Santa Sticks

Too late for this year, but I can't resist sharing anyway! Merrily made by Feets, her friend Georgia and myself, our last festive hurrah for this year. But I'll remember to bring out my coloured foil collection again - it worked a treat with the little ones!

Origami at London Transport Museum

I was at the London Transport Museum the other day and rather pleased to see how families had chosen to add their origami creations to the seasonal decor there - it's something I find joyful about families and museums, that they are so proud and excited to contribute their work to something bigger, and not always take it home to put on the fridge!

Origami is replaced by candle holder making over the Christmas holidays, but will be back for a few days at the beginning of January.

From Paper Plate to Christmas Angel

Another morning of craft with Feets, her friend and Baby Bean. Feets declared she wanted to paint her angel, so finally my reason for hoarding gold paint all that time became clear - it's always a bonus when the children ask to do something feasible!

Christmas Tree Crafts for Little People

Trusted with the care of 3 year old Feets, her friend and my baby for the morning, I was keen to find an effective Christmas craft that they could do independently. This worked a treat and kept them happy for a full hour or more! It also had the joy of being entirely flexible - they could fill as many or few milk bottle tops as they wanted, and the tree could grow accordingly. Except that we ran out of bottle tops in the end.

Origami for Under 5s

I was asked to create a festive origami activity for families to do by themselves as part of the London Transport Museum's seasonal offer.  It celebrated the glorious variety of moquettes that form part of the Museum's collection, and is available until 20 December in a sparkling, festive 'Santa's Garden'.

It really stretched my creative thinking powers to identify origami activities that the youngest children could engage with but I think we landed on something beautiful and rewarding for families of all ages.