Day 196 of #365 Creative #Ideas to do with your kids: Find a sunny spot such as a windowsill and you’ll be surprised how much you can grow. Plant herbs, carrots, or anything that is easy to grow in recycled tins and containers. Create a garden in pots in a courtyard or plant a...

Day 195 of #365 Creative #Ideas to do with your kids: A loaf of banana bread and a packet of liquorice allsorts should give the kids something to do on a rainy afternoon. You will need: ready-made banana loaf honey, to use as glue liquorice allsorts 1. Use a sharp knife to trim the...

Day 194 of #365 Creative #Ideas to do with your kids: Do you have a wind chime at home? They are easy to make, and can be hung from a tree or pole at the garden’s entrance, or at your front door. Collect bells and tie them to a stick with string or ribbon....

Day 193 of #365 Creative #Ideas to do with your kids: Dedicate the afternoon to painting and drawing and create a mini art gallery wall. Look out for inexpensive frames of similar sizes and paint them all the same pale colour. Select a few pieces to have printed onto canvas and stapled to frames...

Day 192 of #365 Creative #Ideas to do with your kids: Paper plates… And the many animals you can make! To make the cat, you will need: paper plates, scissors, black paint, pink nose 1. Cut a half moon shape out of the paper plate for the body 2. Use another plate for the...

Day 191 of #365 Creative #Ideas to do with your kids: Everyone in the family can get involved in making a scarecrow. Little ones can try their hand at stuffing hay into the head and body and choosing buttons for eyes, while the older children are busy digging and planting. If you do not...

Day 190 of #365 Creative #Ideas to do with your kids: Do your kids like playing dress up? Make this dinosaur tail with felt or out of card and pin it onto the back of a T-shirt or fasten it to a band that can fasten in the front. Read a dinosaur book and...

Day 189 of #365 Creative #Ideas to do with your kids: Do you have any recycled egg boxes to make these little fun critters? Caterpillar: You will need: Six egg box shape, scissors, green paint, pipe cleaners, glue. Paint the egg box green, use a skewer to make holes for feelers and legs. Add...

Day 188 of #365 Creative #Ideas to do with your kids: Recycling old tree stumps or logs for a picnic area is an inexpensive and easy project that will provide hours of joy. Paint the wood to give it a fresh, new look and add a tablecloth for tea parties and picnics. Image and...

Day 187 of #365 Creative #Ideas to do with your kids: Easy to make and to ‘play’, shakers are the perfect instruments for the youngest members of the ‘band’. Fill a dry water bottle with beans, lentils or pasta, close the lid and give to your child to play by holding the narrow neck...