Kids Activities - Over 150 fun ways to keep the kids entertained.
We've loads of different activities to choose from; arts, crafts, nature projects, STEM and seasonal celebrations, easy recipes and a whole lot more.
Kids will literally never get bored!
Make summer easy and put together a box of garden toys by the back door that the kids can help themselves too and go have fun! Include a good but inexpensive mix of toys and games that'll keep them busy in the garden throughout the summer. Looking to keep the kids busy? Try a trip...
How to make crazy vibrant carnival masks with the kids - perfect for carnivals. How To Make Carnival Masks Brighten up the half term holidays with some fabulously crazy carnival masks. It's super simple to make our carnival masks with the kids of all ages and they can really let their imaginations run wild. Perfect...
Super cute bug craft for kids! We love these cute little painted stone creatures. Easy to make and fun to play with or use to decorate a mini vegetable patch. What you need for our bug craft - painted pebble creatures selection of different shaped pebbles. coloured felt tip pens - we like Sharpies as...
The Wild Trail at Sizergh Castle in the Lake District is a total 'find'. A wild play trail sprawled over around 1.5 miles of beautiful forest within the grounds of Sizergh Castle. This trail promises the kids (and adults too) an exciting and challenging set of obstacles and clues to follow. Fences to scramble up...
Keep the little ones busy during the Easter holidays with our fab round up of spring crafts. Get all our Easter Crafts For kids here Head this way for loads more fun kids activities Loads more lovely spring activities for kids here Wendy MallinsWendy is the creator of Daisies & Pie, a UK food blog sharing easy meals...
Rummage through the recycling and create these super cute cardboard tube craft garden bugs with the kids. Cardboard tube garden bugs are a super cute and fun spring craft for pre-schoolers. They're fun to make, simple and look fab. What you need for our cardboard tube craft garden bugs How to make cardboard tube craft...
Make your own DIY mud pie kitchen and get the kids playing outdoors whatever the weather, rain or shine. In fact the more rain the better when mud pies are concerned. Make the outdoors more appealing for your little mess monsters and give them the tools they need to be creative, explore and learn more about...
A bright, fun and simple Easter art activity for young children. Our Easter Chick Craft Is Lovely and messy! I love the kids art around spring time, they always seem extra proud of spring art, kids seem to have a natural love of baby chicks and baby lambs and really enjoy the cute aspect of...
A fun and easy spring craft for kids - finger painted blossom trees using foraged twigs Spring craft for kids Spring is a brilliant time for kids, so much to see and do. Better weather means more time outdoors and lots of lovely fresh inspiration for activities. Finger painting blossom trees is a totally lovely art...
Fifteen great ways to keep a toddler busy for 5 minutes with very little effort. Put a sock on your hand and pretend it’s a monster. Scatter the cushions on the living room floor and play stepping stones. Play copy cat - encourage your toddler to copy everything you do. Walk around like a giant...
Valentine's Day is just a week away, what better way to celebrate the luuuurrrrve than to get cooking with the kids and make some love heart jam tarts. They're super easy, you just need 5 ingredients and a lot of enthusiasm. Love cake? Get loads more easy cakes and bakes recipes here! Kids love being...
Use simple salt dough ornaments to create pretty homemade bunting - perfect as a Valentine's Day decoration or to string up in a bedroom. We've used simple salt dough which is a really versatile homemade craft product to create this beautiful salt dough heart bunting. A brilliant craft to tie into celebrating Valentine's Day or just...
A gorgeous bright rainbow craft for kids to get busy with - grab your art and craft supplies and create a beautiful mosaic rainbow. A gorgeously bright craft for kids, even your little ones will just love getting creative hand painting all the colours of the rainbow. Then using their brightly painted masterpieces to create...
Let us show you a super easy way to make DIY Galaxy Jars that really glow! Kids just LOVE to make these cool glow jars! The kids have seen these galaxy jars on loads of different YouTube videos lately and were just desperate to have a go at making their own. So Saturday night seems...
One of my favourite finds recently is the online gift store White Shore they stock a simply gorgeous array of everything I love! Beautiful homewares, stunning kitchen accessories, really cute partyware and a delightful Christmas shop just bursting with stylish festive items in my favourite Scandinavian style. But tucked away amongst all this is the White Shore Children's...
Our Christmas card ideas for kids to make are extra special to receive and kids love to make them! Easy Christmas Card Ideas For Kids Our easy Christmas card ideas for kids are great for an afternoon of Christmas crafts and activities for the holiday season. And they're simple enough for even toddlers or preschool children...
Kids, modern art, imagination and Halloween go so nicely together, don't you think? We've been making some terrifying Halloween sculptures and our favourite well the giant spider obviously! Fancy making one of your own? What you'll need to make a spider sculpture 12 black pipe cleaners 2 eyes Spider making instructions 1. Get your pipe cleaners...
Halloween is just days away and with half term starting Friday here's ten of our favourite spooktacular Halloween crafts and disgustingly good bakes to keep your little ones busy! Mason Jar Lanterns - these simple but effective spooked up mason jars will cast a super eerie shadows. From Thinly Spread. Icy Hand Sculptures - perfect for...
