Let your children enjoy hours of play-time with blocks you made yourself What you need: wooden blocks, 6x6 cm (you can have them cut at any hardware store) acrylic paint Mod Podge – varnish-glue adhesive paper tape a brush sanding paper Sand all the blocks, making all the sides smooth. Use [...]
Set up a tepee in your yard or your child's bedroom and provide hours of fun What you need: For the teepee: 4 – 6 bamboo poles 180 – 200 cm in length 3 m of fabric 1.50 m wide several heavy duty elastic bands mostly used for canning rope several large safety [...]
Ingredients: 3 bananas 6-10 strawberries ½ teaspoon cinnamon powder Method: Peel and slice the bananas into 1 cm thick slices. Place in a plastic bag and freeze for several hours. Place the frozen bananas in a blender and blend until creamy. Add the strawberries and cinnamon and blend until uniform. Transfer into a plastic [...]
Ingredients: 4 bananas 2-3 tbsp bitter cocoa powder Method: Peel the bananas, place in a freezer bag and freeze for several hours. Blend the frozen bananas in a blender. Add the cocoa powder and stir until the mixture is creamy. Transfer into a plastic box with a lid and freeze for 2 hours. Scoop [...]
These bookends will hold your books neat, even on open-end shelves or cabinet tops. What you need: 2 pieces of wood, 10x15x2 cm each sandpaper spray paint acrylic paint brushes 2 10-cm L brackets a screwdriver and 4 screws finishing spray (optional) To sand the blocks, use coarse sandpaper first, followed [...]
Sock monkeys are considered the world's most adorable toys. Materials and Tools: 1 pair of socks (adult size, striped or with a pattern) 1 ribbon wadding fabric (to stuff the socks) embroidery floss 2 buttons or 2 plastic eyes thread and needle pins Turn the sock around and [...]
What you need: 2 cups bread flour 1 cup salt ¾–1 cup lukewarm water ½ teaspoon oil acrylic paints fast drying clear coat ribbons Method: Combine the flour and salt in a bowl. Add the water and oil and stir with a wooden spoon. Place on a board and knead for about 10 minutes. [...]
Make the piñata to suit your taste or the occasion, fill it up with sweets and hang it in the backyard or in the middle of your living room. Then comes the fun part for children! What you need: 1 large balloon white glue – wood glue newspapers, cut into smaller pieces [...]
A 10-minute craft What you need for 1 bat: 1 cardboard roll (empty toilet paper roll) thick black collage paper (with glitter) 2 eyes black tempera paint glue gun a thick piece of thread – to hang your bat Press the top of the cardboard roll inwards with your fingers [...]
Create a puppet show with your children! I believe that loved ones of all ages will enjoy taking part! To make a home theatre, click HERE. To make the dolls, you only need several wooden spoons, acrylic paints and your imagination. What you need: wooden spoons acrylic paints brushes collage paper cardboard muffin [...]
