Author Archives: Angela

3 Positive Parenting Tips for Dealing with Energetic Kids

Before having children I thought that being a mother is the most rewarding job in the world, that your kids love and listen to you unconditionally and they bring peace and joy in the house. 6 years and 3 kids … Continue reading

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How to Make Egg Carton Flowers – Easy Egg Carton Crafts

For a while now I’m piling up egg carton boxes, planning to do lots of great egg carton crafts, but never finding the time to do so. So when Victoria wanted to make some flowers, it was a perfect occasion … Continue reading

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We wish you a happy and creative 2014!

We wish you all the best for a creative, playful 2014! New Year is typically the time that you make new resolutions. My resolution for 2014 is that I’d like to learn more on making videos and using some of my video … Continue reading

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How to Make a Birthday Party Countdown Train

This is how I made the train birthday party countdown for my son which proved to be quite educational for the kids and also a lot of fun for the whole family. I wrote before why a birthday party countdown is good … Continue reading

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Why to Make a Birthday Countdown for your Kids

To help my son visualize his 4th birthday approaching, I made a train birthday countdown for him, which turned out quite nice and useful 🙂 I honestly didn’t see the point of having a birthday countdown till I had preschoolers … Continue reading

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How to Make a Paper Christmas Tree – Simple Christmas Crafts

If you’re looking for some simple Christmas crafts for kids, have a look at this easy to make paper Christmas tree. What you need to make a paper Christmas tree: One A4 sheet of (colored) paper A toilet paper roll  … Continue reading

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Creative Activity for Kids – Squiggle Drawing

Are you looking for an easy no-preparation creative activity for your kids? Have you heard of squiggle drawing? I like to challenge my kids to be creative and think out of the box, that’s why I often propose them creative … Continue reading

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Creative Activity for Kids – How to Make Wax Crayons

If you have some leftovers of wax crayons and you’re looking for a way to recycle them, check out this creative activity for kids that shows you how to make wax crayons of different shapes and colors. Don’t throw your … Continue reading

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Creative Challenge for Kids: Draw Something that does not Exist

Help your kids to grow into creative adults. Give them creative challenges like asking them to draw something that does not exist. It was one of those days when the kids were unable to play together without getting into a … Continue reading

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Face painting for kids (and by kids)

Are you into face painting? Personally I’m not a big fan. My kids though, they love it! As a kid I might have still liked face painting, but this faded away as I grew older. Bottom line is that right … Continue reading

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