Here you can find the best DIY ideas and projects for your little ones.
Have a look and start a craft project right now. Arts and crafts. Birthday treats. Easy tutorials for various seasons. Advent calendars, Easter egg colouring and and and… enjoy! Arts & crafts for kids and their parents.
This year I tried something new with the kids. We dyed our Easter Eggs with natural colours. No shop bought dyes but the real deal.
The kids absolutely enjoyed preparing the colours.
The results were surprising in some cases. We left our eggs in the dyes for around 1 1/2 -2h. The longer the better/ stronger the colour. Some people leave them overnight as well…
We put the eggs in the dyes when they were still warm and for the vinegar – I got the cheapest White Vine Vinegar I could find at the supermarket.
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Here are some recipes for Naturally dyed Easter Eggs:
For blue/grey result:
Mix 2 cups frozen blueberries with 2 cups water.Bring to room temperature and remove blueberries.Add 2 table spoons vinegar.
For jade green result:
Cut 6 red onions and put in a pan. Cover with water. Once water is boiling, let the mixture simmer for 30 min. Strain and add 3 table spoons vinegar.
For orange result:
Cut 6 yellow onions and put in a pan. Cover with water. Once water is boiling, let the mixture simmer for 30 min. Strain and add 3 table spoons vinegar.
For light yellow result:
Chop 5 big carrots. Put in a pan and cover with water. Once water is boiling, let the mixture simmer for 30 min. Strain and add 3 table spoons vinegar.
For pink result:
Cut 1 medium beet into chunks and add 4 cups boiling water. Once water is boiling, let the mixture simmer for 30 min. Strain when cooled down and stir in 2 Tbsp. vinegar.
For lavender result:
Mix 2 cups grape juice and 3 tablespoon vinegar.
There are many more possibilties – tea, turmeric, cabbage, flowers etc… next year!
EDIT:
We tried two more colours today:
For blue result:
Cook one red cabbage, cut into chunks, with 6 table spoons of vinegar. Get the water to boil and let simmer for a few hours.
For light beige result:
Brew 4 bags of green tea in a bowl. When cold remove the bags and add 4 table spoons of vinegar. [/read]
It is Good Friday today. Are you ready for Easter? I am, especially the long week end part. We will do some crafts over the week end, hoping for an egg hunt outside {but most probably will have to do it in the house if the weather stays} and will have a brunch with friends on Monday at our place…
What are your plans?
Tomorrow I will share how we dyed our eggs. I posted a picture on Instagram and got so many questions. I thought I will share and you can have fun over the week end… stay tuned. [read more=”Read more” less=”Read less”]
Above is a cute Easter Egg DIY to get you started… {still lovely without the colouring in case you are out}
Or this super easy idea.
Cool fashion for Teens.
I have seen some strawberries around and if I find some that taste like strawberries – I am really tempted to try this. Looks very yummy and is easy to make… Strawberry Balsamic Crostini with whipped Ricotta. Oh yes!
During diner for the next days, when the kids are done and keen to leave the table, I will ask them what they would like to have for the brunch. They will come up with some ideas. AND they will think which they can do themselves. Next step: Writing down {or telling me and I’ll write it down} what we will need…. This usually becomes quite an entertaining conversation.
Walnut & Walrus launched their first clothing collection.
Another diner conversation: Where do we go on summer holiday? Leonor wants a big house with a pool. Romy wants to go to Encinitas and Antoine to Santa Cruz {same direction at least}. There are many places we would like to see but somehow {and I think it is for the first time} we have difficulties to ‘nail it down’…
Unduetrestella DESIGN WEEK focuses on the most important Italian event dedicated to design – Design Week and Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milano – showing a special week with creative projects aimed to the kids’ world.
Art, design and creativity are the key players of unduetrestella DESIGN WEEK format who, since 2009, deeply perseveres to create and show the most creatives solutions to live and grow with kids, cooperating with brands, companies, designers, artists and creative people – Italian and international – involved in children’s universe. [read more=”Read more” less=”Read less”]
This year unduetrestella DESIGN WEEK presents projects who explain design not only as an esthetic but also a functional solution to grow.
The claim of this edition is #DontStop, do not stop being a child because childhood is, and will be forever, the time for playing and imagination.
But not only. Unduetrestella believes design for kids can be a key player to help them becoming adults formidable and make them grow aware towards issues of our present.
