Easter egg with cross symbol craft ideas for children of all ages! The basic printout of the symbol of the cross hidden in an egg shape can be used in several different ways. Very young children can decorate the egg with crayons and tissue paper. Older children (10 plus) can trace the picture onto tracing… Continue reading Easter egg with cross symbol craft
Category: Family Ideas
Wax Resist Pictures
Wax resist pictures are fun and easy to create. All you need is some paper, wax crayons, watery paint and a paint brush. You can make patterns and pictures - it's very easy and relatively mess free. If you want to create a pattern then it's fun to start with taking a crayon for a… Continue reading Wax Resist Pictures
Use what you have Christmas Collage
Use what you have to make a Christmas collage. There is so much for us to spend money on at Christmas that it's a nice change to use what we already have have to make crafts. I always keep Christmas cards as they have great pictures. And those bits of wrapping paper that aren't quite… Continue reading Use what you have Christmas Collage
Ascension Day Craft (5-11 year olds)
All you need - A3 paper x2Cloud shape cut from A4 cardGreen and blue paper to make sky and hillGlueCotton wool to add to cloud Verse from Acts 1:11 (see download below) Cut into a size to fit into the cloud men-of-galilee-acts-1v11Download To make the eleven disciples make a paper chain of eleven men. To… Continue reading Ascension Day Craft (5-11 year olds)
‘Thank you God for yummy food’ craft
To Make You need A4 card with holes punched at the top (landscape) centre and thread added Stick on lots of pictures of fruit and vegetables (from gardening catalogues)Add the ribbon/banner. See download below. banner-thank-you-god-for-yummy-food-1Download Hang up in the kitchen! While you are making talk about the names of the fruit and vegetables, their colours… Continue reading ‘Thank you God for yummy food’ craft
Beautiful flowers and Jesus’ promise (Sermon on the Mount)
This is a craft and something to read and think about from the Bible. It's an idea to help families to look at the Bible together. Enjoy! You need a Bible, glue, paper/card, flower photos from catalogues/magazines, scissors (adult supervision required) and some time to do this together! If you want you can seperate this… Continue reading Beautiful flowers and Jesus’ promise (Sermon on the Mount)
Star Christmas decoration to make – using lollipop sticks
Star Christmas decoration to make to hang on the tree! Lots of sequins are needed for this simple star shaped decoration for the Christmas Tree. It's a fun craft to make and looks lovely as a special home made decoration. The printable banner, 'Joy to the World' is a reminder of the great news of… Continue reading Star Christmas decoration to make – using lollipop sticks
Autumn activity for kids!
autumn-activity-for-kids-1Download Several years ago when my children were children (and not adults - how did that happen so fast?!) we planted some conkers in plant pots. Once we had kept the squirrels at bay they began to grow and are now abour six feet tall. They are still in pots as horse chestnut trees can… Continue reading Autumn activity for kids!
Cress to grow at home
Cress is lovely to grow at home with children because it grows so fast! No long wait to see the seeds sprout. Within a week you have something that you can eat. No need for soil - I used an egg box, some tissues and the seeds. Seeds, egg box lid, tissuesAdd water to the… Continue reading Cress to grow at home
Easter Garden to make at home
Easter garden to make at home is a great way to celebrate Easter. The garden is a reminder of the Easter story and is also fun to make. Traditionally an Easter Garden would be made using soil, moss, flowers etc but this version is made entirely from paper and card - if you haven't got… Continue reading Easter Garden to make at home
Paper Plate Nativity
Angels, Mary, Joseph, shepherds and the manger with the baby. Great for a nativity decoration and for telling the Christmas story. Links to 'how to make' the characters (specifically the angels but the same basic idea is used for Mary, Joseph and the shepherds too) and the manger The stable is a cardboard box covered… Continue reading Paper Plate Nativity
Make Your Own Advent Calendar
All you need to make an advent calendar with Bible verses that help us to prepare for Christmas
Easter egg – messy craft!
This is a craft where you get in a bit of a sticky mess - but it's fun! The egg shape is polystyrene. (I bought them from Amazon) I covered it in PVA glue and added tissue paper layers. If you finish off with a layer of glue it'll look shiny. Experiment with the decoration.… Continue reading Easter egg – messy craft!
Easter decorations!
This craft is suitable for all ages - you may have to vary how you decorate the shapes. I used air drying modelling clay to make flowers and eggs. These were cut using cookie cutters. The shapes need time to dry out - a couple of days. We'll be decorating flower shapes at Toddler Group.… Continue reading Easter decorations!
Teach us to pray activity
Teach us to pray activity to go with the Bible story from Acts 12:1-19 - Peter in prison. The church met to pray for Peter and their prayers were answered. This take home craft is a reminder to pray. It would be great to use as a family too. Each person could pick a card… Continue reading Teach us to pray activity
Paper Plate Christingle
I so wanted to make something like this last year but just ran out of time. So this year I was determined to make a craft focusing on Christingle. This is not necessarily instead of making the real thing. This craft could be done as an extra activity or used for very young children that… Continue reading Paper Plate Christingle
Super-easy icicle Christmas tree decoration
I found this decoration idea on Pinterest. Take a look at the original by Happy Hooligans here. It is so simple and easy to make but also looks great. There is no need for glue or paint either! All you need are some glittery pipe cleaners, beads - I used circular and star shaped and… Continue reading Super-easy icicle Christmas tree decoration