Nature

Painted Rock Cactus DIY

Painted Rock Cactus DIY As you know, we have a THING about stones. My kids are forever picking up them and collecting them. And I have to confess, that I too, can't resist a beautifully shaped, smooth flat stone, and ahem, have quite a stone collection myself.. because you never…

Shell Ornaments

Oh we do like to be beside the seaside.. Oh we do like to be beside the seaaaaaaa... oh how we love the Summer season coming our way. And with summer comes the SEASIDE!! And with the seaside, comes lots of shells, stones and drift wood. Before I drive my…

Seashell Art

Sea shell Art Oh my oh my oh my! Poetry with a sea shell, such a wonderful idea - My son's Writing Workshop teacher (and soon to be daughter's teacher too), LOVES poetry.! And she loves working on poems with the kids. I HAVE to share this seashell craft -…

SUMMER Craft – Sea Shell Necklace

SUMMER Craft - Sea Shell Necklace We LOVE going to the beach in Summer and the kids are for ever collecting beach finds, especially sea shells. We have a huge stash of shells and I am always looking for new simple crafts for them (check out these fabulous 20 Sea…

DIY Fruit Slice Umbrellas

DIY Fruit Slice Umbrellas Another fruit craft here! Take a look at these DIY Fruit Slice Umbrellas! The weather can be a bit unpredictable - even in the summer, and therefore umbrellas are a necessity all year round despite the season! So how do we keep the colourful summer mood,…

Shell Crafts: Dollies

We ADORE shells and are always collecting shells whenever we find them. In fact, if we are by the seaside and we can't find any shells we feel positively cheated! And eventhough we love the shells, we find them quite tricky to craft with (sometimes). Which means, that I am…

DIY cork bee mobile

DIY cork bee mobile It's that time of year - you walk under a tree and the NOISE from the buzzing of the bees is amazing! We all love honey right? Well - let's enjoy and save the bees whilst we have a chance. We found an amazingly informative poster…

Earth Day Activities – Natural Earth Sign

Earth Day Activities We love getting closer to nature and using Nature in our crafts and art work. It's a great way to marry the two and really gets you thinking about the impact we have on nature and vice versa. Here is a wonderful little Nature Art Activity that…

Simple Leaf Wreath for Fall

Simple Leaf Wreath for Fall Hooray Autumn is here and with the arrival of Autumn (or FALL), we are also looking forward to lots of Autumn Crafts, above all LEAF CRAFTS. We love DIY Fall Garland ideas and Fall Wreathes. Leaves are simply so beautiful - they are fascinating in…

Leaf Creatures

Leaf Creatures Love a fun and easy craft for kids. Autumn is fast approaching and we thought it would be a great idea to feature some cool ways you and your children can use the outdoors to create some fantastic crafts. Today we are loving these Leaf Creatures, they look…