Craft projects are a wonderful, creative way to keep the kids busy as bees, especially over the summer holidays. And they especially love making things with meaning, crafts they can give proudly as gifts to loved ones, or to their mum as precious mementos of their childhood.
These 10 personalised keepsake crafts are brilliant ideas for mums to make with crafty kids – they span all age levels, are inexpensive to make, and will actually look pretty on your wall or mantelpiece!
1. Personalised coasters
Using coasters they’ve made themselves will definitely make the kids use them without too much encouragement. These cool tile coasters are fun and easy to make, and will put your child’s stamp on the house. In fact, it’s pretty much a given they’ll say, “I made them!” to every single visitor that comes through the door.
This is a lovely craft for younger kids, and is a perfect gift idea for doting grandparents. We’re loving that punchy hot pink paint!
We love this cool personalised clock idea, perfect for kids’ bedrooms, and sure to make telling the time heaps more fun.
Shadow boxes are framed boxes filled with an array of special keepsakes – usually mounted on the wall for all to see. We love this shoe shadow box idea. It’s a gorgeous way to display your child’s growth and they’ll love seeing their teeny tiny shoes on display.
We love the sentimentality of hand print crafts, and this is a sweet version we haven’t come across before. You could help the kids make a card with this idea, or even a cute print to frame and hang on their bedroom wall.
Art the kids can cuddle up to in bed – how cool is that? Put your kid’s doodles to good use by drawing them onto a plain white duvet cover. It’s a great co-project to work on, and the result will mean they’ll have the coolest bedroom for miles.
If you’re anything likes us, your fridge is chock-a-blog with magnets, postcards and drawings. So why not add some personalised photo magnets to the mix? It’s a lovely way to see your favourite memories every time you reach for the milk.
How clever is this idea? It looks so chic, and is a wonderful way to evoke memories of your family holiday. Simply collect some sand from the beach and some shells – or whatever items characterise your trip – and pop them into a jar.
Pretty much the sweetest way imaginable to dry the dishes! These personalised doodle towels are a fab alternative way to display the kids' artwork, as well as a wonderful and inexpensive option for a special gift.
This super cute ring dish is really simple for the kids to make, and SO sentimental. Pop this little dish on your bedside stand and there you have it: a ‘handy’ way to keep your rings together AND your little one close to you.
And you know what else can be personalised? The new Sky Kids app – available at no extra cost to Sky TV customers. You can set up an age appropriate profile for each of the kids so they have their very own place to watch their shows. And they best part? They can personalise it with their very own Sky Buddy!
The Sky Kids app is designed especially for 3-9 year olds, and is full of their fave TV shows to watch on demand like Scooby Doo, Octonauts and Peppa Pig. It’s so easy to use they can start watching any of the thousands of episodes instantly.
