arts & crafts - Polly Jemima

Fun Autumn Crafts for Kids

October 6, 2023

Autumn has fully arrived, and with the girls all back to Uni/College it’s just me and the boys at home most days. We’re finding a new home educating groove, changing things up to do what suits the boys best. We try and have a couple of days at home each week, so they can do...

EVERYDAY LIFE

Valentine Crafts for kids

February 5, 2016

With Valentines Day just around the corner, I’ve been finding out a few fun, themed crafts that I thought the girls might like to make. Baya especially always loves all the pink cutesie love themed crafts!! These past couple of weeks have been so cold and windy that we’ve been home lots and in need...

EVERYDAY LIFE

Turn a favourite t-shirt into a keepsake toy

November 5, 2015

Us Mama’s have a tendency to get sentimental over those cute little baby clothes are kiddos wore.. there is always the odd item that you really really love them wearing and shed a little tear over the day that they grow out of {please tell me it’s not just me that does that….?!?}. I used...

FAMILY

My Top Indoor Activities for a Rainy Day with the Kids

September 18, 2015

Here in not-always-so-sunny North Wales, I try to get the kids outside as often as possible. Enjoying the great outdoors is a big part of learning about the world, so we get out and explore when we can. Usually, we go out come rain or shine. If we didn’t, we would have to miss out...

EVERYDAY LIFE

Where The Wild Things Are – Tube Doll craft

April 13, 2015

We’re joining in with Wild Rumpus to celebrate the nations love of Where the Wild Things Are today with a fun craft for your kiddos to do. It’s a book that we love and have read many times over the years to our kiddos. It’s a real children’s classic – the story of Max, a...

EVERYDAY LIFE

Festive Snow Jars

December 10, 2014

We’re hoping for a White Christmas this year… last year was a little disappointing on the snow front, and the big kiddos are desperate to be able to go sledging! I remember loving playing in the snow when I was little, my big brother pulling me around the field on the sledge and building snowmen....

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Kids Craft Essentials

December 8, 2014

I’m always grateful that my three girlies love crafting as much as I do. There is something so fun about putting out a table full of random odds and ends and letting them create away and see their imagination flowing. Especially through the winter months, we spend a lot of our time crafting. We have...

EVERYDAY LIFE

Make it: No-sew Fairy Tutu’s

April 24, 2014

Yesterday was a rainy day. The girls have spent most of the last week or two playing outdoors, enjoying the sunshine. A wet day indoors was the perfect excuse for us to get crafty. The girlies love dressing up, and we have a huge trunk full of dressing up outfits. Baya especially is in love...

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