Once again it's been all about the crochet here, but a bit of other crafting has managed to sneak in too. For the first time in ages I've actually sat down and made something with Little Miss C and we actually had great fun doing so. Our paper plate Care Bear was a huge success, especially when she took him to school for show and tell. After never showing any interest in anything crafty Master C has also surprised me this week buy asking to join in when LMC was painting paper plates for her Care Bear and then when it was just me and him at home again asking to do some painting. ... read more
Christmas Craft: Toilet Roll Angels
Sometimes Christmas crafts just need to be as simple as possible, especially when small children are involved and that's what I hope I've achieved with this simple toilet roll angel project. What you need: Toilet roll White paint Cardboard - a cereal box is ideal Scissors Pipe cleaners - silver or gold ideally Glue Glitter - silver or gold, or glitter glue Sticky tape Pink or flesh coloured paper Felt tip pens Something round to draw round Start off by painting the outside of your toilet roll white. You may need two coats of paint for this. Draw a circle on ... read more