FATHER'S DAY PAINTING KIT STEP-BY-STEP

Here’s a step-by-step guide of Ottilie and I making the Father’s Day Crate Kit. Happy crafting!

Prep:

Grab some old clothes or an apron and have a wipe or old towel at the ready!

Here goes…

Then open up the paints and paint all your crate pieces, both sides! Wait for them to dry them slot them together like this…

1. Take the long pieces with the grooves and slot them into the base (the biggest piece)

2. Take a side piece and slot it on to the end of the crate

3. Take the other two sides and slot them into the end piece

4. Add the other long side, gently rest them in place and grab the final piece

5. Push the end piece on, wiggly the side pieces in to place. It may take a couple of go’s to slot it on. Then give it a good tap into place and there you have it!

6. Drop in your gift and hand made cards and ta-daaa! If you find a slots are a little loose you can pop a little bit of glue into the slots to keep it together

EASTER EGG CRAFT KIT | STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE

EASTER EGG BOX - STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE

Step 1: Open up your egg box and lay out your paint and craft pack. Grab an apron and pop it on!

Step 2: Paint your egg

Step 3: Use the crafty pack and your glue dots to add eyes, ears, and other features!

Step 4: Then decorate your egg box or turn it into something fun (See egg box blog post for inspo)

Step 5: Ta-Daaaa! Egg box boat with a bunny and chick!

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INSPO: EASTER EGG ANIMALS

EASTER EGG CRAFT KIT INSPIRATION

If you’ve got your hands on one of our Easter Egg Box craft kits then here’s some inspiration for you! There are so many things you can do with the wooden eggs and crafty bits included in the pack. Have a scroll down for some ideas…

When you’ve decorated your eggs, why not transform you egg box! Head over to our Egg Box blog post for inspo.

We can’t wait to see what you make - share with us @themillhousehertford

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EASTER EGG BOX - STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE

Step 1: Open up your egg box and lay out your paint and craft pack. Grab an apron and pop it on!

Step 2: Paint your egg

Step 3: Use the crafty pack and your glue dots to add eyes, ears, and other features!

Step 4: Then decorate your egg box or turn it into something fun (See egg box blog post for inspo)

Step 5: Ta-Daaaa! Egg box boat with a bunny and chick!

TOP 20 CRAFTY WAYS TO TRANSFORM AN EGG BOX

Did you know there were sooo many things to do with egg boxes? Dig those empty egg boxes out of the recycling and let your imagination run wild. Or transform the egg box which comes with your Egg Craft Kit

Here’s our top 20, check out the images for more inspiration!

Mermaids 🧜‍♀️
Spring wreath (these are gorgeous!) 🌷
Boats 🚤
Ice cream cones 🍦
Wall hangings 🌨
Jelly fish puppets 🐙
Under the sea coral reef 🦀
Hanging plant pot 🌸
Dancing fish 🐠
Ladybirds 🐞
Caterpillars and crocodiles 🐊
Colourful chicks & bunnies 🐰
Toy camera 📸
Flower crown 👑
Masquerade mask 🎭
Space ship 🚀
Flower bouquet 💐
Mouse house 🏠 🐭
Trains, busses and dumper trucks! 🚂
Ninja Turtles 🐢

Share your makes @themillhousehertford

INSPO: EGG BOX CRAFTS

Ho brilliant are these crafty egg box ideas. Grab your empty egg cartons, a pot of paint and see what you can create!

Check out our top 20 below...

Mermaids 🧜‍♀️
Spring wreath (these are gorgeous!) 🌷
Boats 🚤
Ice cream cones 🍦
Wall hangings 🌨
Jelly fish puppets 🐙
Under the sea coral reef 🦀
Hanging plant pot 🌸
Dancing fish 🐠
Ladybirds 🐞
Caterpillars and crocodiles 🐊
Colourful chicks & bunnies 🐰
Toy camera 📸
Flower crown 👑
Masquerade mask 🎭
Space ship 🚀
Flower bouquet 💐
Mouse house 🏠 🐭
Trains, busses and dumper trucks! 🚂
Ninja Turtles 🐢

SEND SOME LOVE

Whether it’s for Valentines or just to make someone smile during lockdown, this kit will put a smile on anyone’s face!

Our Valentines craft kit includes colouring-in cards, heart shaped cards, blank cards and all the fun crafty bits to create some beautiful hand made cards to pop in the post, to send to family and friends who we can’t see at the moment.

There’s even an inspiration sheet to get your creative juices flowing!

Oh and best of all, each kit comes with a selection of super cute sweets to pop in with the cards. Yum!

This is perfect for adults or children.

INSPO: POTATO PRINTING

We’ve gone old school!

Potato printing is a fab activity for all ages (adults too!!) and one that’s easy to do in lockdown, especially if you’ve got a bunch of potatoes which need using up!

Download our step-by-step guide and printing tips here and check out our inspo below - from leaf printing to gift wrapping, the possibilities are endless.

We can’t wait to see what you create! Share your makes at @themillhousehertford

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OUTDOORS CRAFTY FUN & GAMES

OUTDOORS CRAFTY FUN
I’ve pulled together some creative outdoorsy activities to keep the children entertained 🌸🐚👑🌻✂️🍃🎨

Here are our top 20, there are so many, it was hard to choose!! Do you have any to add?

TOP 20 CREATIVE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES:
1. Rainbow nature walk (Otts loves this!)
2. Bug hotel - check out @helpfulnanny’s amazing bug hotel!
3. Flower bracelets/cuffs - tape on card and stick the flowers/leaves to it
4. Flower water play - another fave of Os
5. Chalk drawing
6. Perfume or potion shop
7. Mud cafe - turn your mud kitchen into a cafe!
8. Wind charms or mobiles
9. Bird feeders
10. Flower crowns
11. Stick streamers
12. Magic Nature Wands
13. Threading and weaving leaves
14. Nature paintbrushes - brilliant mark making activity!
15. Balloon Tennis - paper plate, attached to lolly pop stick, blow up a balloon and play!
16. Tin can planters - these look fab!
17. Flower Mandalas - so pretty
18. Nature Faces
19. Flower wings
20. Twig tipi

INSPO: HAND & FOOT PRINT FOR THE LITTLES

Looking for something crafty to do with the little ones? Here are some fun hand and foot printing ideas, and best of all, a lot of them are mess free 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

Instead of paint, grab some paper or card! You could make some really lovely cards to post to family and friends.

Make them extra special by adding a lovely little saying with your hand or foot print, check out our stories for inspo!

Another tip - order some googly eyes 👀 They can transform a print! Or you can order one of our crafty starter kits which includes some too and colourful card to get you started!
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Here are our top...
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1. Butterflies
2. rocket
3. Fish puppets
4. Our little monster cards
5. Super héros
6. Flamingoes
7. Dinosaurs
8. High five to the best ...... (e.g. Dad/Mum/Granny)
9. Cheeky frog
10. Mama & baby elephant hands
11. Roarrrsome lion
12. rainbow hand print
13. Fram animals
14. Pirates
15. fish - I'm hooked on .... (e.g Grandpa!)
16. I love you concertina hand card (See images for example!)
17. Wash your hands print
18. Family hand print overlay (See images for example!)
19. Fruit - I love you berry much
20. Hand print flowers!