We are very lucky up here in the Greater Manchester area – we are treated to a huge variety of free events and family activities hosted by various museums, galleries and organisations. In the last few months we have been …
Category Archives: Arts and crafts
Art in the park – Whitworth Weekending Festival
Posted by Ailsa on 10 January, 2014
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Beautiful Buttons
Posted by Ailsa on 26 July, 2013
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Last year I had a go at some button art pictures, and now that Annabelle is older and interested in staying focused for a little longer she has been making some of her own! We started out our button adventure …
Finger-Print Thank You Cards
Posted by Ailsa on 11 July, 2013
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After Annabelle’s Birthday, we set about making some thank you cards. After a little search on Pinterest we decided to try some fingerprint flowers! Annabelle chose various coloured paints, and she simply placed a few finger prints on each card to …
Gnome Garden
Posted by Ailsa on 9 July, 2013
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We have a new friend outside – our ‘Garden Guardian’! This little fella arrived in a ‘paint your own gnome’ pack from Morrisons. Annabelle enjoyed choosing what colour hat and coat to give him, and making sure he would look …
Paper Punch Art
Posted by Ailsa on 1 July, 2013
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Coloured paper, paper punches and glue. Simple, and so pretty! This was one of those spur of the moment crafts that had no real plan or direction – I just saw the paper punches and thought that Annabelle would really …
