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DIY Sponge Cakes for Pretend Play

June 1, 2020 By Kate 2 Comments

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pretend play food - make sponge cakes with glitter icing from sponges

Make some adorable DIY sponge cakes for pretend play! This is a fun and easy sponge craft for kids of all ages. The finished sponge cakes become a DIY toy which are perfect for pretend cafes, kitchens or tea parties. You could even use them to set up a pretend cake shop, and why not add some donuts and rock cakes while you’re at it? This DIY toy craft was

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Paper scrap crowns

March 25, 2018 By Kate 2 Comments

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Paper scrap crowns are an easy paper craft idea for preschoolers, perfect for making use of paper off cuts #papercraft #kidscraft #papercrown #diycrown #constructionpaper

These paper scrap crowns are a bright and colourful craft which is doable for kids of all ages. It’s also a good way to use up all those paper off cuts so you waste less paper. We all hate wastage, right? This may make me sound like a hoarder but when I have a pile of paper scraps left over from crafting I can’t bring myself to throw them away.

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The ocean animal ebook

14 paper plate ocean animal crafts for kids. This ebook contains the printable templates to transform paper plates into 14 different sea creatures along with interesting non fiction facts about each one. Kids will gain an appreciation of our sea life, learning about ocean animals and also making an eye-catching craft which can be hung on the wall #oceananimals #kidscrafts #paperplates #paperplatecrafts

Summer Paper Crafts

Summer paper crafts

Dinosaur crafts ebook

12 paper plate dinosaur crafts for kids

Australian animal crafts

Australian paper plate animals – easy craft templates for kids
  • Kate GronoKate GronoCrazy Craft Fanatic

    I’m basically a big kid who never grew up and still loves to muck around with paint, glitter, glue and toilet rolls. With the crafts shared here on this website I’m hoping to give other parents and carers inspiration to get crafty with their kids at home – make our projects, or use them as a source of inspiration to spark ideas of your own. When it comes to crafting no rules apply!

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