Let’s make a candle tissue art transfer craft today. We’ll need large plain candles, tissues, poster colors, paint brush, wax paper, scissors, hairdryer and work gloves for this craft. Paint your favourite item on the tissue and let it dry. Once dry, cut along the picture. Peel off the extra layers of tissues leaving only […]
We first did this toilet paper roll octopus back in 2010 with the elder brother. Today we did the same with the little brother but skipped the painting part so it is not too lengthy. You’ll need: 1 pcs toilet paper roll 1 pcs coloured foam 2 pcs googly eyes Hole punch Glue Watch this […]
Christmas is near and I am getting the kids to make some crafts to decorate our house. We will be making this simple craft we did back in 2010 – Handprint Christmas Mitten. My 3 year old did a tutorial video for this Handprint Mitten. Watch it here:
We did this sponge artwork with the elder brother back in 2012. Back then we did not have video tutorials. Today, we did this fun sponge painting with my 3 year old and we have the video to share. Here is the koi fish template if you wish to do it with your little ones […]
My youngest boy is now 3 years old. It is important to work on his soft motor skills. At this age, I pay more attention to his finger muscles and hand strengthening as it is crucial in helping him to hold the pencil when he starts going to school. Stamping is one of the best activity […]
The boys love craft so much that they even got their hands busy while on vacation. I signed them up for a couple of craft activities and making Sand Candle Art was one of them. Watch this video on how to make a sand candle art. We can DIY this at home. The only question […]
Today’s footprint craft is a remake of our footprint popsicle we did back in 2011 with the elder brother. The younger brother wanted to do it too but is too young to trace his own footprint and cut it out and got the big brother to help him out. The little one is able to […]
Rock painting is one of the easiest yet most fun activity to be done with the toddler. All we need is some paint and rocks and let the toddler paint away. Let him paint to his heart content. Dry it and use the rock for decoration. One can never have too many colored rocks 🙂 […]
Let’s take the kids outdoor today. Crafting doesn’t need to be confined within the four walls. It is more fun to be done outdoors. Kids love playing sand. Give them sand and they can be kept occupied for hours. After they are done playing, I let them enjoy a craft activity. Using glue, I wrote […]
The hot spell brought many leaves to the ground and what better way to appreciate them then by making a leaf stamping art? All you need is lots of leaves, paint brush, tempera paste and a piece of paper for stamping on. We used plastic egg cartons to store paints and empty drink bottles to […]
We are starting something new. We’ll be making and sharing videos of the kids crafting. This is their first ever craft video, making Torn Paper Apple Art. Enjoy 😀
Hello! My little boy is 2 1/2 years old now and loves to emulate his big brother. The other day the big brother was doing his school art work – stamping and the little one wanted to try it too. So I got him an okra, halved it and wrapped it with a tissue as […]
Remember our Ang Pow Fish decor we made back in 2010? Well, we improved it recently by adding a tail to it and it is now so much nicer. Ang Pow Fish Draw as shown above. Cut accordingly. Cut out the tail from another ang pow packet. Paste it onto the fish. Add googly eyes […]
Chinese New Year is just a month away and we will be welcoming the Fire Monkey this year. Let’s make this cute origami monkey to welcome the year of the Monkey. Cute Angpow Origami Monkey. For more details, please click here.
My boys have too many cars. They are everywhere. We built a multi-level toy car garage using large toilet paper roll last weekend. Toilet Paper Roll Multi Level Toy Car Garage All we need are many huge toilet paper rolls and a thick board to support it at the back. Paste double-layered tapes on the […]
After a long hiatus, we are finally ready to craft again as my little boy is turning two next month. Let’s make a toilet paper roll apple tree today. We’ll need a toilet paper roll or a kitchen towel roll, brown tempera paste, green and red crepe paper. Paint the toilet paper roll. Do not […]
I just realized we have not been updating this blog since late last year. That is what Motherhood does to me. I hardly have time to craft with my kids but as the little one will be turning TWO next month, I’m sure we’ll be updating frequently as he is at the best age to […]
Chinese New Year is just one and a half month away so let’s start making CNY decorations using red packets. For this Red Packet lantern, we’ll be needing TP Rolls too for the core. Wrap the TP Roll with red craft paper. Using only the front part of the red packet wrapper, cut lines down […]
Christmas is just a month away so let us start making some Christmas art. Footprint Christmas Tree Art My toddler is too young to paint his own foot so the elder brother helped him with it. Make sure to have a damp cloth nearby so you can wipe the paint off your little kid’s foot […]