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Pom Pom Pen Holders

Pom poms are all the rage at the moment, and that’s fine by me. I ADORE pom poms! They pop up in all sorts of forms, and below are some adorable products I’ve seen in my travels. Recycled Mats Felt...

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Foldable Paddle Pop Stick Treasure Map

School holidays are coming up, and having a few projects to extend children’s play is a good idea if you like having ideas up your sleeve for an opportune moment. Sometimes, I put together a School...

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3 Ways to Make Pom Poms

Pom Poms are a simple wool craft that children primary school age and above will enjoy making for a variety of uses including pom pom garlands, pom pom rugs or even a pom pom toy for the pet cat to...

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Foldable Paddle Pop Stick Card

This paddle pop stick folding craft is simple and mess free! You can draw a treasure map (for the template version click here), a card for Mum, Dad or a friend, or even an inspirational quote....

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Cooking Fun With Kids – Bread Shapes

If you’re looking for a simple cooking project to do with kids, they can create their own bread shapes with dough. Making Dough I often make dough, and I’ve detailed how I make it here. It’s not hard...

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Kids Baking Championship

Brought to you by Food Network Australia If you haven’t checked out Food Network there are heaps of great shows on to watch with the kids. For children who enjoy baking, there’s the Kids Baking...

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DIY Lego Marble Maze

Here’s a simple and fun idea! Challenge the kids to raid the Lego box and make a marble maze . There’s a lot of learning that goes into this project, from the planning phase to playing. Kids can start...

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Unicorn Slime

Making slime can be a bit tricky. With the mid-year school holidays coming up, it’s an activity that kids can go bonkers over! We were recently sent the Shamrock Gloo Slime Base & Shamrock Gloo...

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Nail wraps – do they work?

I want to say on the outset, that I’m not affiliated with Jamberry or other nail wrap brands. I purchased a kit to support a friend a while ago, and thought I would do a review of my experience. I’ll...

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Turn a Box into a Dollhouse

If you have a large box lying around, you can easily turn it into a dollhouse for toys, or if you have toddlers, somewhere they can can in and sit. It’s easy, but there is a bit of a process which I...

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Turn a box into roads for toy cars

Over the years, I’ve made quite a few of these city roads for toys cars for my kids. It’s super simple and quick to make, and great fun for kids, especially during the school holidays.  Materials Large...

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Paddle Pop Stick Nativity Ornament

This Paddle Pop Stick Nativity Ornament is an easy DIY decoration you can make with the kids.  Every Christmas, I change the colour scheme on our tree. I also interchange between a silver tree and dark...

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Disney Words by Woolworths

  Sponsored Our family are massive Disney fans so we are super excited about the release of Disney Words by Woolworths! It’s such a great idea. You can collect a Disney themed tile with every $30 spent...

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Disney Words – Lots of Game Ideas

  Sponsored We’ve been collecting Disney Words by Woolies for a few weeks now and have a good stash of letters and characters. It’s easy to play games when we have a few moments here and there – you...

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Vuly Ultra Medium Trampoline Review

  Sponsored Review Post Over the past 18 years of parenting, there is one product that lasted the distance when it comes to enjoyment for the kids at every stage: the trampoline. It’s worth investing...

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Paddle Pop Stick Ballerina

Paddle pop sticks are a versatile material to make fun crafts. We’ve got so many craft ideas on the blog, it’s definitely worthwhile having some paddle pop sticks in your craft box. This paddle pop...

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Koala on Skis Christmas Biscuits

It’s getting to the end of the year where Christmas parties and get togethers require ‘bring a plate to share’. I love these opportunities to get creative and make a platter of biscuits or treats I...

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24 Days of Christmas Crafts and Food Ideas

I love this time of year, where Christmas is literally on the doorstep and all the craft making and biscuit baking can be done. There are so many crafts and baking you can choose to do each year. This...

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Your Wild Imagination Book Review – More Green Time, Less Screen Time

The irony is not lost on me that we often head to Pinterest or online sources (like this blog!) to gather a list of nature play ideas. Inspiration can come from all sources, but we sometimes need...

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Unicorn Glow Stick Craft

We love unicorns in our household. I’m not sure if any household with children doesn’t like unicorns. Although I’m sure there are some. The colourful, mystical creatures capture our imaginations and...

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