I'm happy to be back again for part of Rainy Day Mum's Storybook Summer series! This year I've got a beautiful butterfly craft for you that pairs ...
Arts and Crafts for Kids
"Every Child is an Artist"
Pablo Picasso
Invite creativity into your life, nurture the Artist in them and explore crafts that will set foundations for a creative life
"a creative mind is never a bored"
Ladybug Craft for Toddlers and Preschoolers – Pretty Suncatcher for the Window
We love making suncatchers here in the Rainy Day Mum house, they are easy to make and low mess (which is always a bonus). This Easy Ladybug Craft for ...
Coffee Filter Sunflower Craft
One thing I love about summer is the beautiful sunflowers that grow and we're inspired by those for this craft for another idea for our Garden Week ...
DIY Garden Gnomes
For the second post in our Garden Week for Storybook Summer, we are heading off to the miniature world of Garden Gnomes and have a gorgeous craft for ...
Hooray for Fish Pattern Making Activity
It’s Ocean week and today’s Storybook Summer idea is a simple fish pattern making activity inspired by Hooray for Fish by Lucy Cousins. Paint colorful ...
Shell Stepping Stones to Make
Not sure what to do with all the seashells and rocks your kids bring home from the beach? Use their beach treasures to create mementoes of your trip ...
Beach Themed Paper Plate Wreath for Kids to Make
Continuing with our ocean week for Storybook Summer this year we have an easy summer craft for kids to make with a simple paper plate wreath with 3D ...
Rocket Craft and Experiment
We're carrying on with our Space Themed Week for Storybook Summer and today we have a treat the author of the children's book is creating the activity ...
Watercolour Planets
For our second week of Storybook Summer this year we have a fun week of out of the world space-themed activities to do. We are starting off with the ...
Balancing Dinosaur STEAM Activity for Kids
We love crafts that give a little than just looking great and getting creative. I think this is one of the reasons why I love STEAM activities the ...
Solar Print Dinosaur Footprints for Kids to Make
We love exploring more about dinosaurs and how we know what they we like here on Rainy Day Mum, as this second activity for our annual Storybook ...
10 Easy and Fun Farm Animal Crafts for Toddlers and Preschoolers
There are two times of the year that I made a real effort to get to the farm with my kids, spring to see the baby animals and new growth in the fields ...
Easter Story Stones
The message about why we celebrate Easter hides behind the Bunnies and Eggs. Many children don't know the Easter Story. But you can help them ...
Easter Hats for Kids to Make
Growing up every Easter there would be the Easter Bonnet Parade at school and church. I remember spending time with my mum and her craft supplies ...
Salt Dough Layers of the Earth Model
Science is full of concepts that are a little abstract and you can't actually experience yourself. Things like there is zero gravity in space or the ...
Rainbow Sensory Bag for Toddlers
Rainbows have fascinated people for years - from thinking that pot of gold can be found at the end of the rainbow to showing that in fact light is ...
St Patrick’s Day Green Salt Dough Shamrocks
With St Patrick's Day coming up it's time to get a little creative and we have a fun twist on our classic salt dough recipe to make some green salt ...
Over 30 Recycled Material and Junk Modelling Crafts for Kids of All Ages
If you take a peek into our house at any point you will find a collection of junk models and boxes and bits and pieces from the recycling drying as ...
Easy Mother’s Day Card for Toddlers to Make
With Mother's Day coming I thought I would share this simple to make Mother's Day Card. This is perfect for children toddlers upwards to do with an ...
Spring Crafts for Toddlers
Spring is finally here, well trying to make an appearance, even if it’s still a little cold! So, it’s the perfect time to start thinking about Spring ...
String Art Canvas Heart for Kids and You to Make
Art projects that we can collaborate on as a family are a lot of fun like our collaborative ocean canvas. At this time of the year through instead of ...
