to make, but really has the ‘wow’ factor. Ask the

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How to wrap a gift: beautiful paper feathers

September 2, 2013September 2, 2013 Hodge Podge 9 Comments feathers, free, gifts, how to wrap a gift, how-to, instructions, make, native american indian, presents, pretty, printable, quick, simple, template, tutorial, wrapping

Want to make a gift look extra-special? How about making some gorgeous paper feathers to decorate it with? These only

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

August 26, 2013August 26, 2013 Hodge Podge 4 Comments best, cheap, children, cooking with kids, easy, how-to, kids, make, pizza recipe, quick, simple, toddler, yum

A super-simple pizza recipe using a version of Jamie Oliver’s basic pizza dough recipe and Pizza Express style tomato sauce.

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Craft ideas for kids: How to make a feather headdress

August 23, 2013August 23, 2013 Hodge Podge 9 Comments brazil, carnival, cheap, craft ideas for kids, do, easy, fast, feather, gorgeous, headdress, how-to, indian, kids, make, no-sew, Nonno bear, notting hill, quick, simple, tutorial

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

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Craft ideas for kids: No spill pig watering can

August 12, 2013August 10, 2013 Hodge Podge 10 Comments cheap, children, craft, craft ideas for kids, do, easy, how-to, kids, make, recycle, simple, tutorial

Is your toddler as keen on watering the garden as mine are? Do they also get more water on their

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Simple bird automaton

August 7, 2013August 3, 2014 Hodge Podge 7 Comments automaton, bird, children, craft, craft ideas for kids, do, how-to, kids, machine, make, mechanical, moving, preschool, simple, toddler, tutorial

Want to try one of the best EVER craft ideas for kids? How about a machine which makes a bird

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10 sensational summer fete crafts & activities round-up

August 5, 2013May 22, 2016 Hodge Podge 6 Comments bunting, cakes, crafts and activities, face painting, fete, flower headdress, games, how-to, kids, morris, splat the rat, sponge balls, summer, tombola, tug-of-war, tutorial, wedding theme

We’ve been so lucky to have had really beautiful weather recently – Pickle and Chops love the freedom of running

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Craft ideas for kids: Funky pompom bird

August 2, 2013August 7, 2013 Hodge Podge 6 Comments animal, bird, cheap, children, craft, craft ideas for kids, do, easy, fast, how-to, quick, simple, tutorial

Looking for craft ideas for kids? This quirky little bird is made from pompoms, feathers and pipe-cleaners. He’s full of

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10 clever ideas for paper airplanes for kids

July 15, 2013March 31, 2015 Hodge Podge 9 Comments aeroplane, airplane, cheap, children, craft, craft ideas for, craft ideas for kids, do, easy, engagement, fast, favours, fold, folding, free, games, how-to, invitations, kids, make, origami, paper, paper airplanes, party, plane, preschool, proposal, quick, simple, toddler, Valentine, wedding

Do you like to make paper airplanes for kids? I do and my boys love them! Following this guest post

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Decorate a robot craft idea (with free printable)

July 10, 2013May 25, 2014 Hodge Podge 12 Comments cheap, children, craft, craft activity, craft ideas for kids, do, easy, fast, free, free printable, hodgepodge, how-to, kids, kindergarten activity, low-prep, make, new, no mess, no-prep, paper, pre-school, preschool, printable, quick, robot, simple, sticker, stickers, toddler, tutorial

Need a robot craft activity that will keep the kids busy for at least 30 minutes, but don’t want loads

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Personalised paper planes (guest post at The Pin Junkie)

July 8, 2013May 13, 2014 Hodge Podge 1 Comment aeroplanes, airplanes, alphabet, cheap, children, craft, cute, do, easy, fast, fly, flying, fold, folding, free, fun, handmade, how-to, ink, kids, letter, letters, make, making, origami, outdoor crafts, paint, paper, paperplanes, planes, potato, preschool, print, printing, quick, simple, stamp, stamping, summer crafts, take-off, thepinjunkie, toddler, tutorial

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

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

July 5, 2013July 13, 2013 Hodge Podge 4 Comments baking, biscuits, cheap, children, choc, chocolate, chocolate-dipped, cookies, do, easy, fast, how-to, kids, love, make, Nigella, Nigella Lawson, preschool, quick, simple, toddler, tutorial

Yes, I know baking isn’t generally considered a craft, but I would argue that my definition could apply to either:

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

July 2, 2013May 13, 2014 Hodge Podge 2 Comments 3D, best, birthday, card, cheap, children, craft, cute, do, easy, fast, fathers day, flower, fold, folding, get well, gorgeous, greeting card, handmade, hodgepodge, how-to, love, make, mothers day, new, origami, paper, pop out, pop up, quick, simple, square, thank you, thanks, tutorial

A simple pop-up birthday card (would also be wonderful for a get well, thank you or Mothers’ day card). Great