This is a quick and easy Advent activity for bringing an angelic presence to your house. You will need: Paper plates Textas, colouring pencils or paints Sequins and glitter (optional) Scissors Stapler. What to do: Draw the following image onto your paper plate and cut out. Help your children decorate their angels with whatever supplies […]
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During Advent it is a great idea to set up a Nativity scene inside your house. If you’re like us you probably have a nice and expensive one you like to display well out of the reach of your children. But having a Nativity scene for your children to set up and interact with
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This is a quick and simple Bible craft activity using bits and pieces from around the house. The best thing is that Jonah actually fits inside the whale! What you’ll need: a rectangular tea bag box, grey and pink paint, grey card or paper, a toilet roll and scraps of patterned or coloured paper, pipe
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This craft took my 3 year old son and I less than 10 minutes to complete and he had great fun playing with it. Materials: Tissue Box, Glue, Scissors, Marker, Toilet Roll, Coloured Paper Method: 1) Start with an empty Tissue Box and decorate the box or cover it with coloured paper 2) Cut
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Create a miniature slide out of empty toilet rolls! Things you need: empty toilet rolls newspaper coloured patty pans/paper stapler/staples sticky tape egg carton/items out of your recycling bin scissors Method: 1. Cut the toilet rolls longways in half, and staple end to end to create slide, attach other items from your recycling bin collection,
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Ingredients: 2 cups plain flour 1 cup salt 2 tablespoons cooking oil 2 tablespoons cream of tartar 2 cups water food colouring Combine ingredients in saucepan over heat and stir until mixture is smooth and stiff. Originally posted 2013-11-12 08:47:19.
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A great use for old wrapping paper, tissue paper or those old birthday cards you have been hoarding. If you don’t have these items you could also use some store bought coloured paper, cellophane or even cut up pictures from your junk mail! With Christmas coming up this makes a really nice homemade gift from
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One of the most challenging elements of being a Catholic parent is that you want to raise your children in the faith. But how do you approach this with toddlers? I don’t profess to have all the answers but here are a few easy Bible craft activities you can do with just a few items
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We are once again in the midst of Lent, and you may be feeling, like me, a strong desire to attend stations of the cross. Although, some times the demands of family life or husbands work schedules can make this near impossible. Being a mother is important and so is being available to
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This advent the kids and I have been having fun getting creative preparing for Christmas. One of the ways we have done this is by making our very own Christmas Story Book. I have taken the inspiration from our Advent Activity Calendar, made by Emily Shaw. If your kids love colouring in then this
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