After two weeks of creative, fun and educational ideas we’ve come to the end of our Australia Day For Kids Blog Hop. I have loved reading all the wonderful activities, crafts and recipes everybody has come up with and I hope you have too. Here they all are one more time… We made Cockatoo pencil tins here at The Craft Train Laughing Kids Learn did some Aussie
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Cockatoo Pencil Tins – an Australian animal craft for kids
To celebrate Australia Day on January 26th I’ve teamed up with some awesome Aussie bloggers to bring you this Australia Day For Kids series. We’ll be posting lots of fun Aussie-themed ideas you can do or make with your kids leading up to the big day. See the end of this post for a full list of dates and participating blogs. Cockatoo pencil tins To kick off the series I thought I’d
Reindeer pasta sculptures
These reindeer pasta sculptures make a cute Christmas decoration. This craft idea is best for older kids or tweens, but younger kids can join in by threading pasta onto pipe cleaners to make wreaths or abstract sculptures of their own design. They might be a little bit quirky, but I think these reindeer are kind of cute at the same time. You can make some too if you have pasta
DIY craft gift bags for kids with printable labels
I don’t think you’ll be surprised to hear that I like to give the kids that are a part of our lives crafty gifts, and I like it even better when the crafty gift (that they can make) is a craft in itself (for me to make). These little gift bags are based on ideas that I have posted here on The Craft Train, and are easy to put
Easy Ornament Christmas Cards
I love cards in general and home made cards are the best! Some years even though I love them I just don’t have the time to sit down, create, stick, fold and assemble cards for everybody. As a busy Mum I’m always looking for ways to make home-made quicker and easier but still just as effective, and this card ticks all those boxes for me. I also like that
Letter to Santa Free Printable
OK, let me check the calendar – yep, it’s just as I thought, only six weeks left until Christmas. Let me repeat, only SIX WEEKS to get all of your Christmas shopping, crafting, planning, and cooking done before the big day. That’s not really very long when you’re a mum with 101 other things on and I’m sure many of you know how I’m feeling. I decided to create some
Cupcake Case Flower Garland
Here’s a simple cupcake liner craft idea – a flower garland that makes a lovely decorative idea for Summer or Spring. We had these in my daughters’ bedroom for a while and she loved to sit in her bean bag chair underneath it reading. We often have an oversupply of cupcake liners in our house (called patty pans here in Australia). I confess I plan on baking the way more
Healthy Eating Printable Activities for Preschoolers
Today I’m sharing some healthy eating printable activities for younger kids which are designed to get them thinking about healthy food in a positive way. Are your kids fussy eaters? Mine are, and I know I’m not alone. Sometimes it seems like most of the parents I know have the same problem. My girls love nearly all junk food, and although they will eat some things that are healthy, it’s not nearly
Cardboard Tube Mermaids
Not long ago I posted a toilet roll fish craft. I did not mention that when I developed the toilet roll fish I was actually trying to create a mermaid by request of my 3 year old. The mermaid I was making looked all short and wrong, so I cut her into the shape of a fish and left the mermaid idea for another time. Now I have worked it out –
Mermaid small world
Small worlds are a fun way to inspire imaginary play in kids. This mermaid small world is something we put together quickly and easily based on the interests of my preschoolers and an assortment of items we had around the house (namely a mermaid toy given to them by their gran!). This creative play idea was first published in 2013 and has been updated and reshared for today’s audience. You
Foam mosaics for kids
This post contains affiliate links. Craft foam has been one of those items I’ve stored in my craft cupboard for a long time because I’d planned to make something cool with it but have never gotten around to it. Recently we decided it was time to pull it out and get crafting because I hate seeing good materials just taking up space and going to waste. I set out an activity which I thought would
Tin can indoor golf – fun from recycled junk!
This post contains affiliate links We have had rainy days here, and that means more indoor activities are needed! We have exhausted the dancing, tent building, play dough fun and teddy tea parties, today it was time for something new. Miss R adores put-put golf, the kind with big moving colourful obstacles and lots of holes to get through. We tried a scaled down version in our living room
paper dream catchers
Here’s a simple paper dream catcher created from a paper plate. Kids will love making the paper “web” in the centre and decorating the outside of the plate. While we based these paper dream catchers loosely on the traditional Native American craft, they have been modified so they are easy to make for young children. We respect the Native American culture and no offence has been intended. Is there a
Matchbox Manger Craft
Today we’re sharing a simple matchbox manger craft featuring baby Jesus inside a match box of felt “hay” with a Christmas star decorating the outside. This is a sweet DIY toy idea you can make for kids to help them learn about and celebrate the true meaning of Christmas. Older kids will probably be able to make it themselves with a little bit of help. My kids LOVE Christmas. They
Egg Carton Spider puppets … watch out they’re scary!
Did you ever notice how two egg carton cups joined together look just like a spider body? Paint them, add pipe cleaner legs, faces and an elastic thread and it becomes a bouncy puppet on a string. This makes a fun DIY toy for Halloween and it always feels great to be up-cycling something in craft don’t you think? You will need: • Egg Cartons • Hole puch • Paints
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