Seeing as it's Valentines Day tomorrow, plus it's half term here in the UK, we've got lots of super cute crafts to keep your little ones busy this week.

Children love to send their friends and family Valentines Cards so USA Today have selected a whopping 19 Valentine ideas to inspire! From how to make a pretty Valentines Slime to some classic card ideas using fun printing methods. Check them out here:

If you fancy decorating your room ready for Valentines Day there are plenty of free tutorials for how to make heart bunting. We love the use of foliage and hearts in the step by step guide found here:

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We have a lovely basket you can print out and make from our Rosewood Cottage artwork. The triangles could also be used to create bunting too. Simply print out at least 10 copies of the page, then carefully thread the triangle shapes together using a thin piece of ribbon. Download your free printable here:

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We also have a floral bouquet to make from our Flower bed toy! Details here:

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Finally, why not host your own Valentine’s tea party? We have a print out for a tea party doily you can make ready to use for when your special guest arrives! Remember to have their Valentines Card ready too! Get your free Tea Party doily here:

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Mothers Day in the Uk is this Sunday, 27th March and if you haven’t sorted your present yet, fear not, we’ve got your back and it doesn’t have to cost the earth!

We have free print outs available so you can host your own afternoon tea party! There’s a tea party doily to print out and make here:

Birdie Afternoon Tea Stand

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Then a cafe menu to print out too you can find out exactly what they want to eat!

Birds Nest Cafe

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And if it’s flowers they like, then we have a beautiful paper bouquet to make, based on the artwork from our Flower Bed toy. Get yours here:

Flower Bed

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Plus you can pop it on this printable Rosewood basket:

Rosewood Cottage

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If you’re looking to make a card, Mrs Forrester and her Baby have a cute paper doll card to make here

Mrs Forrester

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If you’re not in the Uk and celebrating Mother’s Day later in the year, be sure to save these ideas and we would love to see any you’ve made!

Please tag us in on your social media!

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This year will be the first, proper world book day since the pandemic. With children finally been able to dress up as characters from their favourite books and share stories with teachers and classmates. We’ve rounded up fun ideas here to make your World Book Day extra special!

If you’re scrambling around for that last-minute costume there are plenty of ideas in this useful blog post, including a brilliant Gangsta Granny outfit and a very cute 101 Dalmation:

https://www.goodto.com/.../world-book-day-costume-ideas...

The Literacy Trust have a free PDF you can download today with 25 ways to celebrate World Book Day from ideas on how to make reading fun at home to ideas on how to choose a book to read:

https://cdn.literacytrust.org.uk/.../25_ways_to_celebrate...

We thought this was a wonderful idea, especially if you are at home with a preschooler… Reading to a pet or cuddly toy! The article suggests your child chooses the story, then as you read the story to the child, they encourage your child to stroke the pet whilst pointing out some of the detail in the pictures. Find out more here: https://wordsforlife.org.uk/.../reading-to-a-pet-or.../\n

Finally, we have a lovely craft from last year on our blog where you can print out and make a book banner for your cosy reading corner. It’s super simple and fun! Download yours here:

https://www.tenderleaftoys.com/.../create-a-banner-for...

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\nEmbrace Earth Day this year with this paper craft celebrating the future of transport with an electric smart car! Taken from Tender Leaf Toys new Eco Car range we’ve turned our smart car green and have it ready here for you to print out and make today! You can even create a mini charging unit too using a mini raisin box and a shoelace!\n

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\nTo make your paper electric smart car, print out our free printable from our blog then carefully cut around the outside of the car and charging units, being extra careful to not cut off the tabs. Next, add a small about of glue to each tab and fold along the edges then glue together as shown. \n

Repeat these instructions to make your mini charging unit. Place a shoelace inside your raisin box then cut out a small hole in the car so your car to be charged!

Our new Eco car range has 3 electric cars and with a charging unit. Each car has a little hole to plug in at the charging point.

Plus they’re compatible with our train track! (Which is also a pretty Eco way to travel!).

Smart Car

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Love is in the air! ❤️

Mother's Day!

World Book Club Day

Print out your own Eco Car!