Cheesy Turnip Cakes
These cheesy turnip cakes are delicious and simple to make. They make a great snack on their own, or as part of a meal. They are also the perfect accompaniment...
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Paper Plate Magic Cauldron
This paper plate magic cauldron is ideal for hanging on the wall and storing your favourite bits and bobs! Why not paint one black and decorate for Hallowe'en too? You...
Salt Dough Decorations
Salt dough is easy and inexpensive to make and these salt dough decorations make a fun festive sensory craft. It has a similar texture to playdough so is perfect for...
Pumpkin Muffins
These pumpkin muffins are easy to make and are a delicious snack. They are also the perfect accompaniment to the traditional fairytale, Cinderella or why not make a batch for...
What makes a good Dressing Up Costume for Kids?
Dressing up is a wonderful part of being a child. Whether it be a special occasion such as World Book Day, Hallowe’en and a fancy dress birthday party, or simply...
Fairytale-themed Arts and Crafts Fun
Have lots of fun with these lovely fairytale-themed arts and crafts activities. These crafts use basic and inexpensive materials, such as paper plates, toilet rolls, coloured paper, glue, pens and...
What's at the heart of Another World Costumes?
Here's a bit about what's at the heart of Another World Costumes and why I think imaginative play and creativity is so important. Rolls of brightly-coloured fabrics, including soft suedette,...
The Inspirations Behind My Costume Designs
My costume collections are based on the characters found in traditional folk and fairytales and nursery rhymes. In this blog, I'll chat about why I chose to start with fairytales...
Learn about Spring & Summer Flowers
Enjoy learning about these wonderful spring and summer flowers! Included are lots of fun facts about cow parsley, tulips, buttercups, cornflowers, stinging nettles and heather. Children have a natural affinity...
Fairytale Elements
We all love fairytales, don't we and we've been telling them for millennia! Humans created, told and acted, danced and sung them to each other and passed them on to...
25 Great Quotes from Children's Books
I've chosen some of my favourite quotes from children's books which I hope you enjoy too. Children’s books provide us with a wealth of inspiration and life lessons through beautiful...
Animal Stick Puppets
Puppets are great for creating and acting out your own stories and songs. These FREE downloadable and printable animal stick puppets are perfect for inspiring puppet play, sparking our imagination...
Fairytale-themed Biscuit Recipes
Here are 6 wonderful fairytale-themed biscuit recipes to enjoy baking with kids. Baking can involve children of all ages. Little children may just enjoy rolling out biscuit dough or decorating...
12 Easy Herbs & Vegetables to Grow
Growing your own food with children is great fun. It’s an amazing hands-on learning experience, wonderful hobby and perfect for spending time together and our wellbeing. Here are 12 easy...
6 Fairytale-inspired Crafts
Here are 6 wonderful fairytale arts and crafts activities to enjoy making. These fairytale-inspired crafts use basic and inexpensive materials, such as paper plates, toilet rolls, coloured paper, glue, pens...
