Mum colour-in cards: an arty idea for Mother’s Day
Some homemade fun to celebrate Mother’s Day. With Mother’s Day at the end of next month (March 30th for anyone who isn’t sure), have you started thinking about the type of card that you or your mother...
View ArticleTen summer activities for kids that won’t break the bank
Save money and your sanity with these simple summer holiday ideas. The start of the school summer holidays has officially begun… and it’s left me in somewhat of a blind panic. Six whole weeks to keep a...
View ArticleHomemade Halloween decorations: stained glass owls
Decorate your home this Hallowe’en with this cool craft idea. With Halloween only a couple of weeks away, Sophia and Dexter are keen to enter into the spirit of things more (excuse the pun), so we’ve...
View ArticleFun Christmas crafts for young children
Christmas crafts for a handmade touch to this year’s festive celebrations. Christmas is always a big deal in my household. You can tell that by the way it was beginning to look a lot like Christmas in...
View ArticleWear your heart on your… eyes this Valentine’s Day
Heart foam glasses: a fun craft for children this Valentine’s Day. It’s the start of February. It can only mean one thing. Valentine’s Day – the most romantic day in the entire year – is almost upon...
View ArticleGetting messy: how to make your own gunge
Homemade gunge: the ultimate messy play activity. My children and I enjoy a spot of messy play every now and again. It’s something that I have learned to relax about and enjoy as my children have...
View ArticleSewing the seeds of confidence with DryNites
Getting crafty and boosting confidence at bedtime. There are so many milestones when it comes to raising children; from weaning and crawling to walking, talking and starting school. One of the most...
View ArticleAn Easter staycation
Keeping my children busy at home over Easter. Easter is one of my favourite times of the year. Chocolate aside, I love the long Easter bank holiday. Four whole days at home with my children without...
View ArticleEverything’s beachy: summer-inspired crafts for children
A selection of Baker Ross summer crafts. It’s nearly the end of the May half-term holiday already and the days seem to have whizzed by. Although the weather’s been a little hit-and-miss, we’ve had some...
View ArticleCreate your own handprint trees
A fun and messy art activity to treasure forever. Keeping children entertained when the weather is gloomy can sometime be a challenge. It’s why I have a trusty arts and crafts box to fall back on (not...
View ArticleKidzania London: the day my kids got jobs!
Teaching my children to ‘earn their keep’. How have you been coping with the long summer holiday from school this year? The long summer holiday always sounds so idyllic, but six weeks is an awfully...
View ArticleFive creepy crafts for Halloween
Get into the Halloween spirit with Baker Ross. It’s very nearly October and despite Christmas cards and chocolates starting to creep onto shop shelves, we’ve got Halloween to go first. We don’t many...
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