Make Mr Twit's Beard!
Dress yourself up as Mr Twit!
Lottie as Mr Twit!
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Dress yourself up as Mr Twit!
Lottie as Mr Twit!
Why not be the BFG? This is a very simple but effective Roald Dahl craft!
Lottie as BFG!
Children will have fun designing and then decorating their own didgeridoo in bright colours. The final touch is added with small sticky dots!
Every family celebrating Kwanzaa displays a kinara, a candelabra for 7 candles representing the seven days of the Kwanzaa holiday and the seven principles of Kwanzaa. Each night a particular candle is lit.
These pretty medals will take pride of place at your own Olympic Games - or perhaps you can make them with the kids to hand out as an "award" for extra special behavior.
Sandpaper letters and numbers are traditionally used in Montessori schools to help children learn the shapes, formation and write way to form the letters by feel. Start by guiding your child's forefinger around the letters in the way that you write them.
Shuttlecocks are fun to make - and we have many ingenious shuttlecock games of skill in which your children can use them to while away the hours, both on their own and with friends.
Making your own skittles is an easy craft for children of all ages - and you will end up with a game that they can enjoy, and be proud of, for years to come!
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Make your own snow globe with a few simple supplies. Kids can make this craft as simple or as complicated as they like, using "found" objects inside or - like us - modelling their own. Snow globes are always a favourite at Christmas!
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This very messy craft gives children an idea of how tartan patterns are formed. If you are doing this as a group activity, provide a large collection of ribbons and fabric and you will be surprised how many different variations of tartan you will get!
Making felt is hard work but very satisfying - our children were thrilled with their creations, and enjoyed all aspects of the process! Younger children will need supervision, especially when the hot water is involved.
Your children can make some very pretty home-made Valentine's Day cards with a small supply of beads and some imagination!
Maneki Neko is also known as Beckoning Cat or Welcoming Cat. It is a common Japanese ceramic figure which is thought to bring good luck. If the cat's right paw is raised it is supposed to attract money; if the left paw if raised it is supposed to attract customers.
Mince pies are a very old English Christmas tradition. If you go back far enough (perhaps to the 11th Century), the pies were made with a minced meat mixture, sweetened with spices and fruit to represent the gifts of the Wise Men, and in the shape of a manger.
Have a go at this craft stock bookmark inspired by intricate traditional Maori designs.
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Important Maori men always had distinctive facial tattoos, often very intricate designs which were time-consuming and very painful! Women sometimes had tattoos around their mouths and chins, too. Kids can design their own Maori tattoos and wear them with pride with this mask craft.
Print and colour in this fun map of Scotland illustrating some famous Scottish landmarks.
Use our maple leaf alphabet to print for classroom activities, to decorate the house with banners, in scrapbooking, and all sorts of other projects! We also have some Maple Leaf Numbers too.
This maple leaf mobile is an excellent Canada Day craft for kids, who will enjoy cutting out and assembling the maple leaf shapes from our template.
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Enjoy our maple leaf numbers to print - you can use them in school projects or at home. Try some early counting games, perhaps? We've got a Maple Leaf Alphabet too.