Sticky mosaic kits are one of my current go-to gifts for 4 to 7 year olds. Fun, affordable and mess-free, they are fantastic for colour and number recognition, fine motor skills development and encouraging creativity. There's no cutting, glue, paint, glitter or need...
I am far from a crafty mum. My tornadoes can't get enough of craft activities yet I run a mile from a smattering of glitter, gloopy glue and pom poms. This all changes, however, when the festive season kicks in. Then it's all about Christmas craft for kids. There's...
In our house, we treat Halloween as a bit of fun. I dust off my dubious crafting abilities and, together with my tornadoes, we get stuck into activities that won't break the bank. That's where free Halloween printables come in handy! I'm also always prepared with...
I'll be the first to admit I'm not blessed with impressive abilities when it comes to craft. The term "craft-challenged" has been thrown about before. I can draw a pretty good sheep, love a free printable and can stick foam stickers onto numbers to create mosaic...
With a craft and colouring-in obsessed tornado, I'm a sucker for free printables and great craft ideas for kids. If you have little or big kids to keep busy this Easter, check out these fantastic free Easter printables and easy Easter craft ideas. They may even...
This post is brought to you by 1 birthday girl, 17 excited kids, my generous parents who offered up their house as the party venue and Blank Canvas Gifts who supplied the paints and accessories (I purchased the bags). My crazy, beautiful, craft-obsessed, energetic,...
My little girl is all grown up. Miss T seems so much older now she's ready to wear her school uniform every day as she starts grade one next week. At nearly six years old, Miss T has recently become interested in money. Wanting to know how much things cost, whether...
With Miss T's craft and colouring obsession showing no signs of slowing down, I've been scouring the interwebs for colouring pages, handmade kiddie craft and gift ideas that she can get stuck into in the lead up to Christmas. I'll admit that I'm what you might call...
Six gift guides down, two to go! After a November full of gift ideas for younger ones, we're now getting into big kid territory. If you're stuck with what to buy a 7, 8 or 9 year old this Christmas, here are my favourite fun, affordable and practical gift ideas. As...