Of course Paul & Paula supports the exhibition and project and we are happy to share some of our personal highlights that will be presented by Paola from unduetrestella. I really wish we could be there and see it live. If you are in Milano or around – make sure you go:
Babau Lab (Italy), ethical lab careful to the use of natural and recyclable materials, presents 25×8: wooden toy for children which gives free rein to the imagination. All strictly “Made in Italy”.
#DontStopPlaying
Fam Fara (Poland), Polish company with a linear and functional design, presents Kubbiki, natural wood 50×50 modules to stack and pull on each others to play and design the space, and their baby chair Krzeslo. Preview in Milan for LAD desk and container.
#DontStopDrawing #DontStopSittingDown
Gone’s (France), young French brand, founded in 2013 by the passion of the brothers Hadrien and Marian Dumontet, present a selection of animal shaped lamps (bird, cat and rabbit): Zooo Lamps in natural wood with a clean and simple design.
#DontStopReading
Kids’Garret (Germany), handmade project founded in Berlin by an Italian couple – he is an architect, she is a costume designer. Designed for children from 3 to 7 years old. Several collections that tell stories inspired by historical characters. Preview of the first collection titled Amelia and dedicated to Amelia Earhart, one of the first aviatrix women: a table-airplane Serious Desk, a Flight suit and a Goggle hat.
#DontStopFlying
DollsVilla Global (Netherlands), Dutch brand run by Liliane Limpens, designer of the DollsVilla by Liliane. The child height DollsVilla is a sustainable dollhouse on wheels for children’s most cherished 1:6 cars and dolls of 30 centimetres. With a cool design interior, stainless steel roof plates, a car ramp and three trays.
#DontStopHousing
Mignomigno (Italy), Italian brand in Paris, presents an entirely handmade carpet realized with high quality recycled cotton. Each piece is unique, numbered and the choice and combination of colors is developed with great care.
#DontStopPlaying
MioMio (Italy), new Italian brand with an important sartorial history behind, creates a tailor made cotton and hemp collection with clean and poetic lines. On display are some models for girls (12 months – 8 years old) coupled with those of their dolls,
#DontStopPlaying
Nidi (Italy), Italian brand that designs spaces for children and young people. Presenting furniture and accessories that give rhythm and character by creating personal environments. Woody wardrobe, Noel and Ello pouf, Tak chair, Mushroom and Apple carpets, and Surfy bookcase from the new collection Teens.
#DontStopGrowing #DontStopSittingDown
Unamo Design (Spain), Spanish brand from Valencia, presents the Essenzia kid chair. Made from 5 colored Formica pieces (red, blue, yellow, white and black) with a connection to Mondrian and the Bauhaus. Convertible into a desk.
#DontStopSittingDown
From April 4 to 9 unduetrestella DESIGN WEEK turns the areas of MUBA into an exhibition of design projects presented through the several activities of life and growth of all children: don’t stop sleeping, don’t stop walking, don’t stop eating, don’t stop reading, don’t stop drawing, don’t stop playing, don’t stop swapping…
Cabin fever has hit here. Really hard! It’s been a little over 3 weeks with my cast. And even so I can walk without the crutches I cannot go really far. Weather has been bad too. And all this sitting and starring at the screen is driving me crazy.
In a bit I am off to a lunch with a friend {picking me up, I am so lucky} and this week end I will just need to stretch my capabilities and go out. Crossing fingers the weather is with me…
But stop with the whining now and lets have a look at this week’s Friday List! Full of inspiration – kids fashion, kids rooms, news from our favourite shops and brands…
New collection from Main Sauvage! {above} [read more=”Read more” less=”Read less”]
A great brand for teens but I will tell you a secret – size 18 years fits tall mums like myself very nicely.
Super cute little dolls bed. {the doll is available here}
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The Minimoon Kickstarter campaign started. These teethers are designed specifically for tiny, uncoordinated hands, so they’re easy to hold with one or two hands.
Little interview with me over on Fourmonkey’s blog.
DIY’s with egg cartons and toilet paper rolls are so yesterday. Use the cheese box!
Still sitting on the sofa and keeping my radius very very small. Yesterday they changed my cast – it is lighter and very pink now. 5 more weeks I have. 5 more weeks with something that feels like a stone on my leg.
And in honour I will today’s list extra colourful!
Like these pom pom baskets from Love Bohemians. [read more=”Read more” less=”Read less”]
