DIY Gifts

Minions: Five Fun Crafts For Friday From FunCraftsKids

Minions: Five Fun Crafts For Friday Over at FunCraftKids, we Love Love LOVE minions. So, we were over the moon to go see the latest film with these lovable characters- Despicable Me 3. Needless to say, it did not disappoint and left us with Minion fever. We’ve selected 5 of…

hula hoop rug

Oh how we LOVE the idea of a hula hoop rug! So we've explored lots of different basic weaving techniques, using twigs and leaves, and generally taking our time, enjoying weaving at its very basic. We would really like to have a go at something a little more complicated, so…

Make your own fidget spinner

Make your own fidget spinner If you have children, you'll already know that the biggest craze right now is fidget spinners. They're in every shop on the highstreet. Fidget Spinners are a fantastic toy to reduce stress and help with those little ones who just cannot sit still! We love…

DIY Pineapple clutch bag

DIY Pineapple clutch bag The weather is finally getting hotter, and with the arrival of some well needed sunshine, we’re looking forward to the summer holidays. We wanted some summer crafts to get us in a sunshine mood and found this gorgeous pineapple clutch bag DIY! This sparkly bag looks fantastic with…

DIY Lolly Stick Hooks

DIY Lolly Stick Hooks We have long been collecting lolly sticks - any excuse to eat an ice lolly I'll say! We've got a whole pot of them, sitting in the craft room, waiting for someone to make something creative with them, accompanied by a load of coffee stirrers which…

Make your own ribbon chandelier

Make your own ribbon chandelier Oh you pretty thing you ribbon chandelier... Having just lost an hour in the wonder that is Pinterest, in the search for something beautiful that we can make tomorrow, we were drawn to yet more pom pom crafts - and this one is more than…

Plant pot decoration

Spring is here, so time for a bit of plant pot decoration with a difference! I don't know about you, but we seem to have a lot of indoor plants, and herb pots on our window sills which are looking decidedly dull, and 'shop-bought'. Let's get crafty with some plant pot decoration!…

Easter Bunny Ears

Easter Bunny Ears Jar - a quick craft There is nothing we like better than to don a pair of giant Easter Bunny Ears and go hopping around the garden hiding the eggs for the kids to find - Obviously under cover of darkness, as, with Father Christmas, you are…

DIY apple core project

We're all trying to instill a little more fruit into our children's lives, and for whatever reason, our kids seem to push away the idea of anything healthy without even asking what it is or even trying it. Frustrating - we know, but it seems to be something that's inevitable when in…

valentines heart felt envelope

Valentine's heart felt envelope Oh how we love this - and love doesn't just have exclusively be expressed in February does it! So let's think of the ways this could be used for a most wonderful present... Every Christmas I try to think of something not to expensive, not to…