Crafts & Activities for Kids 25 of the Best Family Movies: Kids Movie Night Ideas the Whole Family Will Love Posted on July 21, 2025July 21, 2025 By Becky Looking for movie night ideas for kids that will actually keep everyone entertained? Whether you’re snuggling up and staying in on a rainy weekend, planning a Friday night treat, or hosting a school holiday movie marathon, I’ve got you covered with 25 of the best family movies of all time!… Read more
Crafts & Activities for Kids 10 Traditional Halloween Games for Kids Posted on July 21, 2025January 9, 2026 By Becky Traditional Halloween Games at a Glance Best for: Kids aged 3 to 12 (with easy adaptations for mixed ages) Prep time: Most games need 5 to 15 minutes setup What you will need: Household items like toilet rolls, apples, ping pong balls, plastic cups and a bit of imagination Party… Read more
Crafts & Activities for Kids 7 Transportation Crafts for Preschool Children Posted on June 18, 2025September 15, 2025 By Becky Preschoolers have a knack for collecting wheels in their pockets, singing “Wheels on the Bus” until grown-ups hum it in the shower, and turning the living-room sofa into a high-speed train. Lean into that ever-present fascination with all things that zoom, vroom, toot, or splash with these transportation crafts for… Read more
Crafts & Activities for Kids 7 Fun and Easy Horse Crafts for Toddlers Posted on June 18, 2025June 3, 2026 By Becky Whether it’s the gentle clip-clop sound in picture books or the proud chestnut ponies trotting at the local riding school, toddlers seem magically drawn to horses. They’re big, beautiful, often very patient animals—and, let’s be honest, neighing is just plain fun to imitate. Equine-mad little ones will adore these horse… Read more
BFL Post Viking Longboat Craft Posted on May 31, 2025January 9, 2026 By Becky Viking Longboat Craft: At a Glance Best for ages: 5 and up (with adult help for younger children) Time needed: 45-60 minutes Difficulty: Medium – some fiddly bits require grown-up hands Mess level: Low to medium Curriculum link: KS2 History – Vikings (Year 4) What you will make: A cardboard… Read more
Baking Decorating Iced Spiced Biscuits (Ginger Frosted Cookies) Posted on May 16, 2025May 20, 2025 By Becky On Friday, whilst Freddie was at Preschool, I decided to prep some biscuits in advance, in order for him, Sasha, and their cousin to decorate that afternoon. Our baking cupboard is brimming with all sorts of edible decorations that need using up, so this was the perfect opportunity to let… Read more
Crafts & Activities for Kids Salt Dough Dinosaur Fossils Posted on May 15, 2025July 21, 2025 By Becky I haven’t written a post about a children’s craft or activity for what feels like ages, which is a shame actually as when I started this blog it was all about things to do with little ones (and you can see loads of these in the crafts and activities for… Read more
Crafts & Activities for Kids Elmer Elephant Milk Bottle Craft Posted on May 6, 2025May 6, 2025 By Becky Now we’re a bit more into a ‘lockdown’ routine (including homeschool), I’ve managed to carve out more time and energy to do more craft activities with my 3, which actually we all love. Yesterday we had a go at an Elmer Elephant milk bottle craft, making the colourful elephant character… Read more
Crafts & Activities for Kids Traffic Light Craft for Preschool Posted on April 30, 2025September 15, 2025 By Becky I first saw this traffic light craft preschool activity on Pinterest, and thought it was a great idea. Now, like many small boys, Freddie is OBSESSED with a capital ‘O’, by anything transport related (you can see 7 Transportation Crafts for Preschool Children that we’ve also tried over the years!)… Read more