Tag: craftswithkids

10 Easy Halloween Craft Ideas; Blogtober Day 4

A little follow on from yesterdays post, how about some Halloween Crafts? Something to get the kids in the spirit.

  1. Popsicle stick Frankenstein – Simple yet effective.

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2. Handprint Bats – Great for decorating the house and for encouraging the kid’s imagination and creativity.

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3. Paper plates can be great there are so many different ways you can get creative, including making spiders and pumpkins.

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4. Rock Painting – It’s becoming such a big craze at the moment to paint and hide rocks. So why not try painting some wicked witches or pumpkins.

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5.Toilet Roll Bats – This is such a cheap, cheerful craft project.

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6. Or how about making some creepy, crawly spiders?

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7. Paper plate witches – How wicked do these look?

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8. Frankenstein footprints – Don’t be afraid to get creative, why not try making a mummy with a black piece of card and white paint, maybe add some googly eyes? or try orange and green for pumpkins.

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9. What about some colourful outlines? Find some printable bats, witches, pumpkins or whatever takes your fancy and use a cotton bud to dab paint around the stencils. 605bbea352e815532d408363a96fd910

10. Pumpkin Apple Slice – Simply cut an apple in half paint the one side and stamp on a piece of paper it’s that easy.

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10 Simple Crafts to keep the kids busy this Autumn; Blogtober Day 3

If you’ve got kids you will know how frustrating it is when the weather starts to get colder and you don’t really feel like going to the park. We’re always looking for something to keep the kids entertained and what better way than with a cuppa and some crafts. Happy parents, happy children and no one needs to leave the house! Win-win!

So here are my favourite simple craft ideas to try out this Autumn.

  1. Leaf Wreaths – Why not bring the nature home and make some leaf wreaths, all you need is a paper plate, some glue and some leaves, it really is that simple.  You can even make handprints for a brilliant keepsake.

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2. Pine Cone Hedgehogs- How cute are these? This is definitely one ill be trying with my two kids.

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3. Painting with Nature – Pine cones, conkers and leaves can also be a fab way to paint, to explore new patterns and painting techniques.Have-Fun-Painting-With-Nature30a9a934c08aad57d0c60805243a8089

4. Cotton Bud Painting 

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5. Rock Painting- Rock painting seems to be very popular these days, so why not try painting some ready to hide on the days you do venture out.

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6. Leaf Hedgehog – Why not add some leaves to a drawing? 5526e5f39130ddc024b51181f31d2efa

7. Paper plate Hedgehog – or if you just really don’t feel like collecting leaves today, why not try a paper plate?

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8. Mess-free Squishy Tree – This is perfect for the younger children.18a14b32256e6491fbcaa4be766f6365

9. Tissue paper tree- This is a simple but effective craft idea.

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10 Handprint owls – Because we all love a good handprint craft project, right?

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I’d love to see some more craft ideas so please do share some with me if there’s anything you’ve tried that i’ve missed.

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