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Baby, Breastfeeding, Craft Activities, Family, Penny Saving Mum, Rainbow, School Subjects, Shapes, Special Events, Weaning
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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Homemade Puppet Theatre
Have you ever thought about making a homemade puppet theatre for your children? It can be a great half-term craft activity for the holidays! Using an old cardboard box, you can design a great play theatre for your children’s toys at very little cost. A great craft activity to get children involved in decorating too! Read on to find out how I made one for my children. Check out my Cardboard Box Doll’s House craft activity here too. All you’ll need is a large cardboard box and some craft supplies to decorate it with. Here’s what I used: 1. A large cardboard box 2. Scissors 3. Paint 4. Sellotape 5.…
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Three Uses for Recycling a Nappy Box
It can vary between different brands and shops but the nappies that we buy can often come in a cardboard box. Instead of continuously recycling these boxes, you could save money by re-using them and up-cycling them into various storage solutions. Now I realise that this is quite a self-explanatory craft activity, but it’s something that as busy parents we may overlook. It’s cheap to do and can be a great, quick solution to a storage issue you may have around the house. Check out my free Cardboard Box Doll’s House craft activity here for more cardboard box creative fun! 1. A Transportable, Light-Weight Clothing Storage Organiser Firstly, you could…
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Baby, Christmas, Craft Activities, Easter, Family, Halloween, Jungle, Myth, Penny Saving Mum, Rainbow, Shapes, Special Events
Cardboard Box Doll’s House
Sometimes, children love nothing more than using their imagination and playing with an old cardboard box. Just think of all the adventures they can have, from turning it into a racing car, a play house or a castle, the list is endless! Sometimes it’s nice to go back to basics with creative play. So why not escape the iPad screens for 10 minutes and get creative with an old cardboard box now! Check out my Three Uses for Recycling a Nappy Box here too for more ideas. To make this easy and inexpensive play house you will need the following: 1. An old cardboard box, (clean) 2. Sellotape 3. Scissors…
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Birthday, Christmas, Craft Activities, Family, Food, Halloween, Mains, Penny Saving Mum, Recipes, Shapes, Special Events
Homemade Napkin Rings
Napkin rings can add a lovely touch to your dining table. However, they can be expensive and if you have lots of guests coming over then this can soon add up! If you like to vary your napkin rings for each season or special events such as birthday parties, Christmas and Thanksgiving then why not make your own? You can choose the colour scheme, pick the decorations and embellishments and make them as simple or extravagant as you desire, saving money in the process! Check out my Homemade Paper-Mache Bowls craft here too! Whats more, you can help to recycle old plastic bottles to make them! Read on to find…
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Birthday, Calendars, Craft Activities, Family, Numbers, Penny Saving Mum, Rainbow, School Subjects, Shapes, Special Events
Homemade Salt Dough Birthday Cake Number Toppers
If you want to save money on buying birthday cake candles and number toppers, then have you ever thought about making your own? Using salt dough, you can create these fantastically bright and colourful numbers to use for many years to come! (I will keep using them until my children deem them ‘uncool’). They will save you money and are inexpensive to make too! Check out my Homemade Paper-Mache Bowls craft activity here too. A great D.I.Y craft bowl to store your number toppers in! Read on to find out how to make them. To make my Salt Dough Birthday Cake Number Toppers you will need the following ingredients: 1.…
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Beach, Birthday, Craft Activities, Family, Garden, Penny Saving Mum, Rainbow, Shapes, Special Events
Happy Pebbles
Making your very own ‘Happy Pebbles’ is a great, simple and inexpensive craft activity to. Not only are they fun and creative to make, they could also make sweet and thoughtful gifts for family and friends. Happy Pebbles also have practical uses as well as they can be used as paper weights or weights for picnic blankets or towels. They make a lovely ornament, decoration or keepsake from a special memory too! What makes the pebbles ‘happy’ is the fact that you can put motivational, uplifting or inspiring quotes or messages on them! Check out my Homemade Salt Dough Birthday Cake Number Toppers here which you can also decorate and…
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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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Craft Activities, Easy Snacks, Family, Farm, Food, Garden, Penny Saving Mum, Recipes, School Subjects
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…
