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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Play Dough Spider
Play dough is great for developing hand eye co-ordination and fine motor skills. This play dough spider is a great Halloween themed ...
Paper Plate Pumpkin
Paper plates are a great base for all kinds of children’s crafts. I love this Halloween paper plate pumpkin that my three year ...
Halloween Bat Art
This is a great Halloween toddler art activity that my three year old created at our local toddler group. What you will need: Black ...
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Farmyard Tuff Tray
By Laura, creative Mum of 2, and great at finding and trying out lots of different activities. It’s raining again! We are trying to ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Special Occasions view all >
Christmas Craft Ideas for Kids to Make at Home
From DIY hamster toys to handprint or fingerprint artwork, there are so many Christmas themed craft ideas which you can get your ...
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 ...
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 ...
Things to Make view all >
Baby Sensory Ribbon Game
Creative Mum of 2, Laura is great at finding and trying out lots of different activities. She’s just done this really simple baby ...
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 ...
Cherry Blossom Spring Craft
One of the first signs of spring that I love is the cherry blossom appearing on trees. Here’s a simple spring craft perfect for ...
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 ...
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. ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
