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The children had a really nice idea to make a series of fish and a fishing rod as a fun little present for their little brother Téo for his 3rd birthday. We painted few cardboard sheets with a white primer before drawing the fish with chalk and pencils. We painted them all using acrylic paint. Once the fish were dry...

Make your own paper flowers bouquet with these Paper Flowers! They are so pretty to hang in your home to add touches of colours. The kids and I also decided to cut a bunch of flowers to make a bouquet as a Valentine's present. Isn't it always best to receive a hand made gift? Especially coming from your kids ;-)...

There is something so playful and pleasant about cutting paper and laying shapes to create many variations on the same theme. I made this little hands project 'Give me your hand' last week while my son Lucien was cutting some paper flowers next to me. Which one do you prefer?

Yesterday Ophelia, Lucien and I decided to make collages from large sheets of paper that we painted before starting cutting. We painted about a dozen A3 size sheets of paper that were set to dry on our long kitchen balcony. The beautiful weather was perfect for the fast drying paint. We didn't really have a theme in mind, we just...

This was a drawing and painting session with my son Lucien. Little bro Téo fell asleep for his afternoon nap so Lucien and I decided to make the most of this quite time to do some creative stuffs before little tornado woke up. We set up the paint brushes, paint tubes, chalk and cardboard sheets out on the long kitchen...

Yesterday we celebrated Ophelia's 11th birthday with her girlfriends. She wanted her party to be around the theme of FLOWERS so we made some paper flower headbands inspired by Frida Kahlo famous flower crown. This crafty activity is very easy to make with children or for yourself (wouldn't it be lovely to wear at a Summer party or imagine little...

Wednesdays are a short day for the children so I try to plan some activities to make it fun for the kids. On our way home from school we collected a handful of flowers and leaves from the local park. We then decided to draw and paint them to make a leafy wall hanging for our upstairs landing. Lucien preferred...

Wednesdays are spent with the children as they have the afternoon off. Yesterday was a beautiful sunny day yet very cold. One of those days that announces the beginning of Autumn. We decided to stay home and while Téo was napping, Ophelia, Lucien and I started to do some drawings and paintings on the kitchen table. Lucien drew a colourful...

For our second Creative Cutting project, we have this fun and quick activity to do with your children: a little paper puppet show! Just download and print our free PDF here. Take out all your colourful pens and pencils on the table and draw bright tee-shirts and funny faces to the sporty characters. Follow the lines to cut around the...

Hello, we're really excited to share with you some creative cutting ideas for Easter to do at home. This is the first of a serie of Creative Cutting ideas that we will share with you an will become a regular feature on Famille Summerbelle blog and website. You can download and print our free PDF, follow the instructions to make...