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Homemade Christmas Present Gift Tags
Christmas is always one of the most expensive times of the year. You want to give gifts to your family and friends and we host parties and special events, not to mention all the decorations! So here is one craft activity ‘making your own gift tags’ that you can get children involved in creating too which at the same time will save you money buying ready-made gift tags and all you need to make them are some old Christmas cards! Save time making birthday cake toppers too with my free Homemade Salt Dough Birthday Cake Number Toppers craft activity here! To make your own gift tags you will need the…
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Cress Seed Egg Heads
Looking for a great school half-term holiday craft activity that is not only educational and fun to do but cheap as well? Then you’ve got to try growing your own cress seeds at home! It is such a great activity for children to get involved with gardening and to get them more interested in understanding what fresh vegetables are too. Check out my free Happy Pebbles craft activity here as well for more ideas! In addition, children will be able to visually see results before their eyes in around one weeks time from the start of the project but daily the seeds will change and grow too! Although I have used…
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MAIN: Homemade Mediterranean Vegetable Pizza
Pizza, need I say more?! Who doesn’t love a slice of delicious cheese and tomato on a soft doughy base with toppings? Are you craving pizza now? I am! But I do have to admit, pizza does get a very bad reputation as a classic comfort food. Enjoyed in moderation it’s okay though right? Well here is my classic vegetable pizza recipe (I think we’re getting one of our five-a-day in by adding the vegetables on top but don’t quote me on that). This recipe is simple and the variety of vegetable toppings you could choose to add is endless so this really is a great one to customise to…
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Homemade Paper-Mache Bowls
Making these paper-mache bowls is not only fun and creative, they also make excellent gifts for family and friends too! They can also literally be used as bowls to store anything in from keys and loose change to hair bands, sweets or even as a fruit bowl! Inexpensive to make and a lovely homemade gift! Check out my Homemade Napkin Rings craft here too. To make your paper-mache bowls you will need the following: 1. Coloured card or paper 2. A round balloon or dish to use as a mould 3. A glue mixture made from 3 tbsp plain (all purpose) flour and 3 tbsp of water 4. Optional varnish…
