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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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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

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Spring crafts for toddlers and preschoolers

06/04/201613/03/2020
Jessica with her egg box spring flower garden and a close up of the egg box spring flower garden

The flowers are starting to appear in our garden and our crafts lately have been all about spring flowers too – creating a flower crown, making flowery pictures and creating our own mini garden as part of our spring crafts sessions.  Here’s our latest mini creations:     Paper plate spring flower crown This pretty… Read More

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5 types of baby, toddler and preschooler paintings

21/01/201621/01/2016

I love watching my children paint. The way they freely express themselves – there is no self-consciousness, no worrying over whether their painting is “good” or “true to life” – just the innocent and carefree joy of getting messy and making a beautiful picture. They paint from the heart, paint for the love of painting… Read More

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Sea-themed crafts for preschoolers

10/06/201515/05/2017
{Paper-bowl turtles: Sea-themed crafts for preschoolers - Little Hearts, Big Love

We’ve been focusing on sea-themed crafts over the past week, creating a variety of fish and other sea creatures out of paper plates, plastic cups and bottles and toilet roll tubes. These crafts are perfect for preschoolers. Most of these have been quite easy to make, although one or two have required a little more… Read More

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Ziplock bag painting

20/05/201516/03/2020
Paint inside a ziplock page with white marks where a picture has been 'drawn' on

I love painting with my girls but sometimes I’m just not in the right frame of mind for dealing with the mess that it generates. Ziplock bag painting seemed to be the perfect way to let the girls enjoy having fun with paints and not have any mess to clear up afterwards – plus I… Read More

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Face painting with felt-tip pens

11/03/201530/04/2016

Tuesday morning toddler group is one of my favourites – time to sit with a cup of tea and a piece of cake, catching up with some mummy friends while my children run around and play in a safe environment. Some weeks we have a lady there doing hand massage and manicures for the mums… 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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