Did you know you can make a working DIY iPhone speaker using a paper cup and a cardboard tube? This is a fun STEM craft for kids which demonstrates how sound can be amplified. How does a DIY iPhone speaker work? The speaker on an iPhone is on the bottom right corner. When you place the iPhone into the DIY stand the speaker points directly into the cardboard tube. The cardboard tube feeds the
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Yarn Easter Bunny Craft
Make a Yarn Easter Bunny craft! Yep, it’s that time again. Easter is just around the corner and I love all holiday-themed crafting so we’ve made some cute little bunnies from repurposed cardboard tubes and yarn. You might also like these yarn crafts for kids There is something addictive about crafting with yarn. I have this weird problem where I walk into the craft supply store for one thing (say, craft glue) and
Easy ideas for sewing with kids
Have you tried sewing with kids? I must confess that as I was growing up I had no time for sewing although my mother did try to teach me. It always seemed complicated and way too time-consuming. I was young, and in the back of my mind I held an ageist belief that sewing was an old-fashioned hobby which should be reserved for grandmas along with knitting and crochet. Sadly this was,
Finger knitting for kids
Finger knitting is a fabulous and easy craft for kids of all ages (from around the ages of 5 and up, but younger kids may be capable also). It’s a simple stitch, requires no experience or expertise, no equipment other than yarn and scissors and it is much, much quicker and easier than traditional knitting. It’s similar to french knitting with a similar result, but quicker and easier than that too. You
Hand-sewn sweetheart bookmarks
These sweetheart bookmarks are a great beginner felt sewing project that kids can make. Whilst I’ve designed the felt heart bookmarks as a Valentines Day craft idea, they would also make a lovely handmade gift idea for Mothers Day, birthdays, teacher gifts or Christmas – perfect for book lovers (like me and my girls!). It’s not long now until Valentines Day, and I have a thing for gifts that come from
Duct Tape Batmobile craft inspired by The Lego Batman Movie
Here’s a fun idea for all the Batman and LEGO fans out there. It’s a Batmobile craft inspired by the ultra-cool looking model in the upcoming The Lego Batman Movie. It really goes too! This post is sponsored by Warner Bros. Pictures I have several Batman enthusiasts in our household, the biggest one being my husband! My kids also love their LEGOs, so we are all looking forward to seeing this film and if
Balloon powered sponge boat
Make your own balloon powered sponge boat! This is a fun balloon powered DIY toy craft which has bit of a STEAM twist. You may have seen those cool balloon powered cars around on Pinterest, where a blown-up balloon attached to a car releases it’s air propelling the car forward. We’ve applied the exact same principal to a simple boat made from a sponge only the balloon’s end is under the water
Scrunch Dyed Paper Towel – a stunning process art idea for kids
We had So. Much. Fun. with this technique for making scrunch-dyed paper towel! We love to experiment with liquid watercolours at our place and this week decided to use them to colour paper towel. In the past we have done tie-dying but this time around wanted to try something different. Scrunch-dying turned out to be a very easy technique involving lots of splashy, wet fun and we love the results! Paper towel-dying
17 Easy Christmas sewing crafts for beginners
If you like the idea of sewing ornaments at Christmas, then you’ll love these easy Christmas sewing crafts! The patterns are all free, and they are perfect for beginners and people who want to get their kids sewing. Sewing is one of those things I’ve always wanted to learn but never gotten around to and I’ve always admired the work and skill of people who are good at it. This year I
Gift ideas to inspire creativity
* This post contains affiliate links Personally I love Christmas shopping, and I love buying presents for my kids which I think will make them smile and feel happy on Christmas day. My only problem is that they have so much stuff already, and the more they have the more they want – and the less they appreciate what they already have. Ironically, I’ve also noticed that the more toys they have the
Paper Roll Tree Collaborative Art Project
Make a gorgeous work of collaborative art with this decorated paper roll tree project, based on a project from the book Art Workshop for Children by Barbara Rucci. You might also like these 30 paper roll craft ideas It’s been a real pleasure to review the new book, Art Workshop for Children, by fellow blogger Barbara Rucci of Art Bar Blog. I genuinely love her blog so I was expecting the book
The Naughtiest Reindeer craft
*This post contains affiliate links Have you read The Naughtiest Reindeer? Each year I like to buy my kids a new Christmas book to read aloud and last year this one was it. It had as all laughing our heads off and quickly became one of our favourites. Poor Rudolph is stuck in bed with a runny nose and an ache in his head so the very important job of pulling the Christmas sled
Fairy Garden Small World
Easy Fairy Crafts for Kids – Part 2 Each year in the Spring I like to get the kids doing a bit of gardening and I always think it’s nice for them to have their own special garden to look after. Last year we planted pots of mixed flowers like pansies, snap dragons and marigolds. Our courtyard gets full sun in Summer so they need to be watered every day to
How to make a craft stick fairy castle
Easy Fairy Crafts for Kids – Part 1 Do you know any kids who love fairies? I do – I know two of them. This is why I’m posting a series of easy fairy crafts for kids over the next month or two, so welcome to our first post in the series. Today I’m sharing a simple craft stick castle complete with mini craft stick fairies. On it’s own this is a fun DIY toy and
Kid-made Cookie Cutter Christmas Cards
Make some cute cookie cutter Christmas cards! This is a quick and easy Christmas craft for kids using every day materials. Here is a simple way to create bright and colourful cards with kids for Christmas. We made these cards last year a week or so before Christmas and I didn’t have a chance to photograph them properly and put them on the blog (these photos are just a few quick
Mix and mess backyard science
My kids love to muck around with potions, experiments and crazy ideas in the backyard just for fun. They combine fizzing liquids and soaking flowers with pretend play ideas from their imagination. They discover new things, observe what is happening and draw their own conclusions. They don’t need to write things down in a notebook and they don’t need my input. They do love to call me over to see what new thing
Polymer clay pendants with hama beads
*This post contains affiliate links I always enjoy crafting with polymer clay. If you’re not familiar with this product (and most craft fanatics would be) it’s a plastic clay that you can bake in your oven at home to harden, so it’s often used for making jewellery such as beads for necklaces and other small things. It comes in a hard block and you need to roll small pieces around in your fingers
Mixed media flower rocks
These mixed media flower stones turned out so pretty, don’t you think? We love rock crafts here at The Craft Train and decided to make some flower rocks by collaging mixed media items onto them using craft glue. They would make a lovely hand made gift or paperweight and are a great Spring or Summer themed craft project. You could make a whole garden with them! We’ve been experimenting
Textured foam stamps
*This post contains affiliate links For a long time I’ve had a huge stack of craft foam in my supplies cupboard. In the past we’ve made super hero masks and foam mosaics with it, but I wanted to use it for something a bit different this time. You can print with foam by using an embossing tool to press an image or pattern into it which is something I
50 fabulous flower crafts for kids
We’ve been loving the first week of Spring. It’s almost as though the weather knows the date because as of the 1st of September blossoms suddenly appeared in our garden attracting our feathery friends the rainbow lorikeets who like to eat them. The air even smells like Spring because there are lots of other flowers around too – and flowers inspire art and craft in our house. I can’t wait to show you the new ones
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