My girls love the Disney Princesses but I must admit that I did not want to spend over $20 each on a costume for them. In the end I made two costumes, for less than the price of one store bought one and my girls are more than happy with them! So here are instructions […]
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This is a relatively simple sewing activity that makes an excellent handmade present for little girls. You will need: 1m Fabric Elastic 5 wooden beads Sewing machine What to do: Necklace Cut two 8x1m rectangles from fabric. Pin right sides together and sew along long edges. Turn out the right way. Feed one bead
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Easy Dinosaur Costume My son asked for a dinosaur costume a couple of years ago now and I whipped up a quick costume one afternoon using some scraps of fabric I had no use for. It is still, by far, his favourite dress up costume and even his sisters like to put on the hat
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There is a trend at the moment of using sensory toys to help keep children calm, or in fact to calm them down. They are also useful for keep children quiet and have proved to be something of a wonder worker in our house – our eldest child has subtle autism spectrum features which means
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If you don’t have a lot of time, or ability, to sew here is a quick tutorial that makes use of baby wraps, which are never in short supply. You will need: A baby wrap. You will need to use at least a patterned muslin or heavier weight fabric. Pale or white light muslin wraps
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If you are like me, you know what it’s like to be overrun by toys. Toys like Lego are generally a nightmare because the pieces are easily lost even if you are very careful when packing them up. The best thing in this situation, in my opinion, is to invest in, or make, a
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Here is a fun little project for you! All you need is a wall with a fairly large space which currently has little or no decoration. Below are some simple yet effective ideas on how you could decorate the wall. All of the ideas and designs are low cost and easy to do. 1) Silhouette photo frames: Photograph different family members
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This is a simple craft activity that you can use to dress up a child’s bedroom, or instead of putting their initial on the cushion as below, you could attach them to a shirt in the same way for a cute and personal touch. You will need: 2 quilting fat quarters* in coordinating fabrics
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Here is a little tutorial on how to make a simple fairy door for your children’s play. This is just a bit of fun for the kids and encourages them to have a great imagination! I like to pretend that the fairies walk in and out of the door when no ones looking! You
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Have you ever decided to take a second look in your recycling bin before throwing it all out? You may be surprised. With just a little creativity you can get so much MORE use out of your empty containers. A lot of the time, you may find you have a lot of good plastic
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