littlecraftybugs.co.uk

Mother's Day Craft Ideas for Kids

2012-02-08T00:17:00.001-08:00

We are delighted to be offering our Mother's Day lavender bag kits again this year, they are lovely for kids to make and to give to Mum and other close female relatives on Mother's Day.

This kit will make 24 lavender bags and is just part of our extensive range of Mother's Day craft kits and supplies for kids. No matter how many kids you are catering for in your craft session, we will have a craft kit to meet your needs.

Why not take a look at our range today? Mother's Day is fast approaching!

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Paper Plate Craft Ideas for Kids

2012-02-02T04:54:00.000-08:00

Paper Plate Craft Ideas for Kids

Paper plates aren't just for party food, they're also great to use as the base for many different children's craft projects too.

Blue plates are great for sea themed crafts, brown ones for reindeer crafts, white ones for Easter bunny crafts..... The list goes on.

We have created a page on our website with paper plate craft ideas for kids, which we hope will help you and give you some inspiration. Why not take a look today?

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Bumper Packs of 1000 Two Part Plastic Easter Eggs

2012-01-29T03:35:00.000-08:00

Bulk Two Part Plastic Egg Packs

We sell a huge range of two part plastic eggs every year - they are really popular for home and corporate Easter egg hunts alike.

This year, following many requests, we have introduced a money saving pack of 1000 plastic eggs for large corporate and other group egg hunts....

They are great value and show a bumper saving on our standard and bulk egg packs.

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Mini Rubber Ducks for Party Bags

2012-01-29T01:42:00.000-08:00

New Mini Rubber Ducks

We have some great new mini rubber ducks on our shop this week - great for party bags, fun novelty gifts and also just to bring a smile to someone's face.

Lots of Easter rubber ducks, kids rubber ducks and rubber ducks for men and women too.

Why not take a look at our range today?

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How to Make Simple Streamer Wands - Kids Craft Idea

2012-01-17T05:34:00.000-08:00

These streamer wands are a great craft idea as part of a children's general craft session. They have so many uses and can be adapted in many, many different ways.

Girls will love to make them as a fairy wand or princess wand craft project. They can be used as cheerleader wands, being made in patriotic colours or team colours for both boys and girls.

They are also perfect as a party craft, because they are simple to complete but very effective. The children will also have something to take home with them.

Why not take a look at our latest information page on streamer wand making for children today?

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Huge Craft Kit Savings for Kids

2012-01-11T07:38:00.001-08:00

New Lower Prices - Substantial Savings on Crafty Bugs Kits

Due to the huge popularity of our unique crafty bug pom pom kits, we have been able to secure savings for the components that we are delighted to pass onto our customers.

As an indication of the bumper savings now available, our teddy bear crafty bugs kits were £4.07 for a pack of six, £13.27 for a pack of 30 and £38.81 for a pack of 100. They are now £2.59, £9.94 and £27.18 respectively.

Similarly, our horse crafty bugs were £4.07 for six, £16.33 for 30 and £40.84 for 100 - now £3.11, £12.10 and £33.18.

These are bumper savings and are replicated throughout our huge crafty bug range. You may not have seen our range, which includes Valentine's Day bugs, Easter bugs, princess bugs, pirate bugs, dinosaur bugs and even Olympic themed bugs. Why not take a look today?

The savings are not temporary - these bugs are now available at these substantially lower prices long term!

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Valentine's Day Craft Kits & Supplies for Kids

2012-01-08T09:59:00.001-08:00

Have you seen our extensive range of craft supplies for St Valentine's Day themed craft projects?

In our littlecraftybugs.co.uk shop we have many Valentine's Day craft kits and supplies for children's home and group craft sessions.

If you are one of our adult craft shoppers, we also have a great range for you too in our adults craft shop at craftybugs.co.uk

Why not take a look at our ranges for kids today? http://www.littlecraftybugs.co.uk/listproducts.asp?id=521&xgroupid=3&subxgroupid=521

Last Minute Christmas Crafty Idea - SAVE 50%

2011-12-15T07:29:00.000-08:00

Have you finished all of your Christmas crafting and looking for some last minute projects?

