Kerry's Creative Corner

Kerry's Creative Corner Quick, simple, budget-friendly kids arts & crafts activities you can actually do. Seasonal, nature-inspired projects for home, school & teachers.

Who else is instantly reminded of their childhood by blackberry picking?!?!We live near the woods and the canal so at th...
23/08/2026

Who else is instantly reminded of their childhood by blackberry picking?!?!
We live near the woods and the canal so at the moment there are blackberries EVERYWHERE.
Pure freeeee summer holiday activity.
We went out with a tub, picked loads and somehow managed not to eat them all on the way home haha.
So obviously we made ART!!!
We squished them, splatted them, mashed them and generally made a right mess with them.
We used a potato masher, lemon juicer, sticks and of course our fingers.
Then we turned some into blackberry ink by adding a little water and made a mini fold out book to experiment on.
No plan at all, we just tried things and saw what happened.
We used feathers, poppy heads, sticks and the blackberries themselves to make marks and prints on the paper.
Such a fun nature craft for kids and such an easy free activity for the summer holidays.
It got us outside first, then kept us busy again when we got home which is always a win.
Also, yes, it WILL stain your fingers and maybe avoid picking blackberries below hip height hahaha.
So if the kids are bored this summer and you need a free, easy idea, go find some blackberries and make some art!!!
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Kerry ###

20/08/2026

Save that egg box!!!

This is such a fun summer holiday craft for kids, and a really good one if you want something creative without buying another craft kit.

We cut up an old egg box to make the head, scales and tail, then painted all the pieces and left them to dry.

You can use any colours you like, make them bright, spotty, stripy, completely bonkers!!!

While the paint was drying we threaded beads onto wool to make a fun fishy tail, then used the same wool to thread all the egg box pieces together, building up the fish as we went.

You can make your fish as long or short as you like.

Once everything was together we added eyes, gills and patterns to the scales. Make them as weird and wonderful as you fancy.

This one took us a little while because of the drying time, but that actually worked really well for the summer holidays. We did a bit, wandered off, came back later and carried on.

Loads going on too, fine motor skills from threading the beads, colour and pattern choices, talking about fish and scales, plus plenty of room for them to do their own thing.

A fun recycled craft, easy egg box craft and lovely little summer activity for bored kids using something you probably already have at home.

Save your next egg box and give this one a go!!!

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Kerry ###

05/08/2026

Who else has children who collect shells everywhere they go?!
We always come home from the beach with pockets and bags full of shells. So instead of leaving them in a bucket somewhere we turned them into this colourful shell and bead mobile!!!
We found shells with little holes already in them. Then we tied wool through each shell and used them as the weight at the bottom of each strand.
Next came the fun bit. Threading on loads of colourful beads.
We made each strand a different length and used whatever colours the children fancied. No pattern needed. Just lots of colour and creativity.
Once all the beads were threaded we tied each strand onto a piece of wood. Driftwood would look lovely too if you find some at the beach.
Then we added wool to the top and hung our shell mobile in the garden.
Such a simple summer holiday craft and a lovely way to use all those shells children collect. It is also brilliant for fine motor skills, hand eye coordination, colour choices and pattern making.
Every shell and bead mobile will look completely different too. Totally original and made from their own little beach treasures.
Save this easy kids craft for your next beach day and follow for more simple summer holiday activities for busy mums.
Kerry ###

I can’t lie… I am completely obsessed with my dye garden A dye garden… what even is that?! 😄It is a garden grown to make...
01/07/2026

I can’t lie… I am completely obsessed with my dye garden

A dye garden… what even is that?! 😄

It is a garden grown to make natural colour from petals, leaves, roots and stems. Nature inspired art in its truest form.

These are plants that have been used for centuries for natural dyeing, making ink and creating pigment. Long before synthetic dyes, nature gave us colour.

Somewhere along the way, we forgot that.

I met the incredible last year and went to one of her workshops, and I have honestly not stopped thinking about it since. Something just clicked.

So now I am growing a dye garden at home and at school, and turning those plants into plant dye and ink for my art lessons.

Because I want children to see it with their own eyes. That a marigold head can turn fabric golden. That plants and nature are more powerful than we realise. That art does not just come from a packet or a paint pot.

For me, this is about so much more than colour. It is slow living. Nature based learning. Watching something grow. Caring for it. Waiting for it. Then turning it into something beautiful and useful.

It feels like eco art, nature craft and a little bit of magic all at once.

Nature and creativity have always belonged together. We are just remembering that.

Have you ever tried natural dyeing, or grown anything other than food?

Kerry ###x

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