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These little toadstools - which the kids can make using craft cupboard supplies - look so realistic that you may mistake them for the real thing! Remind your child that the real toadstools must be avoided, though - they are very poisonous!
This is just the sort of house that a fairy (or some little toy people) might find useful... and this toadstool house is such a fun craft to make! We love crafts that have added play value afterwards, and this one definitely has.
Make these cute toadstool labels with the kids and use them for their own names, to label seeds you are planting in the garden (in which case you will need to laminate the toadstools carefully) or perhaps to label objects and places around the house and garden.
Have fun making this 3D bat using junk supplies. You can even use the bat's body to hide some tasty Halloween treats!
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Gather some loo rolls, paint, stickers and pipe cleaners for some crafty Christmas fun! Line the candles up on the mantelpiece of hang them from the Christmas tree. See also the variation for older children below.
Grab some loo rolls and see if the kids can turn out an elephant like this one!
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This is our favourite Year of the Ox craft! He's easy to make but so effective - perfect for decorating the house for Chinese New Year. He is also fun to add to a Nativity scene at Christmas.
Kids will love making this toilet roll sheep - particularly sticking the cotton wool balls on and watching it take shape! Add a bit of weight to the inside of the loo roll, make two and they would make lovely book ends.
Break our the contents of your junk drawer to make this toilet roll tiger for Chinese New Year, and India or zoo theme, or any time a tiger craft is called for!!
Simple and cute - here is a quick and easy Thanksgiving craft idea for younger kids! A whole "gobble" of these turkeys would look wonderful on display for the holidays.
Toss The Snowball is an easy game to set up and can be played with all ages (as young as 2) and numbers.
Age: 2+
Numbers: any
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Quick and simple, this totem pole pencil holder craft is a fun activity at Thanksgiving or whenever studying the history of Native Americans.
The children in our Tower Bridge Colouring Page are watching and taking photos of the bridge rising to let boats through. Part of our London colouring tour for kids!
Use this printable story paper to write about what is in the picture, make up a story or tell about a real visit to London to see Tower Bridge in action!
Print and colour in this detailed colouring page of the Tower of London, dating back to the Norman Conquests in 1066 and at times a palace, a prison and even a royal menagerie! The Tower is now home to the Crown Jewels and is one of the most popular tourist attractions of London.
Here we've got some printable story paper for kids to use in writing projects, with colouring page of the Tower of London, one of London's most famous landmarks. And of course all sorts of royals and famous people were imprisoned and even executed there over the years!
Print this tree lacing card onto card, cut out carefully, laminate and then punch holes around the edges for the children to lace.
This fun printable colouring page shows a group of kids all dressed up in Halloween costumes ready to go out trick or treating in their neighbourhood!
A FREE to print Halloween colouring page for younger children, showing Halloween trick or treating. Click the link below for our printable version.
There's nothing as exciting as going trick or treating on Halloween! Use this trick or treating story paper to capture creative writing and have fun colouring in too!