Our A4 calendar blanks are now all 50% off, whilst stock last.

These are great for adult calendar making craft projects and kids calendar making crafts too - they make great little extra Christmas gifts for family and friends.

We have now sold out of calendar pads for 2012, sorry.

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Kids Craft Gift Sale - SAVE up to 75%

2011-12-14T00:29:00.001-08:00

Kids Gift Sale - Save Up to 75%

Are you looking for some last minute crafty gifts for kids?

If so, we have some great savings of up tp 75%, with many items reduced by £5 or more.

Great for kids stockings or last minute gifts.

Why not take advantage of these fantastic prices and stock up for the new year birthday parties your kids will go to?

We are currently dispatching orders placed before 10:00AM the same day and all other mail next working day - you can choose a mailing option to meet your needs too.

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Kids Christmas Craft Sale - Save up To 75%

2011-12-08T09:52:00.000-08:00

Christmas Craft Sale - Save Up to 75%

Are you looking for some last minute kids Christmas craft ideas at a budget price?

If so, you may find the answer in our kids Christmas craft shop, where we have many items now reduced by up to 75%.

Some of these are very limited, many lines have only one or two items available - hence the very low prices but when they've gone, we have no more!

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Activity Craft Packs for Kids - Great Stocking Fillers

2011-12-06T10:37:00.001-08:00

Activity Packs for Kids - Only £2.30

Our range of kids activity packs are great for kids to complete on a rainy winter afternoon and they are only £2.30 - terrific value.

They are also perfect as a stocking filler and our Santa themed pack is ideal for a quiet table activity or table present for Christmas dinner time.

The range includes pirates, fairy, princess, dinosaurs, Santa and others too.....

http://www.littlecraftybugs.co.uk/listproducts.asp?id=3882&xgroupid=115&subxgroupid=3882

Chinese New Year 2012 Crafts for Kids

2011-12-06T10:35:00.000-08:00

Chinese New Year Crafts for Kids Groups

Are you looking for Chinese New Year crafts for kids groups to complete in January?

Chinese New Year is on 23 January 2012 and sees the start of the year of the dragon - a great chance for a dragon themed craft session.

Why not take a look at our Chinese children's craft kits today?

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Children's Christmas Bauble Decorating Ideas

2011-11-29T12:24:00.000-08:00

Are you looking for ideas and inspiration for making children's bauble crafts this Christmas?

If so, we hope that you will find our ideas page helpful. It includes lots of bauble decorating craft projects for kids.

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Kids Party Lunch Boxes - Great for Kids Craft Activities

2011-11-26T10:55:00.000-08:00

We have a great new range of these boxes this week - we are often asked for these cardboard lunch boxes in single colour packs, which we now have!

Available in pink, blue, red, green, white, black, orange and yellow - a colour for every occasion.

We know that many of our customers will be using them as the base for their kids craft projects - why not take a look today?

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Reindeer Noses for Kids Christmas Crafts

2011-11-24T09:06:00.001-08:00

Every year we are asked by many customers to recommend pom poms for kids Rudolph themed reindeer craft projects.

This year we thought that it would be helpful to give this advice in advance, which may help with your children's Christmas craft planning.

We hope you find this information helpful, which can be found on our kids craft site.

As always, if you have anything to add, please let us know

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2012 Calendar Making Craft Ideas for Kids

2011-11-19T11:11:00.000-08:00

In our kids craft shop, littlecraftybugs.co.uk, we have some great new calendar making craft ideas for children. Why not take a look today?

If you have any calendar ideas for either kids or adults to share with us - please get in touch and we'll share these on a future newsletter update for you.

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SAVE £25 - Kids Foiled Fun Sticker Packs

2011-11-15T12:08:00.000-08:00

These kids fun stickers are normally £1 plus per sheet.

We have a limited number of bumper selections of 50 assorted sheets, for only £25 - that's a massive saving of £25....

There are two different designs, one shown above and one below. They are all kids themes and will include stickers for boys, girls, seasons and kids themes.

