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Sensory Light Water Bead Bottles
Water Beads Water beads are fantastic for sensory play for older children. However, sensory bottles that are securely glued/closed shut can also be suitable for younger children to explore water beads safely as well. Glow Sticks We love adding glow sticks to ours as we love the way the light reflects off the water beads. It acts as an amazing night light too! Sensory Water Bottles We used old water bottles that had been cleaned out. You may wish to do this too or to purchase larger bottles specifically designed for sensory play such as these here. 1. To make your very own sensory light water bead bottle, allow your…
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Christmas Snow Magic Sensory Tray for Children
Magic Snow Sensory trays are an amazing way for children to explore textures. Have you ever tried making a sensory tray in the festive period with Magic Snow? It is a tiny tube of powder that expands up to 100 times when it comes into contact with water! It feels just like real snow and can be a lovely way for children to get into the Christmas spirit and to imagine that they are playing in the snow! Miniature Christmas Trees We loved adding some cute mini Christmas trees to our festive snow tray and mini Christmas tree decorations such as baubles and mini pine cones. My daughter played with…
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Art and Craft Supplies
*This post uses affiliate links and I may earn commission for purchases made through these links. I just love buying arts and crafts supplies for my children! It helps develop their creativity, makes them curious about the world around them and best of all, is great fun to do! If you are just starting out enjoying arts and crafts with your little one then hopefully my suggested products below will give you ideas and inspiration on what might be suitable for your child and their needs. I believe that storage is also really important when it comes to your arts and craft supplies as it can help you stay…
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DIY Miniature Maternity Hospital Ward for Barbie Dolls
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAl9aRhl6Vo If your children love barbie and ‘doctor barbie’ on You Tube, then why not make this simple maternity ward for their miniature dolls! It is easy to make from an old food box (I used a plastic croissant tray) which you can paint and decorate. In this video, I’ll show you how to make miniature pillows and miniature duvet covers as well as mobiles from cardboard, yarn and some beads. Check out my Barbie Miniature Stationary Set video as well as my Barbie Miniature Food Doughnuts and Presentation Box here. I hope you enjoy the video and if you decide to make your own version, do send me an…
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DIY Miniature Stationary Set and Table for Barbie Dolls
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUHq9LvNpP8 In this video, I show you how to create miniature crayons and a crayon bag for your barbie dolls, miniature colouring pencils and a ruler, miniature colouring books and exercise books and even a miniature paint brush and paint palette with actual paints inside! Not to mention a table to put it all on. Check out my Barbie Miniature Maternity Ward video and Barbie Woolly Hats video for more creative and inexpensive craft ideas to make for dolls. I hope you enjoy making some of these crafts yourself at home, do send me an email if you have any specific video requests and if you made any of…
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DIY Miniature Woolly Hats for Barbie Dolls
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGrzctVhn-s To jazz up an old barbie doll, why not try making your own barbie hats from wool? It couldn’t be easier and in this quick video tutorial I will show you how to make three different hats. I use embellishments such as beads as well as creating hats with more than one colour of wool. Check out my Barbie Miniature Doughnuts and Presentation Box Video as well as my Barbie Maternity Ward and Barbie Stationary Video for more quick and inexpensive doll craft ideas! I hope you like this video showing how to make your very own barbie winter woolly hats! It is a very simple, easy craft which…
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DIY Miniature Doughnuts and Box for Barbie Dolls
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pg9CvvwBMEM If you ever wanted to create miniature foods for your child’s doll collection, then here is a quick and easy video tutorial on how to make cute miniature doughnuts and a storage box for them. Check out how to make a quick and inexpensive Barbie Maternity Ward for dolls as well as Miniature Stationary for your barbies here! I hope you enjoy this video! Drop me an email to let me know how you got on! Why not paint different food shapes too, from burgers and chips to apples and bananas. I find that having a glue gun is an essential part of making quick craft projects too!
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Weekly Pet Care Star Chart
Whether your pet needs two walks a day or has a cage that needs cleaning out on a regular basis, this free printable weekly pet care star chart can help you to stay organised and to keep track of the chores relating to your pet. Check out my free printable Weekly Chores Star Chart here too. You might choose to use it to write down the different tasks that need doing each day, or simply to add stars or stickers when your children complete a chore related to the care of their pet. This chart may be especially useful if you have more than one pet at home to look…
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Weekly Meals Planner
Meal planning is something that we all aspire to keep up with on a regular basis. How many times do we aim to plan ahead and then life gets away with us? Well why not start again tonight and plan for success with this free printable easy meal planning chart! It has helpful sections for your breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks too. This is also a great way to track what you are eating throughout the day and this is especially useful if you are on a diet, trying to loose weight or generally trying to eat more a more healthy, balanced diet. Combine this with using my free printable…
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Weekly Homework Planner
Keeping a weekly homework schedule can be a great way to keep track of what subjects need doing and when. It helps your child have better organisational skills, better time management and in more general terms, it can increase their sense of responsibility and their motivation to get the task done! Use this free printable weekly homework planner below to help keep your child’s homework schedule right on track. Planning ahead helps to schedule out the homework tasks into more manageable and smaller blocks of time. It is a great visual reminder for children that are more visual too. You could colour-code each subject and your child could add their…
