My aim is to help keep our elderly and less-abled folk busy and happy! However...many of the crafts and activities will also appeal to all ages and abilities, so do have a browse...Loads of different crafts and quizzes - very easy to find by clicking on category buttons below! Have also introduced some discussion on ACEO Miniature watercolour painting - a new hobby?
Wednesday 21 December 2022
Sunday 4 December 2022
Printable Santa Template - For Tree Hangings - Tutorial
Tuesday 22 November 2022
Make a 3D Card Christmas Tree - with Printable Template!
Wednesday 16 November 2022
Quiz - Match the Collective Noun to the Animal - Free Printable Quiz!
Friday 11 November 2022
Four New Free Christmas Printables!
Here is the first one - a List for Santa!
Good one for parents, to at least have an idea, what the kids are hoping Santa will bring them on Christmas Day!
Then we have a beautiful scene to colour in - The Nativity
As our schools prepare and show their Christmas Nativity Plays, this will give the kids the traditional and everlasting scene to colour in and display as we celebrate the Festive Season...
Lastly we have two new placemats, to colour in and prepare to use them on your Christmas Day table, with your family and friends...For lots more Christmas Placemats and other Christmas Crafts Click here ...
Happy Christmas crafting!
Tuesday 8 November 2022
Christmas Angel - Paper Plate Craft!
Paper Plate (I used a 23cm diameter plate)
Pencil Carbon Paper
Glue
Sprinkle Glitter
Paints or other "Colouring-In" materials
Tinsel or any other trimming you choose.
Stapler
Sequins or flat beads (if you want - to stick onto front of dress)
Turn the paper plate over so your are working on the underneath surface.
Trace the Angel Template
onto the paper plate - on underneath surface!
Apply glue to the wings and sprinkle with glitter.
Paint the dress (or colour-in with your felt tip pens etc.)
Paint the hair and face.
Leave until dry.
Sunday 16 October 2022
Halloween Buttons!
A4 sheet of card for background
Yellow or orange card for your pumpkin
Black buttons for your spiders and orange etc for the pumpkin
Glue stick
Black felt tip pen
How to make...
Print out your pumpkin - here is the Pumpkin Template
With thanks to One Little Project for this free template!
Print your Halloween word - Halloween Template
Cut out both of these templates and stick them onto your A4 card
Stick your coloured buttons onto the pumpkin and scatter and stick the black buttons around the card
Draw on the spider legs...
Have a Happy and Scary Halloween...!!
Tuesday 4 October 2022
Tutorial - Lollipop Halloween Spiders and Ghosts!
Lollipop Halloween Spiders and Ghosts were great fun to make!
You will need...
A lollipop on a stick
4 pipe cleaners (chenille craft stems)
2 Googly eyes (we used 7mm)
Double sided sticky pads
Fold each pipe cleaner in half and twist the centre once around the stick of the lollipop, making a leg on either side - eight legs in all.
Lollipop Halloween Ghost
You will need...
A lollipop on a stick
A piece of old sheeting (or you can use tissue paper) about 25 to 30cms square
Ribbon - we used black, purple orange and yellow - 3mm width
A Loom Band or small elastic band
Black felt tip pen
A plastic straw (optional)
How to make...
Place the round lollipop in the centre of the white sheeting and fix around the head with a small elastic band.