Fantastic value.

http://www.littlecraftybugs.co.uk/listproducts.asp?id=3364&xgroupid=100&subxgroupid=3364

2011-11-11T09:54:00.001-08:00

Christmas Finger Puppet Craft Idea for Kids

These finger puppets are great value for money and feature all of the popular Christmas characters.

Available inpacks of 10, 100, 300 and 1000 puppets - perfect for both home, group and bumper kids group craft sessions.

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Nativity Finger Puppets for Kids Crafts

2011-11-11T09:47:00.001-08:00

Nativity Finger Puppets for KidsThese children's nativity themed finger puppets are a great craft for Christmas craft sessions.

Available in packs of 10, 100, 300 and a bumper money saving pack of 1000 puppets!... Great for children to be reminded of the real reason for Christmas.

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Nativity Crafts for Kids - SALE

2011-11-05T06:03:00.000-07:00

SAVE 50% - Nativity Sponge Stampers

As an introduction to our nativity craft range for children, we are delighted to offer these nativity sponge stampers with a 50% saving for one week only.

Normally £7.99 - SAVE 50% for one week only.... Now only £3.99 per pack.

The chunky sponge stampers will make a great basis for nativity themed craft projects, especially for younger kids. They would also be ideal for classroom collages, noticeboards etc.

Just part of an extensive range of nativity themed craft supplies and kits for kids. We also sell nativity party supplies and nativty themed supplies for adult crafters too.

http://www.littlecraftybugs.co.uk/listproducts.asp?id=417&xgroupid=16&subxgroupid=417

Pom Poms

2011-10-26T07:32:00.000-07:00

Red noses aren't just for clowns, they are for Reindeer too!

We sell a great range of pom poms that can be used for all your Christmas craft projects. Please click here to view our full range.

Chinese New Year Crafts for Kids

2011-01-21T04:07:00.000-08:00

Chinese New Year is on 3rd February 2011 and is a great opportunity for an oriental themed craft session.

At littlecraftybugs.co.uk we have some great kids chinese new year craft kits for this occasion.

Also, at craftybugs.co.uk you will find a great range for adults too - all of your adults and childrens crafts can be added to the same shopping basket.

The Year of the Rabbit

2011 is the year of the rabbit, which means that you can bring your Easter bunny craft kits out early.

It would be a great opportunity to use up any bunny making crafts you have left from last Easter, perhaps topping them up with some new ones from our Easter bunny range.

Pirate Treasure Chest Craft

2011-01-21T04:04:00.000-08:00

Ahoy me hearties!

Why not try this easy to make pirate treasure chest craft for kids. It is perfect for both boys and girls of all ages and is great for kids pirate themed craft sessions or party crafts.

It would make an ideal children's craft activity for Father's Day. Dads can store all their coins and treasures in their very own treasure chest!

Perfect for kids home craft fun and also group craft sessions.

Craft Supplies to Buy
Midi Treasure Chest
Acrylic Paint - Black
Pirate Stickers
Self Adhesive Gem Stones
Top tip: make sure you use small gems on mini boxes!
Paint Brushes
Tablecover

Crafty Step by Step Instructions
-Cover your work surfaces with newspaper or a tablecover.
-Divide the paint, stickers and jewels between your children.
-Paint the box using an acrylic paint.
-After allowing the box to dry, decorate with stickers and jewels.
-Jobs a good'un scallywags!

The Children's Craft Kit Option

At littlecraftybugs we sell a terrific range of children's box decorating craft kits, including a selection of pirate boxes.

Our kids box making craft kits provide everything you need in a pack without the need for buying individual items, making sure you have just the right amount with no wastage.

Summer Themed Craft Ideas for Kids

2010-07-13T11:05:00.000-07:00

We sell a great range of summer and seaside themed crafts for kids in our shop, which cover the traditional sunshine and beach craft themes.

Please CLICK HERE to view our range.

However, you may be looking for some other ideas, If so, we have made a few suggestions below for you.

Summer Pirate Crafts

Pirate crafts for kids work well during the summer season and link well to seaside themes.

