Craft – Keeping Them Occupied

Homemade Seed packets

The kids cousins have recently put in a vege garden. So we thought we would send them some seeds to plant in it. Most of the seeds we have collected from our own garden, and we also shared some seeds that we recently bought commercial packets of. Things you will need: Seeds (we had dwarfContinue reading “Homemade Seed packets”

Tie Dye T-shirts

Tie dye is apparently back in again. So we thought we would make some of our own. Things you will need: Plastic table clothAssorted white t-shirts, pre-washedRubber bandsGlovesVarious dye colours – we bought both of these kits from K-mart which gave us 10 coloursZip lock bags or plastic wrapWhite vinegarBucket Instructions: We followed the instructionsContinue reading “Tie Dye T-shirts”

Fabric Decoupage Letters

I wanted to make something for our not yet fully renovated laundry. I bought some 30cm MDF letters reading “WASH & DRY” and we decided to cover it with fabric. I found some fabric at Spotlight with some NZ native birds (kererū, tūī and pīwakawaka) in the pattern, in colours that will go with ourContinue reading “Fabric Decoupage Letters”

Animal Silhouettes

Mr 16 months will be moving into his own room shortly so we thought we should make some art for his walls. Things you will need: Masking tapePrintouts of silhouettes of your favourite animals4x 15cm square canvassesAcrylic paints in your favourite coloursPaint brushes Instructions: On a flat surface, take strips of masking tape and overlapContinue reading “Animal Silhouettes”

Painted Onesie

We are doing a bunch of home made Christmas gifts this year. I thought it might be nice for Miss 5 to make something special for Mr 1. I bought a pack of plain white onesies, and we got out some fabric paint… Things you will need: Plain white onesies or T shirts for biggerContinue reading “Painted Onesie”

Clothes Peg Fairies

Miss 5 had a friend over to play last weekend, and we all did this project together. Things you will need: Old fashioned wooden clothes pegsCheap fake flowersPipe cleanersTransparent plastic insect wings (Jim Holtz idea-ology brand)Various embellishments (lace, trims, buttons, etc…)Hot glue gun and glueDrill and drill bit Instructions: Drill a hole through the clothesContinue reading “Clothes Peg Fairies”

Bug Hotel

We are starting to get our garden sorted out, and looking for ways to invite beneficial insects into it. So we decided to make a bug hotel, so they would have to somewhere nice to stay. Things you will need: Untreated wood – we used wood from old pallets -make sure you use safe ones.GalvanisedContinue reading “Bug Hotel”

Rainbow Canvasses

I haven’t posted in a few weeks as I have been setting up some longer term gardening projects. We have had a bit of fun mixing colours for this art project. Things you will need: 10 cm triangle canvassesRed, blue, yellow and white acrylic paintvariety of brushesclear glueRainbow coloured embellishments (gems, beads, pompoms etc…) Instructions:Continue reading “Rainbow Canvasses”

Heart Treasure Box

While we were on holiday and visiting Nana and Grandad, I wanted to get a quick craft project we could complete away from home. I dropped into a dollar shop and picked up some supplies. A great little project that can be used later to keep a 5 year old’s little treasures in. Things youContinue reading “Heart Treasure Box”

Hand/Footprint Bird Art

I am trying to be organised this year – OK I try every year to be organised, and it rarely works out. We decided to start making christmas presents for family. What better gifts grandparents that presents made by little hands (or feet)! Things you will need: Acrylic paint various coloursPaint brush15cm x 15cm canvasesContinue reading “Hand/Footprint Bird Art”