Have you ever seen a toy called a Knitwit? My daughters friends Mum is friends with the man who created them and they are made out of colourful socks.
Well I thought it would be fun to make a toy out of old children’s tights. It was great fun and I even made some with my little girls friends who just loved it.
If you want any tips drop me a comment. And I am sure London Mums would love to…
Whether it’s half term or after school downtime mums always need to keep kids entertained. I don’t know about you, but I loved making things when I was a kid. And my little girl is just the same. Arts and crafts are so good for children it helps them relax and enjoy childhood the way they should. Very important if your child like mine struggles at school and gets a little stressed out…
Here is a cute video on how to draw Mr Men characters with Little Snowflake child artist.
I have come up with an amazing way to make great cheap postcards which are great fun for the children. They can create art postcards to show off their art, thank you cards etc and you can even scrapbook your family history like I have done.
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With an unprecedented amount of rain this summer, most children are starting to feel bored having played most of their computer games and completed their puzzles. So in collaboration with mums and dads across the country, Galt Toys has put together ten creative ideas to cheer up the whole family and spur the imagination.
1. Cooking – Children love cooking and eating pizza, from kneading the…
Another great Spanish recipe for flores de carnaval provided by Ole Kids.
Around February every year Lugo (Galicia, The green bit of Spain) dresses up to celebrate carnival.
Days of parties, competitions and becoming whoever you want to be or love to hate being.
My grandmothers 92 and 81 years old and their friends do not give up this party for anything in the world.
They cook traditional…
Have a go at creating a toy for your child that looks like her pet. I took a Zhu Zhu pet toy and added some big ears. Coloured round the eyes and ears. Don’t you think she looks like Cindy Woo our cute black bunny rabbit?
Cute, but boy, does she get up to mischief. Will tell you all about it sometime.
Here is the video of my little girl also looking like Cindy Woo:
Video on how I…
Valentines Day sees the release of award winning producer/songwriter Experiment’s brand new single ‘Love Makes the World Go Round’, raising much needed funds and support for WarChild (worldwide charity organisation that helps children in countries affected by war).
The exciting music video shot in popular ‘fly on the wall’ style recently made famous by current chart toppers Rizzle…
London Mums has teamed up with Serif, the award-winning creative software publisher, to give away two copies of CraftArtist Platinum (worth £39.99 each) – perfect for mums wanting to create personalised photobooks, stationery, cards, scrapbooks and more at home.
For your chance to win these tickets, answer the simple question below in our dedicated competition page…
This one is a great activity for the boys. How to grow a frog in your back garden.
First, here is my little girl and her friend who is on the Olympics games advert singing to the frog floating on his little apple boat song:
Next video is how to grow tadpoles into frogs. Total fluke of course the frog liked our garden and laid some eggs in the old swimming pool, we brought them in and looked…