At littlecraftybugs, we take this one stage further by offering an exclusive pink pirate craft kits for girls in addition to our traditional kids pirate craft kits.

These are great for groups of girls but can also be added to our traditional pirate craft kits to make a pirate themed craft session for mixed groups of boys and girls.

Summer Sea Life and Under the Sea Crafts

Sea life themed crafts for kids are always popular during the summer season, which is reflected by the bumper range of under the sea craft supplies and kits that we sell.

Our sea life themed crafty bug kits are great for kids groups, including both fish and dolphin themed crafts.

Summer Garden Crafts

Flower themed crafts are generally more suited to girls but you could use sunflower crafts for boys too.

Our kids flowers and garden crafts, include garden bug crafts but you could add more ugly bugs to make a garden themed craft activity more suitable for boys.

Summer Butterfly & Caterpillar Crafts

Butterfly and caterpillar crafts are perfect for children's summer themed craft sessions.

We sell a great range of these, ideal for kids group craft sessions of all sizes, ages and abilities.

Bespoke Craft Kits for Kids Groups

2010-07-08T05:06:00.000-07:00

We are pleased to offer a bespoke craft service to our customers.

We are experienced in supplying bespoke craft selections and kits for kids to make at large group events, for promotional activities and also for fund raising.

Any theme (almost!), any audience and any budget.....

The crafts can be individually packed or packed for a group. These can be supplied in our own gift packaging, economy packed or presented in your corporate branded packs.

If you're planning a children’s craft activity table, we will be able to bespoke a collection for you, which will ensure that you have all of the materials needed.

Great fun for adults as well. Who wouldn't have some fun making a pom pom crafty bug - no matter what age they are?

Terrific for team building and other corporate events too.

Can We Help?

To enable us to provide a quotation meeting your requirements, please contact us with the following information:

1. An indication of the type of event you are arranging
2. The number of crafters you wish to cater for
3. If the audience is children, please include the age range
4. An indication of what you are looking to offer, if known - specifically any theme you are following
5. An outline of the event
6. Details of your budget

Alternatvely, please just email us with your contact details and we'll give you a call.

Dimensions Stickers

2010-07-01T03:57:00.000-07:00

Have you ever used Dimensions stickers?

If not, you won't know how flexible they are and what a great addition they can be to adult craft projects and for older kids too...

The stickers are not fully adhesive on the back, so that part of each shape is loose. If you use a butterfly as an example, the body will have adhesive on the back and the wings will not be adhesive. When the shape is stuck to the craft project, the wings can be gently turned upwards and they will appear to fly.

The designs also include flowers, hearts, dragonflies and many more, not forgetting Christmas themed.

We have also added a new crown version of these, as shown below, which will be a great addition to box decorating crafts and card making for little princesses!

Dimensions stickers aren't only for your card making and scrapbooking projects. Kids can use them to embellish tiaras, boxes and much more. They really are something different to standard craft stickers.

Why not give them a go? Prices are from only 99p per sheet.

Tennis Crafts for Kids

2010-06-24T01:42:00.000-07:00

It's been a record breaking year already at Wimbledon and the sun's out too - what a bonus!

Now's a perfect opportunity to add a tennis spin to one of your children's craft sessions.

Our tennis crafty bugs are ideal for both kids home and group craft sessions, packed in sets from one to 100 bugs.

We also have lots of other sporty themed crafty bugs for kids in our shop, plus our sunshine crafty bugs too.

Good Work in Ghana

2010-06-15T09:30:00.000-07:00

This week, we thought we would share with you some crafty charitable news.

Crafty Capers were approached before Christmas by Andrea Ku, who was going to Ghana for a month over Christmas to help in a children's orphanage. She wanted to take some crafty items with her for the kids to make.

We were delighted to supply crown making supplies (even if they were worn upside down!) and gingerbread men bookmark kits for the kids to make and we understand from Andrea that these were a huge success and very popular with the kids.

The orphanage is in Bawjiase, the Central Region of Ghana. It was founded by a local Pastor and his wife who live there with the children. There are, on average, 35 children at the orphanage.

