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Easy No-Sew Tutu

I finally made the girls some easy homemade tutus (after the fairy party months ago!) and it was SO straightforward. This requires NO sewing at all and takes only about 30 minutes to complete- that’s...

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Making a Fairy Garden

Make a beautiful, magical fairy garden with your child to encourage imaginative play and story telling! This idea has been on our to-do list for a long time and finally, when the sun was still shining...

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Invitation to Play with Fairy Play Dough!

Here’s a magical invitation to play for children who is interested by fairies, princesses and sparkles! Combining play dough, sensory play, motor skills and creative storytelling in one play prompt,...

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DIY Flower Fairy Wooden Peg Dolls

Make some gorgeous flower fairy wooden peg dolls using simple materials, for creative play times and imaginative storytelling! These Waldorf-inspired toys are so quick and easy to make and require no...

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Sensory Writing in Fairy Dust

Make a magical sensory tray for mark making and early writing using homemade fairy dust and exciting added extras! Such a  fun way to ignite the imagination and enthusiasm for young children as they...

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Science Activity: Fizzing Fairy Potions!

Enjoy a brilliant science activity for kids with these fizzing fairy potions! Fabulously sparkly, colourful and frothy, they are sure to inspire some awe and wonder and are so simple to produce. The...

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Fairy Garden Small World in a Drawer

Make a fairy garden small world play scene in an old drawer, for hours of imaginative play and storytelling fun! Great for preschoolers through to older kids (ok and adults too of course!) A little...

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Unicorn Sensory Writing Tray

Make a magical unicorn sensory writing tray for writing the alphabet, phonics, sight words and numbers in a fun way! Perfect for preschoolers and school aged kids to learn a range of literacy and maths...

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2 Ingredient Unicorn Dough

How to make some super soft and squishy 2 ingredient unicorn dough! Soooo easy and quick to make for an afternoon of sensory and imaginative play fun for little ones!  This is actually the second or...

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Best Ever Chocolate Play Dough Recipe

Make the BEST EVER chocolate play dough with this super quick, no-cook recipe that smells A-MAZING! Perfect for sensory play, alternative Easter gifts for kids and DIY take home party favours, as well...

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DIY Mini Roads Set

Make a gorgeous DIY mini roads set for encouraging fine and gross motor development, building shapes, letters of the alphabet and hours of imaginative play on the go too! Perfect as an easy homemade...

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DIY I-Spy Bottles

Make some amazing DIY I-Spy Bottles for early learning games on the go with kids! Brilliant for toddlers to school age and easy to adapt to different themes or to match learning objectives. I-Spy or...

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Matcha Green Tea Play Dough

Make some gorgeously soft Matcha Green Tea Play Dough using this ALL natural recipe for little hands to explore! Perfect nature sensory play for Spring or as part of a flowers and garden learning...

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Easter Egg Pebble Craft

Make a super simple yet beautiful invitation to create with nature and make this Easter Egg Pebble Craft together! Perfect for a range of ages (including adults!) to make gorgeous decorations or gifts...

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Conker Spiderweb Weaving

This is a perfect all-natural Autumnal, weaving craft using a conker (or a chestnut), a beechnut and some raffia. [My lovely Dutch friend Tineke is guest posting this idea today and says she used to do...

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Woven Hearts Mobile

 Here is a little  yarn wrap heart art project that uses a simple sewing and weaving method that is both beautiful in its results and manageable for young children. It’s a lovely Valentine’s day craft...

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Easy Paper Bag Weaving

It’s time for another creative challenge from the wonderful Tinkerlab!  This time the simple request was to make something creative from a paper bag.  That’s it!  There are so many different things...

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Yarn and Ribbon Wrapped Pumpkins!

Use yarn and ribbons to wrap around pumpkins, for a bright and beautiful alternative to pumpkin carving this Autumn season! Great for fine and gross motor co-ordination skills, as well as encouraging...

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Yarn Wrap Autumn Leaves

Create some beautiful yarn wrap autumn leaves as a great little combined fine motor skills and  art activity! They’re good for a range of ages and look beautiful on display as a mixed media art piece...

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Sensory Writing in Fairy Dust

Make a magical sensory tray for mark making and early writing using homemade fairy dust and exciting added extras! Such a  fun way to ignite the imagination and enthusiasm for young children as they...

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