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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

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Make a pop-up shamrock DIY card for St Patricks day

February 15, 2015February 19, 2015 Hodge Podge 71 Comments craft ideas for kids, free printable template, homeschool, how-to, Irish, paper crafts, pop-up card, Shamrock, St Patricks Day, teaching resource, tutorial

I always think everyone is a little bit Irish (and/or Italian). My Mum was born in Ireland, so I think

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The 5 best firework craft ideas for kids!

November 2, 2014June 12, 2017 Hodge Podge 10 Comments 4th of July, 5th of November, autumn, bonfire night, crafts for kids, fall, fireworks, glitter, Guy Fawkes, homeschool, how-to, remember remember, science, tutorial

The 5 best firework craft ideas and activities for kids: nature collage, picture spinning, pasta, cotton bud painting and fizzy

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

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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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The Cardboard Castle (a recycled photo story)

May 8, 2014May 8, 2014 Hodge Podge 24 Comments cardboard, craft ideas for kids, free, how-to, recycle, tutorial

A cardboard castle can inspire fun creative role-play and story-telling – take a look!

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Last-minute, quick Easter crafts

April 15, 2014March 17, 2015 Hodge Podge 1 Comment #Pintorials, baking, Easter bunny biscuits, felt plush chick, how-to, last-minute quick Easter crafts, tutorial, wobbly eggs

Searching for last-minute, quick Easter crafts for kids? Look no further! Iced Easter bunny biscuits, funny dancing eggs & super-cute

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How to make decoupage eggs for Easter

April 3, 2014April 2, 2014 Hodge Podge 2 Comments activities for kids, butterflies, decoupage, easter, eggs, how to make decoupage eggs for Easter, tutorial

Another easy Easter activity for kids using fine motor skills to create beautiful decoupage egg decorations.

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

How to make egg chicks for Easter

March 27, 2014March 26, 2014 Hodge Podge 41 Comments chicks, decorations, easter, eggs, feathers, how-to, papier mache, polystyrene, tutorial

Use fake eggs to make fluffy Easter chick decorations by following this super simple tutorial.

10 minutes or less a few quid Easter Make with kids older kids / adults young kids

How to blow-out eggs for Easter decorations

March 21, 2014February 19, 2015 Hodge Podge 64 Comments blow-out eggs, craft ideas for kids, decorations, easter, egg blowing, how-to, Spring, step-by-step, tutorial

It’s helpful to know how to blow out eggs for Easter decorations. It can be a bit messy (which kids

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Lucky DIY Money Envelopes for Chinese New Year

January 30, 2014February 11, 2015 Hodge Podge 3 Comments Ang Pow, Chinese New Year, Chinese New Year gift, craft ideas for kids, Educational craft, How to draw the Chinese horse character, how-to, Lucky money envelopes, no mess, red money envelopes, tutorial, Year of the Horse

Happy Chinese New Year! Inspired by Artchoo‘s fantastic post on how to write the Chinese horse character, I decided to

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How to make a baby keepsake shadowbox

January 20, 2014May 9, 2015 Hodge Podge 17 Comments baby shadow box gift, family traditions, how-to, keepsake, love, memories, sibling relationships, tutorial

This baby keepsake shadowbox would make a great gift for a parent or grandparent, but also for an older sibling

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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 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

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

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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

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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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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)!

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