Welcome to another Wacky Workshops project – make your own gingerbread man and houses. The houses can be made large enough to use as a clever wrapping solution for Christmas or small enough to hold a tiny battery tea light and hang on the tree. There are two gingerbread man projects – an
Welcome to another Wacky Workshops project – Christmas ornaments that are so easy you can make them yourself. This week’s projects include a cute little sled out of paddle pop sticks, a wine cork tree, photo blocks to hang on your Christmas tree and little stars the kids can decorate.
Welcome to another Wacky Workshops project – crafting a natural Christmas. I love all the sparkle and glitz of the season and it just wouldn’t be the same without some glitter and tinsel. But there is something so beautiful in the simplicity of natural decorations, using nature’s gifts to help decorate. This week’s
Welcome to another Wacky Workshops project, funtastic gifts for Christmas. These little gifts come straight from the heart but do not require special skills and expensive materials. In fact, they are funtastic. They include a gorgeous teacup garden, a decorative tin, a personalised mug and a chalk board cutting board.
Welcome to another Wacky Workshops project. This week I have some super cute and fabulous jewellery crafts, some that can be done in literally seconds! The projects include some cute Christmas earrings made out of cardboard, a ridiculously easy necklace and bracelet using headbands, and how to turn kid art into wearable bling.
Welcome to another Wacky Workshops project – making homemade toys. This week’s instructions are for a homemade bouncing ball, a catapult and a paper plate dinosaur. Every child loves getting new toys but the joy and satisfaction they get from making their own are even better. Teaching kids to make their own toys
Welcome to another Wacky Workshops project – spooky art for Halloween. This is actually a collage and a great project to teach kids how to achieve balance in an artwork. I cheated when I did this project with my art students, many of whom do not have the fine motor skills for
Welcome to another Wacky Workshops project – easy to make mummies and monsters for Halloween. These fun crafts are the perfect way to help your little ones get into the spirit of Halloween. The mummies are so easy even the three-year-old Goddess enjoyed the fun. Who doesn’t like making scary monster faces? This
Welcome to another Wacky Workshops project – making apple head monsters for Halloween. If you want to create this craft you will need to start really soon to make it in time for Halloween, as the apples take several weeks to dry. Other than that, it’s a simple craft that doesn’t require any
Welcome to another Wacky Workshops project – making a Mandrake. Mandrakes are Mediterranean plants of the nightshade family. They were made famous in the Harry Potter movies because their forked, fleshy roots resemble the human form. Formerly used in medicine and magic, these remarkable plants are said to shriek when lifted from
