Each year there is a certain week of the school year that causes mass panic for most parents… BOOK WEEK! That daunting task of coming up with a book character themed costume that your kids will love, that won’t cause you a mountain of stress creating it. Easy book week costume ideas are always a […]
26 Non Chocolate Easter Gifts For All Ages
If you are avoiding chocolate this coming Easter, for whatever reason, or giving Easter gifts to someone who can’t have chocolate, there are plenty of non chocolate Easter gifts that will delight! Handmade or ready to give, a gift that lasts beyond that Easter weekend sugar rush are great alternatives to chocolate Easter eggs! Not […]
Upcycled Easter Crayon Shapes & Printable Cards
I don’t know what it is with crayons, but sometimes I find those little broken bits in the strangest places. There are broken crayons at the bottom of the toy box, in my handbag, in the car, and a few stragglers left remaining my kids actual pencil cases. I used to be pretty quick to […]
Easy Christmas gifts for kids to make
There is something so special about receiving a handmade gift and even more so when it is a gift made by a child who is special to you. There is no prouder moment than when a child can hand over a gift made by them for Christmas or any special occasion. All the hard work […]
Cute Personalised Christmas Cards With Photos
When I was a kid, it was pretty standard for everyone in the class to give each other a simple Christmas card from a bulk pack that they may have written a quick to and from messaged in. These days parents have so many cool ideas for what their kids can hand out before breaking […]
Easy DIY Class Gift Ideas For Students
The end of the school year comes with both joy and sadness, as the students are moving towards another year of learning and opportunity. It is also a time for goodbyes and the end of a journey. With so much time spent together over the school year, it can be fun to make a little […]
Kmart Kids Money Box Hack & Tutorial
Kmart hacks are all the rage these days! Kmart is known for their affordable home decor that you can jazz up and re-purpose to do pretty much anything! So when my good friend Cherie shared her Kmart money box hack, we just had to do our own! This is a super easy DIY project you […]
Simple DIY Friendship Bracelets
Simple and inexpensive craft projects are always a favourite, and even better when you have all the materials on hand already! We recently tried our hand at making our own simple DIY friendship bracelets as a school holiday activity and it was heaps of fun! Best of all, we made them in under 15 minutes […]
How To Make A Poppy Troll Headband
We went through a stage where our girls would watch Dreamworlds Trolls movie daily! Sometimes more than once for our youngest who was only a toddler at the time. It was something about the music and the high energy vibe that they were totally hooked on, and in all honesty, we kinda love it too! […]
Creating Clay Miniatures
My kids adore all the most intricate and mess inducing toys. Think Barbies and all their accessories, My Little Pony, buttons, play money and all the other things that seem to spread from one end of the house to the other. These tiny toys seem to be their love language! They can’t get enough. Meanwhile, […]
Simple Pom Pom Rug Tutorial
My eldest daughter loves to make things, so being school holidays, it seemed like the perfect time to introduce her to some new crafts. My initial thought was how fun it would be to make some pom poms, but we decided to step it up a level and create a pom pom rug instead! The […]
Floral Easter Headband Tutorial
Easter is less than 2 weeks away which means all the Easter craft fun begins! This year is my first year as a school mum so with that comes a few exciting extras too, including our first Easter bonnet parade on the last day of term next week. While some of my mum friends are […]
Create Your Own Handmade Christmas Cards
By the time November rolls around, we are already starting to think about Christmas and all the things we need to fit in before the celebrations begin. One thing on that list for many is Christmas cards. Christmas cards seem to have lost some of their popularity over recent years with many opting for text […]
How I Am Doing My 2016 Project Life
After a whirlwind of a year last year, which kicked off with the amazing honour of being part of the 2015 Becky Higgins Project Life creative team, it has sadly come to an end. It still feels all a little too surreal to have had the opportunity and it was simply amazing! Not only did […]
DIY Father’s Day Gift Ideas
It’s nice to spoil dad’s every now and again with something handmade with love, so Father’s Day is the perfect opportunity for a bit of creative gift giving. If finances are a little tight or you simply want to help the kids create DIY Father’s Day gifts he will love, there is sure to be […]
