As a child I used to make rowanberry necklaces at the end of summer holidays and in the beginning of the school year. My school was 10min walking distance from my house and I always walked through a park where there were a lot of rowan trees giving beautiful red berries. Together with my friends, we used to pick-up the most beautiful berries to make little jewellery for us … [Read more...] about DIY rowanberry necklace – fine motor skills activity for kids
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How to build a foldable lightbox
For a while now, I have been thinking about building my own lightbox, but I never took the time to do so. Moreover, I prefer to use the natural light as much as possible and I had no problems with that during summer time. I even took some pictures outside whenever I could. But now, the gorgeous summer light is over, autumn is here and winter is approaching. So, my natural … [Read more...] about How to build a foldable lightbox
DIY felt necklace for toddlers
This felt necklace for toddlers is inspired from a DIY book with a suppliers box, that my daughter received from her Dad. He brought it from his trip to France and it is called " Je crée des bijoux du monde", which means "I create jewelry of the world". It is really a great discovery kit for little girls, however some mom's help is needed for the little ones. For our first … [Read more...] about DIY felt necklace for toddlers
How to make butterfly wings
By Gosia If you don't have enough of my butterflies yet, here is another one: butterfly wings! This kiddo project also comes from my daughter's butterfly birthday party. I prepared the wings before the party, cutting them from a colored Bristol paper. The girls made all the decoration and I must admit they were really creative! Here is just one example, there were many … [Read more...] about How to make butterfly wings
Tissue paper butterfly – DIY craft ideas for kids
By Gosia When I was looking for activities and crafts suitable for my daughter's butterfly birthday party, I came across this cute tissue paper butterfly craft. When I showed it to my daughter, she said she would really love to make one like that. When I went to buy all the craft supplies, I found nice colorful clothes pins with a little magnet inside. I thought they … [Read more...] about Tissue paper butterfly – DIY craft ideas for kids