Mushroom Jam Jar Lanterns
A Mushroom Jam Jar Lantern - The must have table accessory for early autumn dinner time! Transform your autumn evenings with this simple yet beautiful cosy craft. You do not need much at all to make them and they are the perfect craft for tiny hands. All you need is: A recycled jar Kite paper Glue A doily for the mushroom gill! I used our @kitpasaustralia crayons to draw on the spotty-dotty's! however you can use white kite paper, paint or even a white pencil. All you need to do is to cut out your mushroom shapes and glue them on with a glue stick, and just
DIY Watercolour Bookmarks
My beautiful first born has started his journey through the wonder of reading. Books are life. I remember being exactly the same as a child. Reading transformed my life, and I am currently witnessing the same unfolding with my beautiful boy. What an incredible thing learning to read is. I feel his whole world is now opening up, purely thanks to the wonder of reading. He decided he needed a book mark, And also wanted to make some for the family and for his friends. So we decided to have a go at making some using our water colour paints
Autumn Wrapped Pine Cone Ornaments
Nothing says cosy quite like a afternoon of pinecone collecting and crafting. An autumn tradition for us is to make a autumn tree and decorate it through out the season, it looks so beautiful and brings so much joy and warmth into our home. This activity really is as simple as it sounds, but do you know what I love about it? the connection it brings. Take a blanket a basket full of colourful yarn in different textures down to a park or reserve where you know there will be pinecones. Spend some time choosing the best ones. Take some
Crayon Resist, Magical Easter Eggs
Have you heard of crayon resist painting before? Essentially you draw patterns with crayon first, when you then add paint, the crayon markings resist the paint and the magic patterns show through. Using a white crayon adds an element of ‘magic’. As what appears to be a normal white piece of paper is actually encoded with some magical markings. I remember doing these as a kid and absolutely loving them, so much! The boys and I usually do this activity in seasonal bursts using watercolours that match the season we are currently in. Being autumn in Easter was a perfect opportunity to
Easter Egg Candles
There really is something rather amazing and therapeutic about crafting with bees wax, the smell just promotes cozy!Last year we made these amazing egg shaped bees wax candles, we enjoyed the process so much we decided to give them ago once more. We are planning to use these as a part of the Easter gifts we are putting together for family and friends. To make some too, you will need:Clean blown egg shells, make sure the larger hole is on the top of the egg and not the bottom.Bees wax, either in blocks or PastillesCandle wickDried Flowers The first thing you need
Paper Bag Birds Nest
This craft is probably one of our most favourite eco crafts for the Easter holidays. It looks oh so cute on display for your nature table and even to potentially leave out for the bunny himself in anticipation of receiving some little Easter treats inside! Did I mention it is super easy to make, which makes it tiny human approved. Just a few simple steps and you will find your self with an adorable little nest, that all the birdies will want to move in to! You will need:A few paper sandwich bagsSome eclectic crafty items like beads, wool, ribbons, gum nuts
Beaded Easter Egg Ornaments
I had a really nice thought that today after the soup was on and the morning tea was baked we could listen to Audio stories and craft these simple beaded Easter egg Ornaments..I found them fun! The boys apparently had endangered wild life to document in the back yard
Botanically Dyed Easter Eggs
These beautiful naturally dyed Easter eggs are a cultural tradition in our family. They are not only a wonderful way to include children in Easter celebrations and traditions but are a beautiful activity to foster creativity and togetherness. This an activity my husbands father would do with his mother as a young boy, in Romania. So it is nice to continue this tradition with the boys and hopefully they also pass it on to their children! They get so excited about Easter egg day. We usually set out a few weeks before Easter dying eggs, the idea is to have a