We know you love some loo roll craft as much as we do so here is another fab idea to use up all those rolls!
Follow this tutorial to whip up your own googly eyed darlings, just like these.
image courtesy of http://eighteen25.blogspot.com/
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This will only take a sec! Grab your roll of aluminium foil, let the kids unroll a loooooong strip, shape it to accommodate a stream of water, add kids and some small boats, animals or cars and off you go! Easy peasy.
image courtesy of amoandbows.com
Here’s a super dooper quick crafty idea that if, like me, you are constantly stuck in the middle of a battle of some kind between little people. It might be a friendly pillow battle, a jumping battle on the trampoline, a food battle, a Lego battle, a REAL (mean) battle of wills, or a good ole light sabre battle!
If you don’t want to spend a mozza on a Light Sabre with all the bells and whistles, you can whip one up with the kids using a pool noodle and some electric tape. Easy peasy. Done.
I am the middle of three girls. Growing up, I shared a bedroom with my big sister. We had matching olive green chenille bedspreads and seventies floral wallpaper. When we were young we didn’t fight and really loved sharing a room. Thankfully, by the time crazy girl hormones started to kick in and arguments became a regular thing, mum and dad had extended and we all had our own little haven to escape to and decorate however we liked.
Whilst our home extension plans remain a bit of a pipe dream right now, my hubby has been ‘lobbying’ to have all three of our boys share one bedroom. The main selling point is it would give us a free space to convert to a dedicated play room – my dream come true. On the down side, it may mean that the two good sleepers we currently savour might lose their mojo thanks to middle sized son, the not-so-good sleeper, who is regularly heard still talking to himself or his toys as late as 10pm, despite being put to bed at 8pm on the dot. And when I say talking, I mean loudly conversing with make believe characters including sound effects and the whole catastrophe.
So I’ve been searching for inspiration and ideas on how to make a room for three work. Thankfully we don’t have the gender issue so that makes it a little easier but we are working with a relatively small space.
I found these and like bits and pieces about each of them.
Clockwise from top left;
emmas.blogg.se
stylishlyeverafter.blogspot.com
decoratualma.blogspot.com
babydeco.blogspot.com
Do your kids share? How do you make it work?
How fab are these rooms with a splash of red?
Not sure which one I could claim as my favourite as there’s a little bit of something fabulous in all of them. I am, however, particularly partial to the big red “R” for the Dude, the red dresser and the spotty noticeboard (I love a pink and red colour combo, although I’m not likely to have a chance to use it anytime soon!)
Clockwise from top left – images courtesy of;
thebooandtheboy.com
atypicaltypea.com
centsationalgirl.com
houzz.com
The Festival of Seven has begun.
Our biggest little guy turns the BIG 7 tomorrow so we celebrated with a little Slot Car Party with a couple of his buddies on the weekend.
After a last minute call out for advice on how to best make a road on a cake, I ‘borrowed’ some black fondant from a friend and got to work on it. OK, I know it’s no masterpiece and I think it’s safe to say the road looked more like the half fixed tarmac that Lightning McQueen cobbled together to get out of Radiator Springs in the first movie, rather than a smooth as silk race track.
Nevertheless, my gorgeous 6 year old was terribly impressed and grateful. He also now knows how to make “grass” from shredded coconut and green food colouring – a fundamental life skill.
I’m a serious pinterest addict so of course that was the first place I headed to find further inspiration. I came across these fab free printables from vinnie pearce blog (sooo love a free printable) and used them for labelling food and drinks.
All in all this party was a big hit with the little fellas, was relatively stress free for mama and didn’t cost a fortune. Everyone’s a winner.
The school holidays are almost upon us here so we are stockpiling crafty ideas to counter any winter holiday cabin fever. One of the first ideas on the list is this awesome jetpack made from old plastic bottles. This tutorial (courtesy of the amazing doodle craft blog) uses soft drink bottles but you could easily adapt it to use milk containers.
May the force be with you. x
Growing up in Lake Macquarie (near Newcastle) a trip to the “local” drive in was a bit of a hike but most definitely a very special occasion. My two sisters and I loved the fancy little speaker outside dad’s driver window, buying popcorn from the kiosk and being able to snuggle under our blankets to watch Herbie the Love Bug.
Drive-ins are few and far between these days but how is this for a fab recreation of one? Makes the perfect setting for a ‘movie night’ party for the kids. Here, a trampoline covered with a large white sheet makes for a fab screen and the little personalised cars all lined up in a row are just too cute for words. You could take things a step further and ask guests to decorate or personalise their own car as part of the entertainment.
Either way, this party idea gets the triple thumbs up from my three little guys.
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Mama of three boys = serious lego collection.
Take into account we also boast a substantial “vintage” collection that my in-laws saved from my hubby’s childhood (that’s another story) and I am always looking for clever clogs ideas that use these timeless coloured blocks in any way other than the norm.
Here are my three favourites;
Lego Key Chain Board Thingy
This is one of those “why didn’t I think of that?” ideas. Simply attach a piece of lego to your key ring and a lego board to your wall and you’ll never need to scream “where are my keys” again.
(Image courtesy of pinterest)
Lego Maths
If your little one is not that interested in Maths, this is a great way to get their attention. The dog wont eat their homework ever again …
(Image courtesy of thesixkents.wordpress.com)
Lego Play Table
We have done this using a cheapie bedside table (ours is IKEA but I have also seen them at other department stores for under $20). Glue lego board onto the table to assist little ones to play at a suitable height, and (here is the best bit) keep the lego contained in one area. We have storage tubs under the table. Suitable for duplo through to lego.
(Images courtesy of skiptomylou.org and meetthedubiens.blogspot.com)
As you can imagine we have quite the collection of toy cars around here. Not to sound irresponsible (OK, well maybe a bit), our littlest one has been playing with matchbox cars with his big brothers since he was one, or maybe even younger. Our first born would not have been allowed anywhere near a “not suitable for children under three” toy until he actually hit the magic age of three. Anyhoo, I digress.
Anyone who has stepped on a matchbox car or piece of Lego in the middle of the night knows that can be a terribly painful experience. Storage is key. Hence, we just had to share one of our all time favourite storage ideas for cars – the IKEA magnetic knife holder on the wall. Handy, easy and looks terribly fabulous.
Do you have any handy little storage ideas for your kid’s toys?
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