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How to Make a Knight Shield out of Cardboard

You’ll know it’s time to make a knight shield or a sword when your kids start chasing each other through the house screaming and waving whatever strange looking stick they could call a sword. So I decided it’s time for … Continue reading

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Make your own Fairy Flower Crowns

Making fairy flower crowns for kids is easier than you’d think. Have a look at what we’ve done! With my girl in a “fairy phase” and some freshly made paper flowers, what were we to do? Some fairy flower crowns … Continue reading

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How to make Paper Flowers for Kids

Teach your kids how to make paper flowers. An easy and no mess creative activity for kids. You might think it’s spring or my daughters love for fairies and princesses that inspired us to make paper flowers. But no … … Continue reading

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Indoor Activities for Kids: Princess from Corn Starch Building Blocks

Easy and fun indoor activities for kids always come in handy when at home with a sick kid. So on a ‘sick leave’ occasion I got the corn starch building blocks out and we had some fun. It’s not the … Continue reading

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How to Make Egg Carton Flowers – Easy Egg Carton Crafts

For a while now I’m piling up egg carton boxes, planning to do lots of great egg carton crafts, but never finding the time to do so. So when Victoria wanted to make some flowers, it was a perfect occasion … Continue reading

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How to Make a Birthday Party Countdown Train

This is how I made the train birthday party countdown for my son which proved to be quite educational for the kids and also a lot of fun for the whole family. I wrote before why a birthday party countdown is good … Continue reading

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Why to Make a Birthday Countdown for your Kids

To help my son visualize his 4th birthday approaching, I made a train birthday countdown for him, which turned out quite nice and useful 🙂 I honestly didn’t see the point of having a birthday countdown till I had preschoolers … Continue reading

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How to Make a Paper Christmas Tree – Simple Christmas Crafts

If you’re looking for some simple Christmas crafts for kids, have a look at this easy to make paper Christmas tree. What you need to make a paper Christmas tree: One A4 sheet of (colored) paper A toilet paper roll  … Continue reading

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Creative Activity for Kids – Squiggle Drawing

Are you looking for an easy no-preparation creative activity for your kids? Have you heard of squiggle drawing? I like to challenge my kids to be creative and think out of the box, that’s why I often propose them creative … Continue reading

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Creative Activity for Kids – How to Make Wax Crayons

If you have some leftovers of wax crayons and you’re looking for a way to recycle them, check out this creative activity for kids that shows you how to make wax crayons of different shapes and colors. Don’t throw your … Continue reading

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