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1 hour or more 10 minutes or less 20-30 minutes a few quid Christmas free Make for kids Make with kids Needlework Paper Craft pennies toddlers young kids

Family Christmas traditions (some crafty, some not)!

November 4, 2021November 17, 2021 Hodge Podge 14 Comments activities for kids, advent calendar, books, Christmas stocking, Christmas tips, Christmas traditions, Christmas wrapping, craft ideas for kids, diy, Elf, Elf on the Shelf, gifts, hamper, hints, how-to, ideas, letter, parcel, Santa, tags, tutorial, wrapping paper

I LOVE Christmas. I mean seriously LOVE IT. I think it’s because my parents (Mum especially) always made a huge

1 hour or more Make with kids pennies young kids

Planet Alfie: a guest post for autism awareness month

April 25, 2016May 9, 2016 Hodge Podge 2 Comments

Planet Alfie a guest post by Alfie Rona for autism awareness month Hello, my name is Alfie. I am 4

1 hour or more a few quid Make with kids older kids / adults Paper Craft Travel & holidays

Scrapbooking for Beginners

February 11, 2016February 11, 2016 Hodge Podge 0 Comments

Today I’m delighted to welcome blogger Emily Smith from Auburn Em who is going to share with us her scrapbooking

1 hour or more a few quid Mothers' Day Needlework older kids / adults

Free floral meadow embroidery pattern

July 23, 2015June 12, 2017 Hodge Podge 17 Comments free, pattern, sewing, stitching

Today’s post is a free embroidery pattern that I designed for my Granny’s birthday. I wanted it to look like

1 hour or more a few quid Gifts Make for kids Needlework older kids / adults

Star Wars kids’ embroidery: Yoda quote

May 4, 2015May 9, 2015 Hodge Podge 18 Comments embroidery, jedi, star wars, yoda

Happy Star Wars day (May the 4th be with you)! I hope you will enjoy this Star Wars kids’ embroidery

1 hour or more Easter older kids / adults Paper Craft pennies Wedding

How to make a wreath using origami flowers

May 1, 2015May 3, 2015 Hodge Podge 12 Comments decorations, flower, origami

Well, it feels as if Spring has certainly sprung here (April showers included!) and today I want to show you

1 hour or more a few quid Easter Make with kids older kids / adults young kids

How to make a dragon egg

March 26, 2015March 23, 2015 Hodge Podge 28 Comments

Today I want to show you how to make a ‘dragon egg’ from a duck egg! These were actually the

1 hour or more free Make for kids Make with kids New Year older kids / adults young kids

New Year family focus collage

December 18, 2014December 26, 2014 Hodge Podge 11 Comments collage, Family tradition, New Year

This New Year family focus collage is a great craft to do together after the excitement of Christmas is over

1 hour or more older kids / adults young kids

World map mural ideas for kids

December 1, 2014November 25, 2014 Hodge Podge 10 Comments interior design, kids room decor, world

I’m really excited to be sharing some awesome world map mural ideas for kids with you using this gorgeous vintage

1 hour or more Christmas free Make for kids

DIY Alternative Advent Calendar

November 27, 2014November 26, 2014 Hodge Podge 3 Comments recycle, upcycle

Last year we made this DIY alternative advent calendar using paper cups which was a big hit with the boys!

1 hour or more a few quid Gifts older kids / adults Wedding

DIY wedding idea: photo display frame

October 17, 2014November 11, 2014 Hodge Podge 6 Comments craft with love, photos, wedding gift

A beautiful DIY wedding idea to display photos of the bride and groom at their reception, which doubles as a

1 hour or more 10 minutes or less 20-30 minutes a few quid Halloween Make with kids older kids / adults pennies toddlers young kids

5 spooky spiderweb craft ideas for kids

September 7, 2014September 22, 2015 Hodge Podge 14 Comments children, craft ideas for kids, easy, halloween, how-to, kids, make, paper, preschool, quick, simple, spider, tutorial, web

The 5 best spiderweb craft ideas for kids – perfect for a Halloween party! Decorations, glitter, paper crafts and a giant

1 hour or more a few quid Make for kids toddlers young kids

How to make space-themed DIY fuzzy felt

September 4, 2014September 4, 2014 Hodge Podge 11 Comments felt crafts, fine motor, imaginative play, space

One of the simplest and most fun crafts we have tried this year: learn how to make a space-themed DIY

How to make a model of the solar system thumbnail

1 hour or more a few quid older kids / adults

How to make a model of the solar system: a guest post by Joe Butterworth (age almost 13)

August 21, 2014August 17, 2014 Hodge Podge 10 Comments educational, homeschool, learning, science, space

Full step-by-step tutorial to make your own model of the solar system: a special guest post from Joe Butterworth (aged

1 hour or more 4th July a tenner or more older kids / adults

4th July party bags for grown ups!

July 3, 2014June 8, 2015 Hodge Podge 0 Comments 4th July, goodie bags, grown-ups, party, USA

First things first: these 4th July party bags are a surprise for tomorrow (of course I wanted to share them

1 hour or more 20-30 minutes a few quid a tenner or more free Gifts Make with kids older kids / adults Paper Craft pennies Wedding young kids

10 more simple craft ideas for a DIY wedding

May 15, 2014May 19, 2017 Hodge Podge 12 Comments confetti, garlands, party popper, place holder, place setting, pom poms, recycle, save the date, seed tags, simple, table centre, wedding

10 more fabulous, simple craft ideas for a DIY wedding that are so easy, the kids can help you make them.

#Pintorials 1 hour or more 20-30 minutes Make for kids Make with kids Needlework pennies toddlers young kids

The best F crafts for kids (link up with #Pintorials)

May 6, 2014May 5, 2014 Hodge Podge 1 Comment

Check out the best F crafts for kids tutorials: Felt cookies, Fossils and a Fingerprint family tree.

1 hour or more a few quid Birthday Make for kids toddlers young kids

How to make the best chocolate hedgehog cake

April 24, 2014April 30, 2014 Hodge Podge 3 Comments birthday cake, chocolate, easy, yum

An easy step-by-step recipe for the best chocolate hedgehog cake, using flakes instead of the traditional buttons. Made in one

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

#Pintorials 1 hour or more 10 minutes or less babies free older kids / adults pennies toddlers Valentine's Day young kids

Pick of the #Pintorials

February 25, 2014February 23, 2014 Hodge Podge 5 Comments #Pintorials, baby sensory, easy, fun, pebbles, play, recipe, Valentine's day

See my favourite Pins from last week’s Tuesday Tutorials, plus link up to this week’s…

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