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We recently celebrated my daughter’s 7th birthday.
She wanted to do something “fun” and “creative” for her birthday, so we decided on a jewellery making party.
Originally I contemplated (for a nano second) running the party myself, but let’s face it – I have NO idea of what to do, so I decided it was best to look for someone who did. …
I was recently sent some Belly Art Baby Imprint Kits to review.
Baby Imprint Kits create a lasting impression of your child’s hand or feet using this special impression material. The Belly Art Imprint kit is like no other – it’s not plaster or clay so there is no baking or mixing. It’s so easy to use, baby safe and mess free!
Who better to help me out with the review than two lovely mammas and their little ones. Here’s what they had to say…..
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How excited were my kids when the postman delivered a box for them with their names on it!
They were even more excited when they opened the box and saw what was inside.
Funky Elephant Trunks are a box full of children’s activities tailor-made for 3 to 7 year olds.
Funky Elephant trunks are home-delivered and come personally addressed to your child.
Trunks are full of creative, fun and exciting activities and come with everything kids need to complete the projects, all they need is their imagination.
We received a sibling box, so there were enough supplies for both my kids.
The theme of our box was Wind, and our projects were making a wind car, a wind chime and a windmill.
The kid’s decided they wanted to make the wind car first and volunteered their daddy to help.
First a quick check to make sure we have all the materials ready.
Time to decorate with stickers and drawings.
Next came the all important construction phase.
Miss 5 was able to follow her dad’s instructions and did nearly all of it by herself. Master 3 needed some help from daddy but was really pleased with himself when finished.
After some minor tweeking and a final check, they were ready for an engineering inspection by Miss 5.
Tick of approval from the engineer.
And it was time to race!
Our next project was to make a wind chime.
This was a very simple project that only required the kids to colour in the wooden heart pieces using the oil pastel crayons included in the trunk.
The kids were so engrossed in what they were doing that they didn’t even notice I was taking photos.
Master 3 was so happy that he could do this one all by himself.
They were both so proud of their final product. Both wind chimes are now hanging near our front door.
The last project in the trunk was make a windmill.
This project required the kids to colour in the cardboard piece that spins around. They both needed a little help from me at the end to assemble the windmill.
This was a great project for Master 3 because it didn’t matter how well he coloured in the cardboard, it still looked fabulous when folded in the windmill shape.
Both kids only wanted to colour one side of the cardboard, which is why these are white on the inside. They’ve told me the will finish colouring the other side soon.
Overall, they had a great time creating these items and they have asked several times when the next “Elephant box” is arriving.
Trunks are available on a 2 month, 6 month or 12 month subscription. The trunk is addressed to your child so it makes it all the more fun and exciting!
Great gift for a child that already has everything and a perfect idea to share with relatives when they ask what to get the kids for Christmas!
Visit www.funkyelephant.com.au for more information or to order your trunks.
Today I made a hair clip holder for my daughter (and her ever increasing collection of hair clips).
It was soooo easy that I’m kicking myself for not making one sooner.
I used materials I already had lying around the house but I’m sure you could pick up all the items for no more than $10 from your local craft/fabric store.
I had an old canvas print that used to hang in our house years ago (see, sometimes it pays to hold onto stuff/crap), so along with a fat quarter of fabric and some ribbon from my craft box, I had everything I needed.
I used a hot glue gun to secure the fabric and ribbon but you could also use a staple gun or even tacks.
First step was to iron the fabric, so it was crease free (I only ironed the centre section and left the edges that were being folded over).
Then I lay the fabric face down on the table and positioned the canvas (I used the polkadots as a guide to make sure the canvas was straight).
Then I began folding over and gluing each side of the fabric, making sure that I pulled it tight each time. I didn’t worry about how neat it looked at the back because I’m going to cover the back with a large piece of cardboard, just to finish it off.
The I spaced out the ribbons and secured them with thumb tacks at each side, to hold them in place while I glued them at the back.
Once the glue had dried, I removed the tacks and it was ready to decorate.
In total it took me no more than 20 minutes to make and that was with the assistance of a 5 yr old and a 2yr old (who now wants one for his room, even though he doesn’t have any clips 🙂 )
You should give it a go.
Here’s a cute little ‘Dear Santa’ printable that I made for my kids.
Please feel free to print it for your kids too.
Note: You can print from this screen but for better quality, right click and save the image to your computer, then open it up on your computer, set to size you want and print.
