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Chinese Zodiac artwork for kids

January 10, 2014February 11, 2015 Hodge Podge 0 Comments birthday gift, Chinese astrology, Chinese New Year, Chinese zodiac, free printable, new baby gift, year of the dog, Year of the dragon

I painted this Chinese Zodiac artwork for Chops’ bedroom after he was born in the year of the dragon (you can

1 hour or more babies Baby shower free Gifts Make for kids Needlework older kids / adults pennies

Wordless Wednesday: tying up loose ends

January 8, 2014January 8, 2014 Hodge Podge 2 Comments cross-stitch, easy, embroidery, free pattern, gift, new baby, sewing

So much to do, so little time!

20-30 minutes a few quid free Make for kids Make with kids New Year older kids / adults pennies toddlers young kids

What to do with the kids on New Years Day.

January 1, 2014December 26, 2014 Hodge Podge 0 Comments activities for kids, bowling, craft ideas for kids, DIY ice-cream parlour, film, how-to, movie, New Year's Day, quiz, scrapbook, sundaes, thank you cards, tutorial, upcycle plastic bottles

Happy New Year! Is your head a little sore? Weather miserable? Wondering what to do with the kids on New

20-30 minutes Christmas free Make with kids New Year older kids / adults toddlers young kids

New Years Eve family tradition

December 27, 2013July 3, 2017 Hodge Podge 9 Comments family traditions, games, New Year's Eve, party, time capsule

I don’t recall a New Years Eve family tradition from my childhood (my parents were never huge fans of NYE).

Busy mum's Christmas decor (not a) wreath how-to

Christmas free pennies

How-to: busy mum’s Christmas door decoration

December 20, 2013November 7, 2014 Hodge Podge 1 Comment Christmas decorations, easy, free, quick

This Christmas door decoration will make your house look festive for free in just a few minutes!

20-30 minutes a few quid Christmas Gifts Make with kids older kids / adults

Christmas gift idea: vintage teacup scented candles

December 18, 2013December 11, 2013 Hodge Podge 0 Comments charity shop, cuppa, diy, gift idea, homemade, how-to, make scented candles, thrift, tutorial, upcycle, vintage

Far easier to make than they look, these vintage scented teacup candles only cost a few quid each, but smell

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

Pompom reindeer Christmas cards (free printable)

December 13, 2013November 5, 2017 Hodge Podge 2 Comments cheap, Christmas cards, easy, free printable, pompom, quick, reindeer, Rudolph

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

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

Mini Christmas craft jar gifts for kids

December 9, 2013October 25, 2014 Hodge Podge 13 Comments cheap, craft, easy, fine motor skills, fun, gift for kids, literacy, name recognition, quick

A quick and inexpensive present idea for kids! I’ve made these mini Christmas craft jar gifts for kids using tiny

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How to host a DIY pirate party for toddlers!

December 2, 2013May 4, 2014 Hodge Podge 10 Comments pirate party

A full round-up of Pickle’s DIY pirate party, from invitations and outfits, activities and decorations to a pirate ship cake

10 minutes or less a few quid Christmas Gifts Make for kids pennies toddlers young kids

A Christmas parcel from Santa’s elves!

November 29, 2013November 29, 2013 Hodge Podge 2 Comments basket, Christmas magic, Elf parcel, free printable, gifts, letter to Santa, recycle, Santa's Elves

Christmas magic starts on the 1st December for us, when Santa’s Elves will deliver a special parcel for the boys.

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

DIY paper cup advent calendar (made by toddlers)!

November 27, 2013November 3, 2014 Hodge Podge 21 Comments advent calendar, advent calendar activity ideas, cheap, Christmas, craft ideas for kids, diy, easy, fast, ideas, paper cup, toddler, tutorial

Full tutorial on how to make the easiest DIY paper cup advent calendar ever, which you can fill with your

how to make salt dough doubloons for a pirate party

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How to make giant salt dough doubloons

November 25, 2013March 10, 2015 Hodge Podge 3 Comments no mess, pirate party, salt dough recipe

These salt dough doubloons are quick, easy and thrifty for a pirate party. Kids can collect them and exchange for

late pirate ship cake thumbnaillate pirate ship cake thumbnail

1 hour or more a few quid babies Birthday Make for kids older kids / adults toddlers young kids

How to make a fantastic, easy peasy chocolate pirate ship cake in just one morning!

November 20, 2013June 16, 2017 Hodge Podge 23 Comments baking, birthday cake, cake decorating, chocolate, easy, easy peasy recipe, how-to, pirate party, quick, simple, step-by-step, tips, tutorial

Probably the easiest ever pirate ship cake tutorial. You can bake and decorate this cake in one morning – perfect

20-30 minutes a few quid Birthday toddlers young kids

No-mess DIY jolly roger flag craft

November 20, 2013March 10, 2015 Hodge Podge 0 Comments party, pirates

I came up with the idea for this DIY jolly roger flag craft for Pickle’s pirate party because I wanted

pin the eye patch on the pirate thumbnail

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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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Make with kids Thanksgiving toddlers young kids

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

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

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!

Easy no carve mini glitter pumpkin thumbnail

20-30 minutes a few quid Halloween Make with kids older kids / adults pennies toddlers Wedding young kids

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)!

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

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