painting – Hodge Podge

Alternative Painting Techniques

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

10 alternative painting techniques for kids

August 25, 2015September 7, 2015 Hodge Podge 2 Comments #messy, painting

Today I’m sharing 10 of the best alternative painting techniques for kids from last week’s #Pintorials linky and around the

Z is for zoom thumbnail

20-30 minutes pennies toddlers young kids

Z is for ZOOM!

October 27, 2014November 11, 2014 Hodge Podge 6 Comments car, colour, no-prep, paint, painting, texture

An exciting and low-prep art activity for kids to learn the letter Z (or indeed any letter)! Paint plus cars

tennis ball chick

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

The 10 best Wimbledon inspired tennis crafts

June 23, 2014April 21, 2015 Hodge Podge 3 Comments art, baby-safe, bake, bead, beading, beads, best, biscuits, caterpillar, cheap, chick, Christmas, Christmas tree, comet, cookies, craft, cute, day, decoration, display, do, easter, easy, fathers day, garden, gift, glitter, glow, glow-in-the-dark, handmade, hangers, hodgepodge, hooks, how-to, love, make, making, memorabilia, mothers, paint, painting, quick, recycle, safe, school crafts, shoes, simple, sneakers, sparkle, storage, streamers, tennis, tennis ball, tennis ball hangers, tennis racket, tennis shoes, toddler-safe, trainers, tree ornament, tutorial, upcycle, Wimbledon, xmas

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

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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

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)!

Pet rocks

20-30 minutes Gifts Make for kids Make with kids pennies toddlers

20 Reasons to Paint Rocks (I kid you not!) part 2

June 18, 2013May 19, 2017 Hodge Podge 12 Comments altoid tin, cheap, children, cute, fast, favour, free, gift, painting, paperweight, pebble, pet rock, preschool, simple, stone, story telling, wedding

More brilliant ideas to paint rocks: story stones, wedding favours & more! (SEE PART ONE HERE) A fun, easy, low

20 reasons to paint rocks 1

20-30 minutes Gifts Make for kids Make with kids Nature pennies toddlers

20 Reasons to Paint Rocks (yes, really!) part 1

June 13, 2013July 3, 2017 Hodge Podge 20 Comments easy, free, love rocks, painting

I have to admit, I was a little sceptical of painting rocks as a craft, but Pickle really enjoyed it