Articles by Mariangela Garau
Today’s project is a blue vase that we made with a glass jar, a piece of cotton gauze, vinyl glue, paint and colourful elastic bands. The process is very easy. Coat the vase …
To explain the surface tension to kids you can do a simple experiment. You need a glass, water, an eyedropper and a paper clip. Fill the glass with water to the rim, and then add …
I love all things Lego and these storage boxes not only look great but they are very functional too. Great for storing Legos or other toys these bricks are fantastic for playing too and …
At the weekend we had a good clear out so you can just imagine the amount of potential crafts we are going to do with all those unwanted goods. We started our crafty upcycle with …
Here we are again at the start of a new year, Happy 2012 everyone! We have been a little quiet at FabMums over the holidays, but we are back now and what better way to …
I am very excited about the transformation of this used envelope into a Christmas gift carrier. To make this Christmas gift pouch you need a used bubble envelope, Christmas wrapping paper cuttings, glue, scissors, a …
Every year we make new Christmas decorations to hang around the house. This year we made some hanging stars cut out of discarded cardboard boxes, which we painted silver on one side and gold on …
This old style blow football game is the perfect stocking filler for young boys. Each box contains two cardboard goalies, pitch, blow football and straws. Move the ball by blowing through the straw instead of …
Kids love sleepovers and they love dinosaurs so a sleepover with dinos at the museum sounds like the perfect treat for 8 to 11 year olds. The Natural History Museums organises monthly sleepovers for kids …
Today’s upcycle project is the transformation of a basic piece of cardboard into a useful colourful ring folder. The project is very basic so school kids should be able to carry out alone, but if not …
Meet the loo roll Father Christmas and his reindeer with Rudolph leading the pack. This is a very quick craft that we intend to use for our festive animation series. To make the reindeer you …
