Crafts for kids

Bottle Top Crafts: DIY Stamps

Updated on 5th June 2024 by Kate Williams | 10 Comments

So as regular readers will know I’m on a bit of a quest at the moment to find some activities for toddlers to do with my one year old.

She’s suddenly at that age where she wants to do ‘stuff’ but neither of us are quite sure what that ‘stuff’ is yet!

Because toddlers are notorious for having short attention spans I like to use cheap or recycled materials where I can, bottle top crafts are perfect for this as it means I get an extra use out of all the bottles of milk she goes through.

These DIY stamps are super simple to make and are a great way to help with fine motor skills too.

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How to Dye Cous Cous for Sensory Play

Updated on 23rd June 2017 by Kate Williams | 1 Comment

I’ve dyed pasta and rice quite a few times for sensory play with kids, my son loves using it for these monster invitations to play and it worked really well in this seaside sensory bottle but when I went to make something for my daughter yesterday I stumbled on a small issue. If I dyed the rice or pasta we’d have nothing for dinner. Well, we might, but I didn’t think my husband would fancy red pasta and frankly it didn’t super appeal to me either. All that remained in the cupboard was some cous cous and it turned out that it was super simple to dye to use in sensory play.

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Ocean Themed Toddler Art

Updated on 11th July 2025 by Kate Williams | Leave a Comment

Lately I’ve been wondering what to do in the mornings with my one year old while her brother is at playgroup. She’s dropped her nap and suddenly I’m back in the stage where I’m in desperate need of some activities for toddlers! I can’t sit around the whole time playing with toys so I thought it would be fun to do some kind of craft. Obviously at one it’s all about the experience rather than the finished product but I wanted it to look like ‘something’ if you know what I mean! Sea crafts for kids are perfect for stuff like this as there is no right place to put things and everything is the right way up underwater. This ocean themed toddler art kept her entertained for ages and it kept me busy too!

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Minion Crafts – DIY Minion Money Box

Updated on 4th January 2017 by Kate Williams | 2 Comments

I know I only just posted my round up of Minion Finger Puppets but I got an idea in my head yesterday and it was one of those moments when I have to make something and write it up straight away! With the Minion film out currently I’ve been seeing loads of cool minion crafts on Facebook and Pinterest and I thought it would be fun to try a new tutorial myself. I was inspired by these fabulous superhero mason jar money boxes from Fireflies and Mudpies but my way of making them is a bit different, mainly because err… it was late and I was in too much of a hurry to re-read their instructions! Sometimes you just have to get on with the making!

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5 Fantastic Minion Puppet Tutorials

Updated on 18th February 2025 by Kate Williams | 1 Comment

Have Minions taken over your life yet? We haven’t even been to see the new Minions film yet but it seems like they’re everywhere we turn and my son is loving it! If your kids are spending their days doing minion impressions (it’s not just mine, right?!) then why not go the whole hog and make some of these minion puppets so that you can properly recreate the film at home or make up some new scenes!? There’s minion puppets for all ages here so there’s bound to be something you’d all enjoy!

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