For Kids Archives - Page 6 of 19 - Coffee & Vanilla

Last Minute DIY Vampire Costume for Halloween

Last minute must have accessories for girls’ vampire costume…

Homemade Chicken & Leek Pasties

Easy and delicious homemade chicken & leek pasty recipe… great for school / work lunches and as an accompaniment to green salads and soups, even the pumpkin ones.

Last Minute DIY Glittery Spiderweb T-Shirt for Halloween

How to make glittery pattern on a shirt – tutorial.

Extremely Easy Halloween Monster Poppadoms / Popadums

Extremely easy Halloween party snack idea…

WWII Evacuee Outfit for Kids

WWII Evacuee Outfit for Kids / Girls – dress up for the history class trip.

Hand Painted Beach Rocks – Kids’ Craft Idea

Painted stones can be used not only as a decoration but for various purposes from paper weights to magnets…

Rainy Day Fun – Chin Monsters

A bit of rainy day silliness… MarissElla as chin monsters.

Upcycled Magazine Decoupage – Kids’ Crafts

Decoupage is perfect to keep kids occupied during rainy days and does not have to cost much…

Homemade Strawberry & Mint Lemonade

Quick and easy homemade minty lemonade with strawberries… very refreshing.

Needle Felting / Dry Felting – Guide For Beginners

My new hobby: needle felting / dry felting – essentials, materials and how to.

Teddy Bear’s Tea Party Dress & Hair Bow – Crochet Pattern

Extremely easy double crochet dress & hair bow that will fit most teddy bears – free crochet pattern.

Tried & Tested Products – The Round-up (June 2014)

Best products of June 2014 – a bit of everything from cute things, through sweet and savoury foods, good reads, crafty sets, handy items, crafty sets to useful gadgets.

Decorated Glass Pebbles – Kids’ Craft Ideas

Glass pebbles kids’ crafts ideas – tic tac toe / noughts and crosses, rings, fridge magnets and more…

Babcia Ala’s Polish Breakfast Pancakes with Apples & Cream

Quick and easy breakfast pancake recipe with apple puree, cream and sugar – Polish recipe.

Crunchy Poppy Seed Pancakes

Crunchy, poppy seed pancakes – great with oranges, Grand Marnier and chocolate in Crêpes Suzette.

Tried & Tested Products – The Round-up (May 2014)

Best products of May 2014 – a bit of everything from cute gadgets, through good reads, handy items, crafty sets to useful equipment.

Marissa’s Super Quick Tinned Pineapple & Apricot Jam Pastries – Kids’ Cooking

Very quick and easy dessert recipe – tinned pineapples, apricot jam and ready puff pastry.

DIY Charms & Bracelets by Marissa

Couple of simple DIY bracelets and charms made by my 8 year old daughter.

Make Your Own Chocolate Eggs

Quick and easy tutorial on how to make your own chocolate eggs / chocolate egg heads that kids will adore.

Miniature Succulent Garden in a Fish Bowl

Easy to make succulent garden in a fish bowl for kids room.

Reading Corner – Rast Bedside Table Makeover (Ikea Hack)

Quick and easy to make reading corner for kids, no special skills required…

Spring is in The Air – Miniature Flower Pot Cheesecakes

Fun size mini chocolate cheesecakes to celebrate spring & gardening season…

New Offerings from Maverick – Children’s Books Reviews

Some of the finest, new childrens’ books on the market from Maverick Arts Publishing.

Flowery Fondant Icing Cookies

Recipe for simple, fondant icing glazed cookies with beautiful sugar flowers and leaves.

MarissElla’s Salted Butter Cookies in Chocolate & Coconut Glaze – Kids’ Cooking

Simple cut-out cookies recipe for children – made with salted butter, glazed with chocolate and sprinkled with coconut.

Ella’s Quick Apple (& Apricot) Pies – Kids’ Cooking

Extremely quick and easy recipe to make with kids – puff pastry apple and apricot pies.

Home-made Chinese Five Spice Noodles – Kids’ Cooking

Home-made take-away – kids’ friendly recipe for Chinese Five Spice noodles with vegetables, soy sauce, egg pancake and prawn crackers.

Extremely Fast & Easy Marble Yarn Crochet Scarves – Handmade Gift Idea

Free crochet pattern for basic but beautiful scarf made out of marble yarn.

DIY Christmas Calendar Made from Upcycled Kitchen Roll Tubes

Step-by-step tutorial on how to make easy, yet very pretty countdown calendar out of kitchen roll tubes.

Yummy Cinnamon, Vanilla & Chocolate Chip Cookies – Kids’ Cooking

Recipe for very yummy chocolate chip cookies with vanilla and cinnamon made by my 3 & 8 years old daughters.