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A delivery with bonus fun kid’s entertainment. Opening a box topped with packaging peanuts is exciting. Those little packaging peanuts are handy for craft projects that my girls love. All you need to create great shapes and sculptures from the packaging peanuts is a wet piece of cloth. Touch a peanut to the wet cloth and then stick to another peanut. Repeat to create a variety of shapes. My girls created many fun shapes and enjoyed this easy craft activity. Even though the compl..

Kids Party RSVPs! Creating a fun and engaging birthday party takes a lot of effort and, let’s be honest, costs money. So to have parents not RSVP on time, to have children not turn up or too many children turn up to a party is distressing for the organiser. Now, we can’t predict who will return an RSVP or who gets sick on the day of the party. All we can do is manage what is in our control. Here is what I do. I understand that all parents are busy, but sometimes things are so ..

I remember, when I was young, Easter craft was done mainly with things from nature. So I decided to pass that tradition onto my girls and showed them how to decorate Easter Eggs with nature. They loved collecting leaves, wrapping the eggs, seeing the finished creation and being able to eat it at the end. Here is how we did it. Materials you will need: Eggs Small leaves (flat leaf parsley or clovers are best) Food Colouring Bandage Equipment you will nee..

Collecting leaves and creating fantastic leaf rubbings is a fun autumn kids activity. My girls love collecting leaves for all sorts of craft projects and here is one that is easy for even small kids to do and makes a lovely present wrapping for family and friends. What you need: Leaves from various trees Butcher Paper Coloured crayons (red, yellow, orange, green) Glue stick Scissors Hole punch Raffia (or string) Steps to make Leaf Rubb..

These days, most of my time painting and doing craft is with kids. To paint for myself is rare, but recently I recharged my batteries in a painting class. I was invited to a painting class and thought "I love painting and this is going to be an awesome time to unwind and get creative". Then I found out it starts at 6:45pm on a Friday night in the city (not the ideal time for a mum with kids after school activities and hubby that works). But I was determined to overcome any obstacles t..

My youngest daughter had a Sea Creatures themed birthday party for her 6th birthday. Here are some photos of how it went.   1. The decorations for the party was a simple tablecloth (with a dolphin print) hanging from a beam decorated with my girl's craft. I used bulldog clips to clip the tablecloth to the beam and the craft items were secured with safety pins. 2. The food was made up of fairy bread and cheese melts and created into fish shapes with caps..

This is a super easy and quick recipe for yummy Apple and Oat Muffins that are fun to make with the kids and yummy to eat at parties or at school. What you will need: 1 cup of oats 1 cup of milk 2 apples (grated) 2 eggs (lightly beaten) 1 cup of Self Raising flour ½ cup of brown sugar ½  teaspoon of salt 2 teaspoons of cinnamon Method: Pour milk over oats (to soak) while you prepare a muffin pan by greasing it wit..

  Looking for fun ways to feed your kids and guests this Australia Day? Try this novel way of serving up fruit. What you will need: 1 punnet of strawberries (sliced) 2 bananas 4 punnets of blueberries Method: Arrange fruit on a rectangular chopping board into the shape of an Australian Flag (use photo as a guide). Tips: It's best to arrange fruit at the party venue. If you are transporting this creation (like I did last year), cover fruit ..

I love making home made sausage rolls, and one of the popular recipes I use when cooking with my girls is this simple Chicken Sausage Rolls recipe. These sausage rolls are tender and a big hit at any party. Enjoy!                Lenka ..

This Shapes Booklet is designed for pre-school aged children and explores different shapes.   For best results, print out the booklet double sided (as if stapling on the short side), stack the pages and fold in the middle to create the booklet.   Enjoy!                    Lenka ..

Here is a fun Summer Holiday Booklet you can print yourself and the kids can enjoy at home or on the go.   For best results, print out the booklet double sided (as if stapling on the short side), stack the pages and fold in the middle to create the booklet. Enjoy!                    Lenka   ..

My girls love to keep a holiday journal and they bring it to school for "news" at the beginning of term.   Holiday journals are fun for children that can write. Younger siblings enjoy filling in the journal as they feel like a 'big kid’ even if they just scribble or draw.   Here is a Holiday Journal printable template, once you print it out, cut the pages in half (along the dotted lines), stack the pages and staple along the left side to make a little booklet. ..

Christmas craft to make and give. For lovers of books, a handmade bookmark is a great gift. To make a woven Christmas bookmark with the kids, follow these instructions. Materials you will need: 1 A4 green coloured card paper (210gsm ) Red coloured paper Stickers (Christmas theme or stars) Equipment you will need : Ruler Pencil Scissors Glue stick Preparation: Prep 1: Cut out a 4cm x 21cm rectangle piece from the green colou..

Yummy Christmas Recipe to make with your child. Christmas Party Food can be healthy, look amazing and taste good. This Christmas Tree with Blueberries is easy to make and the kids will love it. What you will need: Watermelon Blueberries Banana Equipment you will need : Chopping board Knife Chicken Scissors Toothpicks Plate Preparation: Prep 1: Cut each toothpick into thirds with chicken scissors. Prep 2: Wash and ..

Fun Christmas Craft to create with your child. This Christmas Craft is easy to make and the Christmas Crackers filled with Lego pieces will get the kids building and entertaining themselves around the Christmas table in no time. Materials you will need: Christmas wrapping paper Toilet paper rolls Gold 5mm curling foil ribbon Lego pieces Equipment you will need : Ruler Pencil Scissors Glue Stick (or PVA glue) Preparation: ..

As featured in Penny's Working Mums MASTERCLASS My Christmas edition eZine. Fun Christmas Craft to create with your child. Hand-made Christmas cards are much treasured by loved ones and are a great Christmas craft for kids to get involved with. Follow the instructions on how to make a Christmas card using ribbons and buttons to create your own hand-made card to send to your loved ones. Materials you will need: 1 A5 (210mm by 148mm) sheet of green card pa..

To complement our range of children’s personalised birthday invitations and Thank-You cards we offer FREE matching party templates to download, print and enjoy as birthday party decorations. Follow the links bellow to download and print the birthday party templates: Happy Birthday Banner – this birthday banner is about 3m long once assembled. For durability, laminate each letter and attached to a wall using Blu Tack, or use a hole punch to add holes, string letters onto a ribbon a..

A Colouring-In competition is a fun activity to run at a birthday party. It is a particularly good activity if you do not have much room for the children to run around or on a rainy day. Activity Description: Give each child a colouring in sheet and pencils and encourage them to be creative. Offer prizes for different colouring skills like most colourful and neatest work. Before the Party: print out various colouring-in pages prepare colouring pencils, cray..

Have you thought about hosting a Sand Art Party for your child's birthday but don't know where to start? Here are 7 easy steps to show you how. Total party duration = 2 hours. 1. Meet and greet party guests - duration 15 minutes Blow bubbles while waiting for party guests to arrive, this creates a fun, relaxed atmosphere. When each new guest arrives, greet them and thank them for any presents. Offer them a bottle of bubbles so they can join in the fun. ..

Creating Sand Art is easy, here are a some instructions to get you started. 1. Give each child a Sand Art card. Encourage children to lift and peel one section of the pre-cut Sand Art card (top layer) with a toothpick and/or fingers. Sprinkle coloured sand onto exposed sticky area with a spoon. Press sand to the card with the back of a spoon. Tap excess sand back into the tray. 2. Repeat the above steps for all additional sections on the card. 3. P..