“Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.” – Pablo Picasso I love art but I must confess I don’t do as much of it as an adult as I did as a kid. When I was growing up I was sure I would become a…
#Christmas Little Makes Week 2
This week Jemma has been making these very simple and extremely cute paper Christmas Trees and we have been making these truly cute Pebble Snowmen to share with Aiden’s friends at forest school. We love a nature inspired Christmas Make! What Christmassy goodies have you been making? We’d love to you to link them up so we can…
Pebble Snowmen Kids Craft
A few weeks ago we took to the beach to collect pebbles for our story stones to help Aiden talk more with other kid’s at forest school. Well they were such a hit with both Aiden, the other kids, AND the teachers, that we thought this week we would make another pebble craft to take…
#Littlemakes – Week 24
In one weeks time it will be December and I can officially put up the Christmas decorations. It seems that Christmas starts earlier and earlier each year and although I do love Christmas (remember I bought that 11ft Christmas tree even though it doesn’t fit in our house. True story!) I do think preparing for…
#Christmas Little Makes has arrived
This time last year was when Jemma over at Thimble and Twig approached me to co-host #Christmaslittlemakes She was extremely patient with me as I emailed her manically (often at 3am as I nursed Faye) for the following four weeks asking all kinds of linky related questions and cursing technology. So a year has gone…
DIY Kid’s Fairy Forest Bedroom Makeover
When we moved house in September I said to Keith, the first rooms we have to decorate are the kid’s ones because I want them to really love their rooms and feel totally safe at home in them. Aiden had very set ideas as to what he wanted in his room (you can see his…
DIY Kid’s Lego Bedroom Makeover and *GIVEAWAY*
I have been planning Aiden’s Lego themed bedroom for quite some time now. I had originally planned to send the kid’s out with Keith one morning and when they returned I had wanted to do a big bedroom surprise for Aiden of the new bedroom. However, life got in the way as it does so…
#Littlemakes – Week 23
Team #littlemakes are still fully loving Autumn, even if everyone is trying to rush Christmas on us! I’m enjoying getting out the coats and gloves and having blustery, chilly Winnie-the-Pooh type days. This week for #littlemakes, Jemma over at Thimble & Twig has made a hessian height chart but hasn’t decided where to put it?…
Stone Stories – Pebble Painting with Preschoolers
Regular readers will know that after three weeks of absolutely loving starting forest school, Aiden suddenly after the halfterm really really started hating it. The poor boy was so worried about going that the nights before he was in the next day he would have nightmares and panic. It was absolutely awful and we still…
#Littlemakes – Week 22
Whose feeling spooky then? I love this time of year not only for Halloween which really is such a silly fun holiday (one of the best), but for the lovely crisp Autumn weather. I also love this time of year because nature produces some fantastic crafting tools for kids to play with. This week we…