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We have started to make a fun snack or meal once a week. Lunch time gets a whole lot easier when it is 'fun food day'. A win - win for both mom and the kids! See here what we have made so far.
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Giving your kids the opportunity and tools to pretend play is beneficial in their development. A play kitchen is a great way for kids to learn about cooking, ingredients and setting the table. Letting them use their imagination will for sure create very 'odd' dishes. If you are handy and like a challenge, you can make your own play kitchen for your kids. Read more >> In today's digital world we hardly send any postcards by regular mail anymore. But everybody still (even more so now) loves to receive a personalised handwritten card. So this year, make that extra effort and send a real card to your Valentine. You can make it even more special by cutting the card into small pieces so it becomes a puzzle, great fun for the sender as well as the receiver. It will definitely add to the 'mystery' that is surrounding the sending of Valentine's cards, as the receiver needs to work to find out who has send them a card. Read more >> There are endless possibilities what you can create with craft foam; costumes, hats, cards, decorations, bags, bracelets and much more. There is craft foam in different (ready cut) shapes, sizes and colours. By buying craft foam sheets you can cut the foam any way you want. The foam is flexible which makes it easy to cut and bend. Another great thing about craft foam is, that if it gets wet, it sticks to tiles and to other pieces of foam. Therefore it is great material to create bathtub play activities from. Read more >> Turn a playdate into a Valentine craft party and decorate some paper hearts with your little friends and send them off to your loved ones. Who wouldn't like to receive such a cute heart for Valentine! Read more >> As it doesn't snow in this part of the world, there are kids that have never seen any snow in their life. Why not let your kids get a feel for it by creating your own pretend play snow at home. With only 2 ingredients you can create a cold fluffy snow, which smells nice too. Read more >> Instead of a cooking decorating party, have a Christmas ornaments making and decoration party around the Christmas period. A great excuse to get together with your friends and get crafty with the kids. And an added bonus is that your guests get to go home with some beautiful ornaments they can put in their tree. Read more >> If you can bake cookies, you can also make salt dough Christmas ornaments. A cheap and crafty activity, that will turn your Christmas tree in a beautiful and personal tree. The younger ones can enjoy kneading the dough and painting the ornaments, while the older kids (and parents) can get creative and try to create an ornament without the help of a cookie cutter. Read more >> In less than a month it's Christmas! As the post services around the world are pretty busy at this time of the year, plan ahead and start creating and posting your Christmas cards now! Which grandma and grandpa wouldn't like to receive a homemade Christmas card from their grandchildren? Get crafty with the kids, young and old. Here is how to: Read more >> Sensory rice play is an open ended activity that can help with improving your child's fine motor skills. Just by picking up items and pouring rice into a cup, they are working on developing their skills. Rice is inexpensive and you don't need a lot of it. Once finished playing, you can clean it, store it and re-use it. Read more >> |
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