They are there for various reasons, such as their families are unable to support them, parents are very ill or have passed away or the children themselves were found in villages when they were very young.

The orphanage has no running water and the children sleep in 2 very crowded rooms which is not good if one of them is ill. Currently, the lease is about to expire on the land the orphanage is based so money is being raised to continue with a new building. This is almost half way through construction and is looking good so far!

Giving up her home comforts for Christmas and sponsoring herself to get there once wasn't enough for Andrea. She is just about to return to the same orphanage for another period to help again. This time though, Andrea is chaperoning four girls from a school in Liverpool who also want to help in the orphanage. They will be teaching the kids English and mathematics as well as creating and making things on a World Cup theme - there's no getting away from it!

How could we refuse a request to help again?

This time the kids will all be making a World Cup five a side football team in our crafty bugs, all in the colours of the Ghana team strip. Andrea's hoping to source (i.e. have donated!) some portable radios, so that the kids can listen to some of the matches, hoping that Ghana will still be in the tournament then. If you know anyone that could help with this before she leaves at the beginning of July, please email her at andreaku@hotmail.com

Obviously, they can't just have one team, so they will each also be making a five a side football team in the England colours as well!

In addition to the craft goods that we are donating, Andrea would also be delighted to receive any additional craft kits and supplies as they are going to endeavour to set up a craft station in the orphanage for future use. If you would like to help you can either contact us at info@craftycapers.co.uk or Andrea at the email address above.

We hope that you will agree that this is a really worthwhile venture and a really direct way to make a difference to the quality of these kids lives.

· Orphanage website: http://www.ghanaorphanage.org/
· Contact: Andrea Ku andreaku@hotmail.com
· Blog: www.offexploring.com/andreaku (it has the details of Andrea's trip from last year)

Pipe Cleaners for Kids Crafts

2010-06-09T11:25:00.000-07:00

At littlecraftybugs we sell a huge range of pipecleaners for crafts in single colour and mixed colour packs.

Available in pack sizes of all sizes, including bulk packs, you are sure to find what you are looking for.

Mixed Colour Pipe Cleaner Packs

Single Colour Pipe Cleaner Packs

Bulk Pipe Cleaners

Tinsel Pipe Cleaners

Extra Long Pipe Cleaners

What can I make with pipe cleaners?

No matter whether you call them pipecleaners, tinsel stems or chenille sticks, they are the same thing really and can be used in so many different ways in the world of kids crafts.

We have given a few ideas below on how you can use pipecleaners for children's crafts - imagination and creativity are probably the only limits in pipecleaner crafting!

Wobbly Pencils

Give a child some pencils, pipecleaners, pom poms and wobbly eyes together with some craft foam or card and they can have a bumper crafting session.

To start these crafts, we would suggest that you wind a small amount of double sided tape in a spiral at the top of the pencil and then, after peeling off the tape backing, you then wind the pipecleaner over the tape.

Keep the pipecleaner spiral tight and leave a section overhanging the ends if it can be used in the decoration, as in the examples above. The decoration will then wobble on top of the pencil when being used.

See below for the best glue.

Alien Monsters

Giving kids a pile of craft supplies and expecting them to create something can have varying degrees of success.

Why not choose some supplies that you know will work together to make a model on a theme. In this example we have made an alien monster using a selection of neon pipe cleaners and pom poms, which you could add wobbly eyes and craft foam to.

This makes a great craft party idea and is also perfect as a team building activity.

As with all pipecleaner activities, you need to choose the right glue - see below. This will particularly apply where you want to attach pipecleaners to other things. A top tip here is to rest it on a flat surface whilst a tacky PVA gets a firm grip.

Pipecleaners for Christmas, Easter & Halloween

Every kids craft season comes with it's own colour themes, which is reflected in our range of pipecleaners for Easter, Christmas and Halloween.

The traditional colours of yellow and white for Easter, red, green and white for Christmas and black, orange and purple for Halloween do not need to be the only colours you use in these seasons.

The Christmas reindeer bug above is made using brown pipecleaners but you could also use gold. Similarly, green pipecleaners are great for Easter or Spring themed crafts, making excellent flower stalks.

