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The 10 best Wimbledon inspired tennis crafts

20-30 minutes, a few quid, Make for kids, Make with kids, toddlers

A glow-in-the-dark comet with streamers, fluffy chicks, tennis ball cookies, garden crafts, and many more creative uses for your old rackets and balls. Game, set and match.

DIY kids crafts gift box for a preschooler

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

We made this DIY kids crafts gift box as a gift for a 3 year old girl. Pickle was invited to her birthday party this weekend and her mum told us that she is very keen on crafts, so I looked online for a suitable gift. I wanted her to be able to make all…

Craft ideas for kids: hand prints with paint

10 minutes or less, babies, Make with kids, pennies, toddlers, young kids

What could be more fun than spreading paint on your palms, squishing it between your fingers and splatting it onto paper? Not a lot it turns out..!

Fathers day DIY gift: easy framed word cloud

20-30 minutes, a few quid, Birthday, Fathers' Day, Gifts, Make for kids, Make with kids, older kids / adults, young kids

This Fathers day DIY gift is super easy and fun to make, but really has the ‘wow’ factor. Ask the kids to describe their Daddy and make those words into a piece of art.

Craft ideas for kids: How to make a feather headdress

10 minutes or less, Make for kids, Make with kids, older kids / adults, pennies, young kids

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

Craft ideas for kids: No spill pig watering can

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

Is your toddler as keen on watering the garden as mine are? Do they also get more water on their feet than in the plant pots? Here’s your answer – a cheeky pig watering can made from a recycled plastic milk jug!

Simple bird automaton

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

Want to try one of the best EVER craft ideas for kids? How about a machine which makes a bird ‘fly’ up and down and round and round when you turn the handle?

Craft ideas for kids: Funky pompom bird

10 minutes or less, Make with kids, pennies, young kids

Looking for craft ideas for kids? This quirky little bird is made from pompoms, feathers and pipe-cleaners. He’s full of personality and only takes a few minutes to make!

10 clever ideas for paper airplanes for kids

10 minutes or less, free, Gifts, Make for kids, Make with kids, Paper Craft, pennies, toddlers, Valentine's Day, Wedding

Do you like to make paper airplanes for kids? I do and my boys love them! Following this guest post for The Pin Junkie, the process of making paper planes with the boys got me thinking about other craft ideas that they could be used for… So here it is – a round-up of my…

Decorate a robot craft idea (with free printable)

20-30 minutes, a few quid, Make with kids, toddlers

Need a robot craft activity that will keep the kids busy for at least 30 minutes, but don’t want loads of prep or to clear up for hours afterwards? Here’s your answer (includes free printable)…

Personalised paper planes (guest post at The Pin Junkie)

10 minutes or less, Make with kids, Paper Craft, pennies, toddlers

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

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

1 hour or more, a few quid, Birthday, Gifts, Make with kids, toddlers

Yes, I know baking isn’t generally considered a craft, but I would argue that my definition could apply to either: a fun process of combining materials in order to create something wonderful. Wouldn’t you agree..?

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

10 minutes or less, Birthday, Make with kids, Mothers' Day, Paper Craft, pennies, young kids

A simple pop-up birthday card (would also be wonderful for a get well, thank you or Mothers’ day card). Great way to use up scrappy bits of wrapping paper!

A waistcoat for Nonno bear (a Build-a-Bear pattern)

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

A special gift for a very special bear. Simple Build-A-Bear waistcoat pattern and how-to.

PlayDoh with Diggers!

20-30 minutes, a few quid, babies, Make for kids, Make with kids

Need 30 minutes to yourself? What could be more fun than PlayDoh? PlayDoh with diggers of course!

Step-by-step: Lidded favour boxes made from old birthday and Christmas cards

20-30 minutes, free, Gifts, Make for kids, Make with kids, Paper Craft, young kids

Step-by-step: cute lidded favour boxes from old birthday/Christmas cards. Great up-cycling idea to do in a classroom/playgroup…

How-to make a speech bubble photo gift for Daddy

1 hour or more, a tenner or more, Fathers' Day, Gifts, Make with kids, older kids / adults

This speech bubble photo gift for Daddy is a great gift for any loved one (little or no artistic skill required)! A fantastic way to display all those cute photos you have of your kids with their Daddy.