Science

How to Make Rock Candy – a great S.T.E.M. activity

DIY Rock Candy: Here is a super fun experiment to do with kids - make your own DIY Rock Candy!!! A great way to explore how things dissolve, but then recrystalise too. I love that they made a whole set of pretty rock candy treats here - so fun to…

DIY Musical Instrument Crafts

DIY Musical Instrument Crafts Here are some BEAUTIFUL DIY musical instruments crafts. To me they don't look "DIY Musical Instrument Crafts", they look shop-bought! It always amazed me, how you can make simple things so easily and so prettily, with just a few little hints and tricks... rainbow coloured elastic…

Butterfly Life Cycle – Paper Plate Craft

My kids and I LOVE exploring life cycles. We have been "hatching" butterflies for the last 3-4 years and are fascinated by the caterpillar to butterfly life cycle process. It really is an amazing experience to see the wonders of nature for yourself. To go with our Butterfly Life Cycle…

Troll succulent plant pot DIY

Troll succulent plant pot Honestly, this is the funnest photo we've seen - and really really want our own Troll succulent plant pot! When we were kids, there was a lovely family who lived at the end of our road - they had grown-up kids, so we used to go…

Egg Carton Crafts – Mushrooms

Egg Carton Crafts - Mushrooms Oh serious cuteness alert.. I do love a Mushroom Craft! I just find the super cute for pretend fairy land play, or also at Christmas (yes, I have had this discussion... mushrooms ARE Christmassy!!) But I also like "clever" egg carton crafts - that make…

Homemade Flubber

We are always looking for fun sensory recipes to do at home. Here is one such idea - homemade flubber. Squeeze it. Squash it. Play with it. Hours of fun. And the best thing is, you make your own at home with some simple ingredients. If you are looking for…

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…

3D umbrella DIY card

3D umbrella DIY card April Showers are on their way! So we've been looking at how we can make the most of this 'rainy season' and came across this 3D umbrella card! The weather is a really interesting topic for crafting with kids, it's something simple that they can relate to, and…

DIY Watercolors Made from Flowers!

DIY Watercolors made from flowers We do love a good DIY. And we do love FLOWERS... and we do LOVE WATERCOLORS.. Now bring all three together and what do you get? YES!! DIY WATERCOLOR FLOWERS. Wow.... how cool is that? I never thought that you could make your own watercolors…

Rainbow in a Jar – Science for Kids

We love a bit of "home science" in our house and there are lots and lots and lots of easy to set up science experiments "out there" for us to explore and have a go at. Here is another such science experiment, that explores different densities of different liquids.. and…