March 2014 – Hodge Podge

polystyrene egg chick for Easter

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

How to make egg chicks for Easter

March 27, 2014March 26, 2014 Hodge Podge 41 Comments chicks, decorations, easter, eggs, feathers, how-to, papier mache, polystyrene, tutorial

Use fake eggs to make fluffy Easter chick decorations by following this super simple tutorial.

DIY Mothers day crafts

#Pintorials Mothers' Day

DIY Mothers Day Gifts

March 25, 2014November 9, 2014 Hodge Podge 0 Comments #Pintorials, DIY flower hair clips, DIY kite, DIY lavender ribbon pillow, DIY Mother's day crafts, gift, how-to, tutorials

What mum wouldn’t love to receive a home-made gift on Mothers day? DIY Mothers Day gifts are definitely my favourites

Glitter eggs for Easter

10 minutes or less Easter Make with kids older kids / adults pennies toddlers young kids

Glitter eggs for Easter decorations

March 23, 2014March 21, 2014 Hodge Podge 3 Comments #GetYourCraftOn, easter, eggs, glitter, Spring

These started as (rather ugly) polystyrene eggs, but have been transformed into sparkling beauties with just a little paint and

How to blow out eggs for Easter decorations

10 minutes or less a few quid Easter Make with kids older kids / adults young kids

How to blow-out eggs for Easter decorations

March 21, 2014February 19, 2015 Hodge Podge 64 Comments blow-out eggs, craft ideas for kids, decorations, easter, egg blowing, how-to, Spring, step-by-step, tutorial

It’s helpful to know how to blow out eggs for Easter decorations. It can be a bit messy (which kids

play dress up

Let’s play dress-up! (Tuesday Tutorials)

March 18, 2014November 9, 2014 Hodge Podge 2 Comments #Pintorials, cardboard drink holder, carnival mask, costumes, dinosaur costume, dressing up, fancy dress, feather necklace, imaginative play, linky, Mardis Gras, Mother's day, notting hill, outfits, recycle

3 easy dress-up crafts: learn how to make a dinosaur tail, a carnival mask and a feather necklace. Join in

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10 minutes or less a few quid Make with kids toddlers young kids

Liquid watercolour galaxy (craft ideas for kids)

March 13, 2014August 30, 2014 Hodge Podge 60 Comments astronomy, bedroom artwork, constellations, craft ideas for kids, home education, learning, liquid watercolours, painting, space, sparkle, star-gazing

An incredibly simple painting activity for kids (especially those interested in space!) The finished picture makes a great piece of

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Paper craft activities for kids (Tuesday Tutorials)

March 11, 2014November 9, 2014 Hodge Podge 2 Comments #Pintorials, cardboard crafts, craft ideas for kids, how-to, kid's activities, map, recycle, rocking horse, shadow puppet theatre, washi tape

3 fantastic paper and card crafts to keep kids busy. Plus enter this week’s #Pintorials linky…

personalised big trip map gift

1 hour or more Gifts Needlework older kids / adults pennies Valentine's Day Wedding

DIY gift for my husband: A map of our honeymoon big trip around the world

March 6, 2014March 5, 2014 Hodge Podge 67 Comments family trip, gift for a man, holiday, honeymoon trip, husband, memories, sewing, travel, Valentine gift

A special gift tutorial: embroider your honeymoon route, or a big family trip onto a vintage map. Perfect DIY Valentine

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Teeny-tiny-tastic crafts (Tuesday Tutorials)

March 4, 2014November 9, 2014 Hodge Podge 6 Comments #Pintorials, chopstick holder, cute, fairytale, how-to, little crafts, mini, origami bird, recycle, small, tiny, tiny egg box shoes, Tuesday Tutorials, walnut shell sailing boats

My favourite three teeny-tiny craft ideas from last week’s #Pintorials, plus link up to this week’s Pin Party.

10 minutes or less free toddlers

Silent Sunday: First ever portrait

March 2, 2014March 1, 2014 Hodge Podge 4 Comments drawing, first art, learning, portrait, Silent Sunday, toddler

Pickle drew a picture of Chops this week and I can actually tell where the ears, eyes, smile and hair