Hi everyone, it is Jen from The Mad House, A Thrifty Mum and Frugal and Fun here. I am taking over A Frugal Family today whilst Cass and the mini frugals are sunning themselves.Sun is something we seen to be lacking, so why not make some rain catchers and make the most of the wet weather we are havingMaterials:Large bottle (A 2 litre pop bottle or a water bottle) Scissors Wooden spoon Ruler Permanent markerInstructions:We took a couple of water bottles and I cut the top third off and we turned it upside down and fitted it in the bottom two thirds of the bottle to use as … [Read more...]
Quick Craft – Make an Olympic Trophy….
A couple of years ago we made some trophies out of a toilet roll, a piece or card and some shiny gold paint and today, when I read that Maggy from RedTedArt was having a bit of an Olympic Get Crafty, I decided to dust off our trophy post and share it with you again. After all, you never know when you're going to need to make a trophy at short notice, especially during the Olympics ;-)For each trophy you need two pieces of card cut out in the shape of a trophy, just a bit bigger than your toilet roll. I’m really not very arty but I managed to make one and then used it as a template for … [Read more...]
Easter craft ideas for arty kids….
[Photo by fotologic] Easter is a lovely time of year, the light nights are here, the weather is perking up and nature is alive with flowers, birds and bunnies. Why not celebrate by giving friends and family some pretty handmade gifts this year? Chocolate is lovely but let’s face it, you can have too much of a good thing. Many people will appreciate a keepsake instead, especially if it’s been made by a niece, nephew or grandchild. Children adore cutting and sticking and it’s good for developing their fine motor skills and giving them a sense of achievement when they hand over the finished … [Read more...]
Colourful Crayons….
We love making colourful crayon cakes, they're fun to make and when they're done, they're even more fun to draw with. To make your own crayon cakes, arrange broken crayons in some paper cake cases like we've done below (we tend t use cheap silicone cases and keep some just for this but paper works just as well). If you're feeling particularly creative you can arrange them in to coordinating colour schemes, last time we made these, Miss Frugal made one using a heart shaped silicone mould case and just pink and red crayon bits which was gorgeous and almost too pretty to draw with.If … [Read more...]
Gloop – easily the best science experiment we’ve done at home….
When I read about Chris' adventures with Gloop over at Thinly Spread, I thought it looked perfect for us, so I wrote it down somewhere in one of my many notebooks on one of my many 'Things to do with the kids' lists. Except that I seem to remember buying a nice new pretty notebook shortly after which meant that the one I'd written the idea down in was relegated to the old notebook drawer (yes, we really have one) and Gloop was forgotton about. Miss Frugal reminded me of it last week when I bought her a Science Experiment book and she wrote me a list of ten experiments she had seen in there … [Read more...]
An Explosive Get Crafty….
When I saw that the theme for the latest Get Crafty was water based crafts, I immediately thought of this. Even though it doesn't use water and it isn't even really a craft, it is lots of fun so I'm going to pretend it is a water craft anyway ;-)The Fun Bit....All you need to make an explosion like ours is a large bottle of Diet Coke (you can use other fizzy pop, but Diet Coke has the best results) and a packet of mint flavoured Mentos.Place the opened bottle of Diet Coke on a flat surface outside away from anything you don't want to get wet. Make sure all little people are … [Read more...]
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