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Tag Archives: crafts

The Three Little Pigs: a story-telling puppet craft

21/01/202022/01/2020
The three houses made from felt/foam and a craft stick; the Three Little Pigs puppets, a Big Bad Wold puppet and Mummy Pig against the background of a brown paper bag decorated to be a background scene

One of Sophie’s Christmas presents last year was a box for “Special Time with Sophie”. Twelve envelopes. One to open each month. Each containing an activity for Sophie and me to do together. January’s activity was to do a craft together. Sophie decided that she wanted to make some puppets to tell the story of… Read More

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Toilet roll snowmen – a simple winter craft

09/12/201908/12/2019
Two snowmen made from white paper covered toilet roll tubes with pipe cleaner and pompom scarves and earmuffs

We were inspired to make these cute little toilet roll snowmen after spotting some similar ones at the local Christmas tree festival. They’re very simple to make and would be a good craft activity for preschool-age children or above. My 6-year-old was able to make hers by herself, but younger children may need a little… Read More

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#30DaysWild – Making a solar oven

03/07/201925/07/2019
The solar oven in the garden with cookie dough inside

Making a solar oven and using the power of the sun to do some outdoor baking has been on my list of things to try with Sophie for a while. A sunny Saturday with temperatures rising to over 30˚C was the perfect opportunity to give it a try. It’s a fun science activity for children… Read More

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#30dayswild – Making a nature journal

03/06/201902/06/2019
Sophie's nature journal with a bouquet of roses

At the start of this year’s #30DaysWild challenge, Sophie made her own nature journal to help her record our wild adventures. Over the next month, we’ll be filling it with items we’ve collected, drawings and little notes about the things we spot outside. Our nature journal was simple to make. Here’s how you can make… Read More

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Crafting with kids: Making a rain gauge

22/05/201929/05/2019
A rain gauge made from a plastic bottle outside in the garden

I love craft activities that can be used as learning opportunities for children. One of the things that Sophie and I have done recently is to make a rain gauge to measure how much rain falls on rainy days. This is such a simple craft activity to do and a brilliant way of learning more… Read More

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Crafting with kids: a simple Easter crown

01/04/201931/03/2019
Sophie wearing the finished Easter crown

I thought I’d shared the last of our craft sessions with Jessica but last week a couple of photos popped up in my Timehop reminding me of the last Easter craft we did together. I’d left it to the last minute to make Sophie an Easter bonnet for her preschool concert. When I couldn’t find… Read More

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Crafting with kids: a simple lighthouse craft

25/03/201926/06/2019
Sophie with her finished cardboard tube lighthouse

I love sitting down and doing crafts with Sophie. She’s now at the age where she likes to be able to do as much as possible by herself, with only a little help and encouragement from me. This lighthouse is a great craft activity for infant-school age children. It’s simple to make with minimal adult… 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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