These creepy Halloween eyeballs are a fun craft for children to make for Halloween. And everyone loves a spooktacular Allhallows Eve project! A spine-chilling Halloween craft for kids that doubles as a great Halloween party decoration or just to decorate your home for trick or treaters. Painted pebble eyeballs makes a fun little Halloween activity and...
The cutest and easiest no-sew wizard outfit perfect for Halloween. What you need to make our no-sew Halloween costume Length of silver material approximately twice the height of your child. 2 lengths of coloured voile 10 inches shorter than the height of your child. 2 lengths of ribbon - one 30cm, one 100cm. Hair bobble...
A super easy Halloween craft for kids. Follow our step by step instructions for making your own magic wand for spooky spells this Halloween. Our simple guide to making the cutest shabby chic magic wand an absolute essential for your little witch or wizard this Halloween! Kids just love magic and stories about witches and wizards so...
I never make any secret of my love of IKEA and just how much of an IKEA addict I am. I'm the person in front of you in the store who walks annoyingly slow, sits in all the room sets and pretends I live there, always stops for coffee, usually a meatball or twenty and...
This is the list of everything I pack for a weekend camping with children. I know some people just hop on a train with a little tent and a rucksack. I will NEVER be that person. If you camp with me you can rest assured, we’ve got it covered. Here’s what goes in…. (I’ll put it into...
How to make a super easy milk bottle watering can with the kids in minutes - simple gardening activity for kids How to make a milk bottle watering can Pre-school children just love making these and totally love using them to help out in the garden. You can make these using any size of plastic...
Super easy step by step instructions for how to make a paper kite - and bonus instructions for a rainy day kite you can fly in the rain! When plans are cancelled at the last minute and you're left with disappointed kids then quick and easy paper kites are always the answer! Even if it’s...
Help kids to create a Jurassic Park and then make the ice age happen! BRILLIANT dinosaur activity for kids with ice and science - perfect for inquisitive little minds Dinosaur Activity For Kids The youngest boy is thoroughly obsessed with dinosaurs at the moment. Reading about them, watching them on TV and pretending to be...
A lovely little heart craft for Valentine's Day - get the kids busy and create beautiful little homemade heart ornaments. Simple button hearts make a really lovely home decoration - you can select buttons to complement any colour scheme or style - they are a really lovely rustic addition to a room. Button hearts are...
Head this way for loads more fun kids activities Kids just love science experiments, they’re naturally curious, they want to know how and why and to have a go at finding out. Encourage it all you can! Little scientists are fab! This simple reaction between the vinegar and baking soda is enough to blow up and...
Just the CUTEST EVER Valentine's Day craft for kids - help your toddler create this gorgeous little heart craft ladybird. Ladybirds and children just go together so well! They are such bright happy little creatures and children always delight in finding one and letting it crawl up upon their finger. The Ladybird Valentine craft is...
Grab our step by step instructions to make and erupt your own paper mâché volcano! How to make an erupting volcano Making a real erupting volcano is a brilliant activity for kids, not only does it incorporate art with the designing and making a paper mâché volcano but it finishes off with a bit of scientific...
Making a homemade DIY bird feeder for the garden is a really lovely activity to do with children. This bird feeder is really simple to make and looks great in the garden. We are trying to make our garden much more wildlife friendly and will be looking at all sorts of ways to do this...
Autumn is a totally brilliant time to get out and about collecting bits and bobs, which you can use to make nature art animal pictures You can make animals or patterns or anything you like really and when your done - compost it! This is a really lovely art activity to do with children -...
Decorate your home for Halloween with our super cute Halloween bunting for kids to make. Easy Halloween crafts for kids. Easy Halloween Craft For Kids Our super easy Halloween craft for kids is a brilliant low cost way to decorate your home for Halloween. With our DIY Halloween decorations you can fill your home with...
This is really cool stuff for kids! Impress your Halloween party guests with fab icy hands to keep the drinks chilled. These icy hands are so simple to make and look really spooky hanging out of the top of black lemonade or bobbing around in a vat of red cocktail witches brew... So fun for...
The kids will just LOVE making these super easy Halloween bat mobiles. Perfect for decorating your home with this Halloween. Welcome your Halloween party guests with a spooky bat mobile hanging by the front door. These bat mobiles are super simple to make and look so good hung where it casts a spooky shadow upon...
A super easy Halloween craft for kids - brighten up the kids lunchboxes with a cute little jack'o'lantern tangerine. So simple and sweet! There is no easier Halloween craft (or recipe) than our super cute little Halloween tangerine craft decorated to look like mini jack-o'-lanterns. They only take a couple of minutes to make and...
Let the kids get creative with this super easy Halloween craft for kids. Our cute spider craft is perfect for preschoolers. Let the kids get really messy and creative and make black handprint spiders for Halloween. This quirky Halloween handprint craft is messy and great fun to make! The kids have just the best time...
Halloween Milk Bottle Lanterns are a super easy and cheap Halloween kids craft. Line these ghost lanterns up to create a spooky entrance to your Halloween party! This Halloween get crafting with the kids and try making these super cute milk bottle ghost lanterns! Our scary plastic milk bottle lanterns look spookily cool all lined up...
A camping sleepover in the garden is almost a right of passage! It's a brilliant way for friends to bond and have fun together and experience the excitement of a night out under the stars. A camping sleepover is a great outdoors activity for kids - it's good for them to be free range kids...