Hairy & Loopy Pipecleaners!

Loop pipecleaners, where the chenille is looped on the wired centre, rather than cut at the ends, come in a great selection of colours and can be used for hair on puppets, pom poms, monsters and much more.

If you're making people or amimals, choose the natural coloured ones, otherwise choose bright or tinsel for monsters etc.

Peg Dolls

When making peg dolls, you will obviously need the wooden pegs and possibly stands. We also use tulle nets, cutting a hole in the centre to thread the peg through) and ribbons.

In addition, you will need natural coloured pipecleaners for the arms. The chenille stems can be used to help secure the dress in place under the ribbon if you wrap it tightly.

Something More Complex

As with all kids crafts, you can make pipecleaner craft ideas as simple or as complex as you like.

Taking a simple idea like wrapping pencils with pipecleaners and adding foam, eyes and pom poms can result in some very basic finished crafts or can be more detailed, as the giraffe topped pencil above.

What glue should I use with pipecleaners?

The difficulty with sticking pipecleaners to other pipecleaners or anything else is that sometimes they have a mind of their own.

Pipecleaners themselves can be joined by twistng them together. However, kids normally want to add other bits and pieces as well.

To best stick chenille and tinsel stems we would always recommend a high tack or fast tack glue.

Our popular tacky glue is perfect for this job as it is immediately more tacky than normal PVA and will have a good strong bond within 10/15 minutes.

Browse by pipe cleaner colour

Beige pipe cleaners
Black pipe cleaners
Blue pipe cleaners
B rown pipecleaners
Gold pipe cleaners
Green pipe cleaners
Grey pipe cleaners
Mixed pipe cleaners
Neon pipe cleaners
Orange pipe cleaners
Pink pipe cleaners
Purple pipe cleaners
Rainbow pipe cleaners
Red pipe cleaners
Silver pipe cleaners
White pipe cleaners
Yellow pipe cleaners

Rocker Crafts for Kids & Adults Too

2010-06-02T07:26:00.000-07:00

We have some new rocker crafts to our shop this week, these all rock to and fro when assembled in the style of a rocking horse.

These are in two styles, the first are designed for adults and older kids to make.

Younger kids could make these but would need supervision.

All of the parts in these are die-cut, so no scissors are required.

We have also added some crafty rocker bugs to our shop, packed for children's group craft sessions.

These are based on our very popular and exclusive crafty bugs.

These can be used as name cards, crafts to make and give or just as part of a children's themed craft session or party.

Please view our range of rocker craft kits.

Decorating Flower Pots for Kids

2010-05-24T10:39:00.000-07:00

The Basics

It may surprise you to know that the foam stickers we sell will withstand the elements, including rain and snow - all the usual Summer weather we enjoy in the UK!

Although the stickers may fade over a few seasons, they do not lose their adhesion and they really do fare very well.

If you are making these with larger groups our buckets and tubs of craft stickers will offer the most economical option. However, if you are making these at home or in smaller groups, then our packets will be more suitable.

They are great for kids to take home and plant up or to give to Mum or Nan as a gift.....

If you use pots without holes in the base, they make lovely containers for indoor plants as well, or perhaps even as a pecncil pot.

Don't Forget the Boys!

Pot decorating isn't just for girls......

As you will see from the example above, the pots can also be embellished with boys themed stickers - great for getting boys involved in crafting and gardening at the same time...

Freestyle Design

For more detail, why not also use some foam sticker sheets? The crafters can cut these up to add further embellishments, such as the grass on the football pot above.

They are also great for a completely freestyle design for more creative and capable crafters.

Foam Letters
Pots can be personalised with foam letter stickers, which are also available in our shop in both tubs and packets. Make sure you get enough so that everyone can spell their names though....

Just in case you do have a shortfall of letters, you could have a back-up of sticky foam sheets.

Links to Buy

Please follow any of the links below to view the items you will need in our shop.

Foam shapes
Foam stickers
Foam sheets

New Kids Craft Kits & Supplies

2010-05-13T09:21:00.000-07:00

Wild Animal Crafty Bug Kits

Our unique crafty bug kits are extremely popular and our range is continually growing.

