Craft of the Month: 

Jacob's Ladder 
Here are instructions for how to make one of the oldest toys in Existence!

My aim in putting all these crafts on-line is to have a good collection of activities which are easy enough for children to do and fun enough for parents to do with them! There are few more enjoyable ways of passing an afternoon, than making something. Beginning a crafty project still makes me feel excited, and when I was younger, if I was feeling in a 'crafty' mood, it was simply agony not to make something.  

Most of these crafts are traditional, and have been made for hundreds of years, others I have chosen simply because I remember what fun I had playing with them or making them when I was little. Some of them are easy enough for the smallest hands to do, others are quite tricky, and are sure to be enjoyed by older children or their parents; but all of them, I hope, make a finished item which enhances the house they are in. If you have any problem understanding the instructions, or if you have any craft suggestions please don't hesitate to contact me, I would love to hear from you.    - Wendy -

Here are all the Crafts in this section, click on the picture or name to see the instructions:

Paper Crafts

Special Occasions

Dolls and Toys

Other

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Paper Crane

Christmas:

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Marzipan Snowman & Father Christmas

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Little Felt Man
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Hair Scrunchie
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Paper Dove
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Felt Mice

Cross stitch Embroideries
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Woven Paper Basket
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Christmas Garland

Teasel Hedgehog

Instruments:


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Kazoo

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Paper Box

 Paper Games:

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Gingerbread House

Paper Dolls (with colour-in clothes):

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Willow whistle
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Paper Kite
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Candle-Making

Easter:

 

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PDF for Annette
Here are full instructions of how to knit.

How to cast on - How to knit (plain) - How to knit (purl) - How to cast off

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Fortune Teller
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PDF for Robin
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Rag Rug

Paper Banger
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Knitted Easter Chick
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PDF for Patsy

Wooden Spoons
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Paper Snake
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Marzipan Hares
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PDF for Chris
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Cork Boats
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Paper Plane
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Marzipan Ducklings
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Cutting Out and Standing up the Paper Dolls
Acting Special!

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Robin Hood Hat and Bow and Arrow

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Chatterbox
The PDF for Patsy and Chris include their first set of colour-in clothes, and so does the PDF for Annette and Robin.

Click here for the PDF of Chris and Patsy's fancy dress and party clothes

Click here for Halloween clothes for the whole family

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False Beard
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Shadow Puppet Theatre

Click here for detailed instructions and diagrams for:
How to cast on - How to knit (plain) - How to knit (purl) - How to cast off
These are pdf files (190kb) and you will need Acrobat Reader to be able to read them. 

  All these craft projects appear in the Freedom in Education Magazine, which my family and I produce, you can click on the link to read about it.
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