Tag: Garden

  • Erupting volcano

    Erupting volcano

    Go outside and make a mud mountain. In the middle put an used can and put half a tub of baking soda and some colour powder/pigment. When ready pour some vinegar in and watch it erupt.

  • Carved pumpkin idea

    Carved pumpkin idea

    Fairy House Pumpkin. Some flowers and leaves, toadstools and loads of glitter.

  • Old sheet ghost

    Old sheet ghost

    Turn an old sheet into a Halloween ghost with the help of a ball. I have attached the ball to a cat scratching post and added a wite narrow pipe to make the arms. It’s not the best looking ghost out there, but it took me minutes to make and did not have to buy…

  • Witch cauldron fire pit

    Witch cauldron fire pit

    Tie 3 bamboo sticks together, make a stone circle underneath and add a few logs or sticks in the middle. Get a cheap plastic cauldron and tie it to the bamboo sticks. This must be the cheapest and easiest Halloween decoration ever. You can always add a battery operated candle or some fairy lights under…

  • Witch castle wood plaque

    Witch castle wood plaque

    Find a plaque of wood or a big piece of plywood. Get your acrylic paints and get creative. Plenty of ideas online if you can’t come up with something. Look for “Halloween castle silhouette”. These are easier to paint than detailed castles. Optional – When dried finish off with a coat of gloss spray for…

  • Milk bottle Halloween ghosts

    Milk bottle Halloween ghosts

    Transform your used milk bottles into ghosts and add electric tea candles/ glow sticks to light them up. If the candle is too large to fit in, cut a hole at the back. You can add stones to weight them down or use th indoor with fairy lights instead of electric candles. This is a…

  • Sticks spiderweb – eco friendly decorations

    Sticks spiderweb – eco friendly decorations

    Start with a walk in the nearby woods and gather a few sticks from some fallen branches. Then form a star with 3 or 4 of them and stick them together in the middle with some string or tape (not that green but masking tape is slightly better). Then run some yarn from one stick…

  • Stay home ideas 18

    Stay home ideas 18

    Crystal tree kit, bride play and wheelbarrow ride.

  • Bottle caps bugs

    Bottle caps bugs

    I always like to use packaging for playing so I have a lot of caps saved in a drawer for crafts We have used some of them to make little bugs for the garden. We have also made two spider cards. You need caps, acrylic pens and a finishing spray if you want them waterproof.…

  • Recycled windsock

    Recycled windsock

    Get an used can. Paint it or glue some nice fabric on, glue some strips of ribbon comming out from the inside of the can and make a hole in the top of the can to add a string and hang it somewhere in the garden for the wind to blow the ribbons. I had…