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How to make a ‘pin the eye-patch on the pirate’ game (tutorial & free printable)

November 18, 2013November 17, 2013 Hodge Podge 12 Comments diy, party games, pirate party, shiver me timbers

Learn how to draw a pirate with the easiest step-by-step video ever… If you are in a hurry, cheat and

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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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How to make easy no-carve mini glitter pumpkins

October 30, 2013October 9, 2014 Hodge Podge 13 Comments autumn, easy, glitter, halloween, mini, Mod Podge, no-carve, painting, pretty, Pumpkin, table centres, thanksgiving, tutorial

How to make gorgeous mini glitter pumpkins (easy enough for a toddler to do)!

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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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Wordless Wednesday: family craft projects

October 16, 2013November 9, 2014 Hodge Podge 4 Comments cereal box, Christmas stocking, craft ideas for kids, junk model, rocket, toddler, wordless Wednesday

Two pictures in today’s Wordless Wednesday: Pickle’s junk model and my current project…

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How to encourage a picky toddler to eat!

October 10, 2013October 10, 2013 Hodge Podge 6 Comments easy recipes, eating, fast, food, fussy, ideas, picky, preschoolers, quick, toddlers

More of a creative than a crafty (guest) post for Crafts on Sea with some fun food ideas for fussy

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Super simple thank you cards (made by a 1 year old)!

October 7, 2013October 20, 2014 Hodge Podge 9 Comments babies, baby, card, craft ideas for kids, easy, fast, paint, paper crafts, thank you, toddler

These super simple thank you cards are easy enough for a 1 year old to make (with just a little

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Get creative without destroying your house: 10 no mess craft ideas for kids!

October 4, 2013November 4, 2014 Hodge Podge 9 Comments craft ideas for kids, low mess, mess-free, no mess

Is it possible to allow your kids to get creative without covering your house in paint or spending hours cleaning

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Easy and delicious Autumn recipe: blackberry and apple crumble cake

September 26, 2013September 25, 2013 Hodge Podge 2 Comments

It’s blackberry season and my friend SuperMum has shared her fantastic recipe for blackberry and apple crumble cake! Totally yummy

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A personalised photo book (using sight words)

September 16, 2013September 16, 2013 Hodge Podge 13 Comments books, Dolch list, early readers, gift, homeschool, how to encourage reading, how to help kids read, learn, learn to read, personalised photo book, preschool, recognition, sight words, teaching

An idea for a personalised photo book, to encourage kids to recognise sight words and help them learn to read.

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10 amazing handprint craft ideas for kids!

September 9, 2013May 19, 2017 Hodge Podge 10 Comments alphabet, animals, group art

I’ve rounded up the 10 best handprint craft ideas for kids, including GLITTER, gorgeous personalised gift ideas, Halloween ghosts, animals,

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Craft ideas for kids: hand prints with paint

September 6, 2013September 11, 2013 Hodge Podge 1 Comment cheap, children, colour, craft, craft ideas for kids, do, easy, fast, hand, handprint, kids, mess, paint, preschool, print, quick, simple, toddler

What could be more fun than spreading paint on your palms, squishing it between your fingers and splatting it onto

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Craft ideas for kids: 5 fantastic air drying clay projects

August 30, 2013September 5, 2017 Hodge Podge 2 Comments clay, ModelMagic, pottery

A couple of weeks ago, we went along to a local family fun day. Pickle’s favourite activity was air-drying

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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: Masking tape canvas painting

August 21, 2013August 3, 2014 Hodge Podge 18 Comments art, craft, craft ideas for kids, easy, kids, outdoor crafts, paint, simple, summer crafts, toddler, tutorial

We’ve been trying out some simple craft ideas for kids this summer. Masking tape painting was heaps of fun and

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Top 10 gorgeous wedding craft ideas which are simple enough even for kids to do!

August 19, 2013May 22, 2017 Hodge Podge 6 Comments favour, free printable, goodie bags, origami, paper, save the date

These fabulous wedding craft ideas are so easy, the kids can help you make them, so why not recruit your

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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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Craft ideas for kids: Fearless painting and drawing!

August 9, 2013August 18, 2015 Hodge Podge 6 Comments art, cheap, children, craft ideas for kids, easy, fun, kids, make, mess, paint, preschool, quick, toddler

Sometimes the simplest craft ideas for kids are the best. Just a few materials and a big imagination is all