Crafts
Find inspiration for a rainy day with these craft project ideas for kids. We’d love you to share pictures of your creations with us on our Red Kite Days Facebook page. Have fun!
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5 Valentine Activities for Toddlers
Here’s 5 great Valentine themed activities for toddlers from painting to card making and sensory play. Valentine Heart Painting ...
Quick Valentine Heart Painting
By Laura, Oxfordshire Mum of 2 An easy toddler craft for Valentine’s Day. This was a lovely and fairly clean method of painting ...
5 Minute Halloween Ghost Decoration
This spooky ghost decoration is a quick five minute craft and great to decorate your house for the arrival of trick or treaters or a ...
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Love Bugs Play Dough Activity
By Laura, Oxfordshire Mum of 2 A nice easy play dough activity today! If you’d like to make your own play dough, here’s an ...
Valentine’s Slime
By Laura, Oxfordshire Mum of 2 It’s an early morning here today! Luckily, I’d made this last night, so my munchkin could play whilst I ...
5 Winter Messy Craft Ideas
Off the back of Kate Middleton revealing her love of ‘messy’ crafts and playing with papier-mâché with George and Charlotte, Helen ...
Recycled view all >
Make a Bug Hotel
Making a bug hotel is a great fun project to get the kids interested in the garden. Gather up items that have little holes for ...
Make a CD Scarecrow
Here’s a fun little project for the garden using some old CDs – your very own CD ‘scarecrow’. It’s a ...
Rainbow Junk Frame
What do you do with all the plastic tat that you accumulate from party bags and Christmas crackers? Here’s a really fun little ...
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Fun Easter Chick Cakes
Here are some fun Easter Chick cakes which are really quick and easy to make. They’re easy for young kids to decorate and ...
Homemade Mother’s Day Gift Ideas
Here’s a few ideas of gifts that kids can make for Mother’s Day to make her feel extra special. A homemade card will be ...
Make Your Own Christmas Crackers
We had great fun making our own Christmas crackers this year. These ones don’t bang but we had fun picking our own jokes and ...
Things to Make view all >
DIY Teddy Sock TShirt
Do you find you have drawers full of mismatched socks? We are always looking for things to do with an odd sock which has lost its ...
How To Make Slime Putty
Slime putty, slime, flubber, goop, fluffy slime, silly putty….. there are lots of different names for it but this amazing stuff ...
Build a Bottle Bird Feeder
Learn how to build your own bottle bird feeder with this guide from the Money Matters blog www.sainsburysbank.co.uk/money-matters/
We’re Going on a Bear Hunt Multi Sensory Play
By Laura, Oxfordshire Mum of 2 My 2 and a half year old is currently obsessed with “We’re going on a bear hunt” by Michael Rosen. I ...
Love Potion: Valentine’s Sensory Play
By Laura, Oxfordshire Mum of 2 With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, this week we are playing all things pink and romantic. ...
Easy Decoupage Easter Eggs
One of the easiest way to decorate an Easter egg especially for little ones, is decoupage. Slather on the glue, stick on the paper and ...
Giant Easter Birds Nest
This giant Easter birds nest activity is great fun for toddlers and older children alike. The paper is scrunchy and makes a great sound ...
Lavender Scented Cloud Dough
Lavender scented cloud dough is a fantastic sensory play material as it is made from natural ingredients and can keep for up to six ...
Messy and Sensory Play
Why is messy and sensory play important? Messy and sensory play is great for babies and toddlers alike! It stimulates the senses, ...
Rainbow Rice
Rainbow rice is an easy, colourful and fun activity which babies and toddlers love. It’s been kindly shared by Nicole who set up ...
How To Make Your Own Bath Bombs
Here’s how to make your own bath bombs or bath fizzers. They’re fun to make and use – drop one into the bath and ...
Candy Cane Koala Craft
We love Aussie animals! Here’s how to make a cute koala on a candy cane. This Australiana craft project makes a brilliant ...
Candy Cane Mouse
Here’s how to make a candy cane mouse. The candy cane becomes the mouse tail. The cute mouse makes an adorable Christmas gift. ...
Recycled Milk Bottle Elephants
Here’s a fun craft to make a cute elephant from a recycled milk bottle. We used a 2 litre bottle but you could try making ...
How To Make A Strawberry Window Garden
For those who live in an apartment or a flat, a window box or even hanging garden is a great way to bring the garden to your ...
