Here's the dinosaur carry bag with play mat I made. I think the pictures mostly speak for themselves.

I made these simple wooden rubber band guns with Mr 6 today. It was declared to be "epic" so many times I thought I'd share...

So it might not be Christmas season right now, but it is cold and wintery weather, and perfect for a bit of quiet indoor craft time. ...

Before After This is the perfect activity for yet another rainy afternoon. The technique is easy, colour in a page using water colou...

I recently saw this lovely post at Made by Joel to use a peg board and twigs to make a play scene. The idea was still fresh in my head w...

Mr 5 has recently been interested in flags. And when he gets interested in something he tends to sit down and study it for hours. This m...

The other day the kids wanted to make some dolls to act out some stories using the story box Miss 3 and I had made. We made toilet pa...

You can't get an activity much simpler than this. Paperclip chains (or necklaces or bracelets or houses) can be a pleasant way for t...

The Catapult I wanted to make the craft stick catapult from the tutorial on Storm the castle . We bought the popsicle sticks, and ...

I've seen marshmallow and toothpick construction around a bit on the internet, and we just so happened to have some mini marshmallows i...

  When my son was younger he was cars obsessed, anything with wheels was much loved. We started with a cardboard garage when he was ...

My kids are always getting stickers, as rewards, or from the fruit shop, or from the school banking, or dentist. What ever they are, the ...

Some simple accessories can turn a mundane morning into a pirate adventure. Grab the trusty washing-basket boat, make a treasure map, an...

One afternoon Mr 4 asked if we could do a science experiment, something he loves. He wanted to mix milk with water and see what happened...

I once saw an idea to stick foam stickers on bottle caps to make your own stamps. We didn't have any foam stickers left, but we did h...

I wanted to try making cornstarch dough after seeing the beautiful mushroom and beads by 5 Orange Potatoes . Her recipe calls for equal...

I'm really happy with this magnetic triangular dominoes set I recently made. My kids have been enjoying using our Tantrix set, alt...

Such a simple little game, this peg catapult delighted the kids. I taped a bottle lid to a clothes peg, and then I taped the peg to a ...