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A Pile of Straws
Straws + Sticky-tape + Children = Easy Creative Fun Tip: Straw boats make great bath toys. Be A Fun Mum related posts: * Bottle Boats Come and join the Childhood101 We Play Link-up.
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Vintage Butterfly String
I kept the leftover paper used in the Vintage Secret Treasure Box and Vintage Paper Hanging Lantern to make a Vintage Butterfly String for my daughter to run around with in the fallen leaves. It’s a...
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Balloon Batting Fun
Materials newspaper tape balloon 1. Roll a section of newspaper 2. Tape roll together along entire roll All that is left to do is blow the balloon up and let the games begin. Hit the balloon Roll a...
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Panadol & Nurofen = 3D City Skyline Craft
I’ve found something positive about headaches. Empty medicine boxes make for this cool 3D City Skyline Craft. I was inspired by the Love and Lollipops Blog. Materials Empty medication boxes of varying...
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A Fairy’s Home or a Pirate’s Trap: Mobile Craft
It’s such a beautiful sound. Listen. Isn’t it pretty? A Fairy’s Home or a Pirate’s Trap Mobile Making Instructions Materials: Stick, fishing line, spoons and other tinkly things from...
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Christmas Craft: Plastic Cup Christmas Tree
Christmas Tree Cup It’s a joyous thing to watch my children open presents. Children love receiving gifts don’t they? They love giving presents too. My children are excited to give gifts to friends...
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What Other Fun Mums Are Doing
Welcome to a new section here at Be A Fun Mum where I’ll be showcasing the fun things YOU are doing with your kids. If you would like to be featured in the next one, read the submissions guidelines....
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A Glue Blob Monster
Ever found a blob of craft glue that has leaked from the bottle? Kids think it’s so cool. With that in mind, the children and I made Glue Blob Monsters. This is a fun activity for children...
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Snowman Tic Tacs
These cute snow packs can be whipped up in a jiffy. Fun for stocking fillers, gifts or table decorations. Materials Tic Tacs Sticky Labels (I found Avery 64 x 34 mm labels to be the perfect size) Let...
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Goldfish in a Jar
Here’s a cute little project DIY project I did with my younger kids and they loved it. It’s so, so easy and cute. The mini aquarium/liquid-free-snow-globes are now sitting proudly in their rooms....
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Coffee Pod Lion
Instead of throwing coffee pods away, why not recycle them for the kids to make some fun creatures? Today I’m going to show you how we made a coffee pod lion using a few simple craft materials that we...
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Chocolate Heart Freckle Biscuits
I had excess melted chocolate from another baking project that I didn’t want to waste. My five year old daughter had helped me, and requested we bake some biscuits. I really didn’t feel like baking so...
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Coffee Pod Penguin
If you have a collection of coffee pods that you’ve been looking to upcycle, why not make some coffee pod creatures! The little cups make them easy for little hands to handle and the coffee pods look...
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Easter Cupcake Case Baskets
Whenever I go into a homewares store (which is rare now I have kids) I often have a browse through the sales bucket and I always find pretty cupcake cases. I usually buy a pack or two to put in the...
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Three Last Minute Easter Hat Ideas
This year, my prep daughter will experience her first Easter Hat Parade. It’s all kinds of exciting until it’s up to mum to come up with a hat idea. Not one to be put off a craft challenge, I came up...
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Cardboard Roll Flowers
Since I’ve had kids, I have been collecting empty toilet rolls as if my life depended on them. My life didn’t depend on them but I assumed my sanity would because one day they would be used for craft....
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Plastic Golf Ball Necklaces
My oldest two girls are at an age where they love to wear their own jewellery. Unfortunately, for my three-year-old, the beads can still be a bit tricky to thread onto the plastic piping string. As I...
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Leafy Lion Paper Plate Craft
When I walk my daughter to school, my youngest daughters enjoy picking up leaves on their walk to and from school. Since the cooler weather has finally hit, the leaves have started to change colour,...
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Snake on a Stick Craft
Have you noticed how much kids love to collect sticks and leaves when they go for a walk to the park or when dropping siblings to and from school? My youngest two daughters LOVE to pick up sticks and...
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Paddle Pop Stick Mini Me Craft
Whenever I come up with a craft for my girls to do, it is usually inspired by what I have on hand in the craft box. Our craft box has an array of felts, paddle pop sticks, cupcake liners, pipe cleaners...
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