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Crafts and Creative Play

Explore expert-backed crafts and creative play ideas for kids—fun, educational activities that support development, creativity, and family bonding at home.

A Beginner’s Guide to the Chalkola Acrylic Paints

May 12November 20 by Sabina Green
A Beginner's Guide to the Chalkola Acrylic Paints

Chalkola acrylic paints are a type of paint that are often used by artists to create their paintings. They are also used in many other ways, for example, to colour the inside of kids’ toys.

Categories Crafts and Creative Play Tags acrylic paint, Art, homeschooling, painting

How to Sew a Running Stitch in Hand Sewing?

April 20July 30 by Sabina Green
hand sewing

If you have been wondering how to sew a running stitch in hand sewing, you should consider a few things to be successful.

Categories Crafts and Creative Play Tags Crafts, make do and mend, sewing

What can you do with Acrylic Paint Markers?

June 25June 24 by Sabina Green
Chalkola

The Chalkola acrylic paint markers are kid-safe, low odour and non-toxic. Use them on just about any surface imaginable so we have a few ideas for you to try.

Categories Crafts and Creative Play Tags acrylic paint, Art, craft ideas, craft pens, painting

So Sand DIY So Sand Studio Review #ad

March 19February 13 by Sabina Green
So Sand DIY So Sand Studio Review #ad

So Sand DIY So Sand Studio is for sensory fun, enabling you to create magic sand with over 30 unique sensory experiences for 100% complete ASMR satisfaction.

Categories Kids Activities, Crafts and Creative Play Tags children's crafts, sensory play

Crafting Supplies To Always Have On Hand

March 19December 11 by Sabina Green
Crafting Supplies To Always Have On Hand

You never know when the urge to start crafting is going to happen. This is why you have to keep quite a few crafting supplies on hand so that you can be easily prepared when it does strike. Keep in mind that all of these supplies can actually be used for many other activities as … Read more

Categories Kids Activities, Crafts and Creative Play Tags Art, children's crafts, Christmas crafts, Crafts, Easter Crafts

10 Hidden Details You Never Noticed in Famous Paintings

March 28September 13 by Sabina Green
10 Hidden details you have never seen in famous paintings

In an attempt to understand an art piece we miss the tiniest of clues the artists have scattered all over the painting. Here are 10 details in famous paintings.

Categories Crafts and Creative Play Tags Art

Embroidery Tips For Beginners

August 23September 11 by Sabina Green
Embroidery tips for beginners

When it comes to hand embroidery, take slow and small steps. Before starting on anything, here are some of the embroidery tips you need to follow to reach your elite level.

Categories Crafts and Creative Play Tags Crafts

Creative Things to Sew For Your Dog

July 26August 13 by Sabina Green
woman sewing while sitting on chair

Dogs are truly man’s best friend so let them know how much they mean to you with these creative gifts to sew for your dog.

Categories Crafts and Creative Play Tags Crafts, dog accessories, dog owner, Gifts, sewing

Crochet Sanity in lockdown with Lovecrafts #ad

April 6June 5 by Sabina Green
Lovecrafts Super Chunky Crochet Throw

My Lovecrafts project is the Super Chunky Crochet Throw which is perfect for beginners and comes with a really easy to follow pattern with full instructions.

Categories Crafts and Creative Play Tags Crafts, crochet, learning, Lockdown, self care
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