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Jan

2022

Heart Bird Feeders

At Home, Seasonal, Valentine'sAt home, Nature & The Outdoors, Nature Activity

In the winter we always like giving the birds a bit of extra food outside to help them through the colder days. These heart bird feeders make a lovely activity, Valentines Day crafts and can make a lovely homemade gift for anytime of the year. What do I need to make the Bird Feeders? A couple of pipe cleaners Cereal hoopsA piece of string / wool / ribbon How to make the Bird Feeders? Get a pipe cleaner and bend it into a heart shape. Don't attach the two ends yet. Now thread on your cereal hoops onto the pipe…

Jan

2022

By Berkshire Mummies

Heart Sun Catchers

At Home, Valentine'sValentines, Valentines Craft

Heart Sun Catchers are so effective when up on the window with sun shining through them. I found that making a number of hearts, which are different sizes look really effective once up on the window. What do I need to make a Heart Sun Catcher? Black cardPink and red tissue paperPVA glueScissors How do I make the Sun Catcher? Draw a heart shape outline onto the black card - you want to draw the heart in ‘bubble writing’ so it creates a thick border to the heart when cut out (see picture below). Roughly cut the coloured tissue paper…

Nov

2021

By Berkshire Mummies

Cardboard Gingerbread People

At Home, Christmas, SeasonalChristmas, Christmas Craft

Making Cardboard Gingerbread People can be lots of fun as the imagination can flow. You could build a whole village of gingerbread people. They can all have different personalities and different clothes etc. What do I need to make the people? Cardboard (we used corrugated cardboard) from a packing box Gingerbread Cookie Cutter Shapes A Pencil Scissors Colouring Pens Googly Eyes and glue to stick them on Materials to decorate your gingerbread people with examples include sequins, beads, buttons, wool or ribbon. How do I make the Cardboard Gingerbread People? Lay your cardboard out on a flat surface. Then draw around…

Nov

2021

By Berkshire Mummies

Christmas Star Decoration

At Home, Christmas, SeasonalChristmas, Christmas Craft

Here is how you can make a Christmas Star Decoration for your Christmas Tree or to gift to family and friends. Alternatively, you could stick the star onto a piece of folded card to make a Christmas cards to give to loved ones. What do I need to make a Christmas Star Decoration? PVA Glue. Yellow lolly sticks (paint the lolly sticks yellow if you don’t have pre-coloured ones). You will need 6 lolly sticks per Christmas Star Decoration. Colourful Sequins. Coloured Wool. How do I make the Christmas Star Decoration? Glue three lolly sticks together into a triangle shape…

Nov

2021

By Berkshire Mummies

Snowman Christmas Cards

At Home, Christmas, Seasonal

Can you beat a homemade Christmas card? They are totally bespoke and made with love. We make cards every year with our children and they are always so gratefully received. Check out below how to make these Snowman Christmas Cards. What do I need to make the Snowman Christmas Cards? Sheets of A4 Black Card (1 sheet per card) Blue and White pom poms (approx 14 per card) White cupcake cases (2 per card) Black and orange colouring pen Glue stick PVA Glue How do I make the Snowman Christmas Cards? Draw a snowman face in a cupcake case and…

Nov

2021

By Berkshire Mummies

Homemade Salt Dough Decorations

At Home, Christmas, Free Things To DoArts and Crafts

Christmas is a lovely time of year to make something with your child to give as a gift. It doesn't need to cost a fortune after all it's the thought that counts. The memories it creates and the lessons of kindness, giving and sharing help to spread some Christmas spirit. These homemade salt dough decorations are easy to make and can be personalised in colour and design. As a child I always loved and felt proud of giving something to someone that I had made with care and love. This is something I want to teach my little one about. It…

Sep

2021

By Berkshire Mummies

Halloween Mini Sensory Tray

At Home, Halloween, SeasonalArt and Craft, Halloween

Sensory trays are a great way to get your child using there fine motor skills and also using there imagination. This Halloween Mini Sensory Tray is a bit of seasonal fun. What do I need to make the sensory tray? A tray or box Recycled pots and containers (I used 3 that would fit inside the tray) Black Permanent Marker Pen (adults only) Split Red Lentils Children's tweezers and spoon How do I make the sensory tray? Sprinkle lentils so that they cover the bottom of the tray or box. Decorate your recycled pots for halloween using a the permanent…

Sep

2021

By Berkshire Mummies

Halloween Cardboard Tubes

At Home, HalloweenArts and Crafts

Halloween Cardboard Tubes allow you to make fun novelty decorations for the Halloween season. I had a go with my eldest at making a few which included a cat, pumpkin, vampire and monster. Read below to see how to make them. What do I need to make the Halloween Cardboard Tubes? Cardboard tubes Child friendly paints - I used orange, black, green and purple. PVA Glue SellotapeBlack felt tip pen Googly eyesPipe cleaners (1 x green and 3 x black) 1 x orange pom pom A sheet of Black, white and purple card or paper How to make Halloween Cardboard Tubes Plan what you are going…

Sep

2021

By Berkshire Mummies

Ghost and Bat Puppets

At Home, Halloween, SeasonalArts and Crafts, Halloween

Here is a step by step guide to making Ghost and Bat Puppets. The puppets are great for flying around, using the imagination and make a great halloween craft and decorations. What do I need to make Ghost and Bat Puppets? White and black card or thick paper Small round stickers Lolly sticks Black felt tip pen Sellotape How do I make the Ghost and Bat Puppets Draw the outline of different shaped ghosts on to a sheet of white card and bats onto black card (see picture for inspiration) Cut out the shapes. Add the features - for the…

Sep

2021

By Berkshire Mummies

Bottle Top Spiders

At Home, Halloween, SeasonalArt and Craft, Halloween

Here is how I made some bottle top spiders from plastic milk bottle tops. What do I need to make the Bottle Top Spiders Plastic Milk Bottle Tops Black card or paper Round stickers Sellotape Permanent black marker pen How to make the Bottle Top Spiders Colour in the plastic milk bottle tops with the permanent black marker pen. I recommend an adult doing this bit and I pre-prepared this part of the activity. Make sure you leave drying time. Cut lengths of black paper or card so you have 4 pieces in total, approx 10cm each and 1 cm…