Welcome to visitors from Marie’s Summer Camp for Kids over at Make and Takes. Puppets are fabulous for playful learning and this simple Butterfly puppet is made using just four easy to find items… A circle of fabric, a wooden clothes peg, a long pipe cleaner and an exfoliating glove! I re-purposed a piece of […]
DIY Kids: Puppet Stand
On the weekend, Dad 101 got busy with a quick and easy project that has been on my to do list for a little while now. A piece of wood (ours is 42cms x 20cm), a broomstick cut into seven lengths and seven screws… … became a puppet stand. An easy way to organise our […]
Make Your Own Tree House for Pretend Play
How to make a fun tree house as a dollhouse alternative for pretend play. Almost a year ago I posted about the trees we were removing from our backyard (in order to replace with much more useful trees I hasten to add). Whilst most of the tree remains were hauled away to the green waste […]
DIY Kids: For those with Dancing Feet
Immy loves to dance – leaping and spinning around the house all day long, everyday (I wish I knew the secret to such boundless energy). For a little while now she has been asking for a dancing stage! A large, flat piece of cardboard sufficed until it was left outside overnight and got wet with […]
