Crafting with kids: making an ocean in an eggbox with peg doll mermaids

08/07/202007/07/2020

(left) Sophie with her ocean in an egg box; (right) two peg doll mermaids

Last week’s home learning theme was ‘the seaside’ which gave us lots of inspiration for crafts to go alongside the school-work. We revisited a couple of ‘under the sea’ crafts which I’d done before with the girls as well as trying a few new ideas. Our favourite craft activity was making peg doll mermaids to… Read More

Making clothes peg dolls

30/08/201614/04/2017

Two dolls made from wooden clothes pegs, scraps of fabric and pieces of wool

With all the lovely weather we’ve been having this summer, we’ve spent very little time indoors doing crafts. Last week we had a couple of rainy days though, and used it as an opportunity to make some clothes peg dolls. These little dolls are simple to make – although my girls needed a little assistance… Read More