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Tag Archives: crafting with kids

Christmas crafts: Nativity crafts for kids

08/12/202107/12/2021
A Nativity scene in a shoebox showing Mary and Joseph with baby Jesus in the manger; a shepherd with his sheep; a King and an angel

We love doing crafts in the run-up to Christmas. Over the years we’ve made a few different nativity-themed crafts, ranging from simple preschool crafts, such as the ‘Baby Jesus in the manger’ craft through to more involved craft projects, like our shoebox nativity scene. They’ve all been a lot of fun to make and some… Read More

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Crafting with kids – clothes-peg planes

02/03/202121/03/2021
Two yellow clothes-peg planes

I love it when a home-learning topic provides inspiration for a craft activity. Sophie has recently been learning about Amelia Earhart, the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. She already knew a little about Amelia Earhart thanks to an episode of ‘Go-Jetters’ and enjoyed learning more. We decided that it would be… Read More

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Crafting with kids: A rainforest in a shoebox

17/02/202116/02/2021
A rainforest in a shoebox with pipe cleaner animals

Sophie has been learning about Brazil and the Amazon rainforest over the last few weeks. Her project this half-term was to make a rainforest in a shoebox. She enjoyed having a project to focus on and spent a few afternoons putting her shoebox rainforest together. Although it does sound very time-consuming, most of the time… Read More

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Home learning: Making a ‘Great Fire of London’ house

03/11/202013/11/2020
A model of a 1666 house made from cardboard boxes and craft sticks

Sophie has been learning about the Great Fire of London in school recently. Her half-term project was to make a 1666 house to take to school for them to recreate the Great Fire of London. What a great way to bring history to life – although it is a shame that her efforts are destined… Read More

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Creating a teddy bears’ picnic in an egg box

17/09/202016/09/2020
A teddy bears' picnic scene in an egg box

Egg boxes are brilliant for creating small world play scenes and helping keep them contained. We had fun recently creating a small-world teddy bears’ picnic in an egg box using odds and ends from the craft cupboard. It was quite a fiddly craft in places, particularly with making the teddy bears, but was a fun… Read More

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How to make a shoebox theatre

25/08/202025/08/2020
Sophie's shoebox theatre with cartoon figures of me holding Thomas, hubby, Jessica and Sophie stuck to wooden skewers

One of Sophie’s Christmas presents from us last year was her ‘Special Time with Sophie’ box – containing twelve envelopes of activities that I had planned to do for each month of the year. Covid-19 has meant that some of the activities I originally planned have not been possible, but I’ve tried to think outside… Read More

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Crafting with kids: paper plate flying saucer

03/06/202002/06/2020
The finished flying saucer with an alien inside the capsule

Trips to space and aliens seem to feature strongly in the books that Sophie has been reading for her home learning recently. We thought it would be fun to do some crafting to go alongside them; to make our own little alien and a paper-plate flying saucer for it to travel it. This is a… Read More

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I'm Louise, mummy of three - Jessica, forever six, who was born with half a heart and lives on in mine; and heart-healthy Sophie (born 2013) and Thomas (born 2018). I blog about living with grief after child loss, crafts, days out and the little moments of family life.

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