We have added three new crafty bugs kits on a wild animal theme this week, which are a lion, tiger and zebra.

All of these bugs available in pack sizes ranging from one kit to 100 kits, for home and group craft sessions.

CRAFTY BUG SHOP

Packs of 25 White Card Shapes - Great Selection

We have introduced some great new white card shape packs to our shop this week.

These packs have 25 shapes in each and come in a range of mixed and single design packs.

Great for decorating with pens and craft supplies from your craft box.

WHITE CARD SHAPES

COLOUR & DECORATE CRAFTS

PVC Printed Aprons, Tabards & Matching Bags

These aprons and tabards will be great for craft, painting and kitchen use.

The range is supported by some lovely matching kit and tote bags, which would make a great gift filled with some goodies.

KIDS APRONS
Split Pins - Back in Stock

Apologies to our regular split-pin shoppers that we had sold out of these. However, they are now back in stock and are available in standard packs and a bulk tub.

Perfect for puppet based craft projects, as well as game spinners and much more.

SPLIT PINS

Father's Day Crafts

Our Father's Day range has increased this week with these "Dad" shaped cards.

Packed in sets of 24, they are perfect for group craft sessions.

FATHERS DAY CRAFTS

Super 6mm Thick Foam Sheets

Normal craft foam is 2mm thick but some craft projects demand a thicker foam. Following many requests, we have now included a range of 6mm foam sheets in the most popular craft foam colours.

SUPER THICK FOAM

What Can I Make with Pipe Cleaners?

2010-05-06T03:44:00.001-07:00

At littlecraftybugs we sell a huge range of pipecleaners for crafts in single colour and mixed colour packs.

Available in pack sizes of all sizes, including bulk packs, you are sure to find what you are looking for here.

Please click on one of the below to start browsing our range.

Mixed Colour Pipe Cleaner Packs

Single Colour Pipe Cleaner Packs

Bulk Pipe Cleaners

Tinsel Pipe Cleaners

Extra Long Pipe Cleaners

Patterned Pipe Cleaners

What can I make with pipe cleaners?

No matter whether you call them pipecleaners, tinsel stems or chenille sticks, they are the same thing really and can be used in so many ways in the world of children's crafts.

We have given a few ideas below on how you can use pipecleaners for kids crafts - imagination and creativity are probably the only limits in pipecleaner crafting.

Wobbly Pencils

Give a child some pencils, pipecleaners, pom poms and wobbly eyes together with some craft foam or card and they can have a bumper crafting session.

To start these crafts, we would suggest that you wind a small amount of double sided tape in a spiral at the top of the pencil and then, after peeling off the tape backing, you then wind the pipecleaner over the tape.

Keep the pipecleaner spiral tight and leave a section overhanging the ends if it can be used in the decoration, as in the examples above. The decoration will then wobble on top of the pencil when being used.

See below for the best glue.

Alien Monsters

Giving kids a pile of craft supplies and expecting them to create something can have varying degrees of success.

Why not choose some supplies that you know will work together to make a model on a theme. In this example we have made an alien monster using a selection of neon pipe cleaners and pom poms, which you could add wobbly eyes and craft foam to.

This makes a great craft party idea and is also perfect as a team building activity.

As with all pipecleaner activities, you need to choose the right glue - see below. This will particularly apply where you want to attach pipecleaners to other things. A top tip here is to rest it on a flat surface whilst a tacky PVA gets a firm grip.

Pipecleaners for Christmas, Easter & Halloween

Every kids craft season comes with it's own colour themes, which is reflected in our range of pipecleaners for Easter, Christmas and Halloween.

The traditional colours of yellow and white for Easter, red, green and white for Christmas and black, orange and purple for Halloween do not need to be the only colours you use in these seasons.

The Christmas reindeer bug above is made using brown pipecleaners but you could also use gold. Similarly, green pipecleaners are great for Easter or Spring themed crafts, making excellent flower stalks.

Hairy & Loopy Pipecleaners!

Loop pipecleaners, where the chenille is looped on the wired centre, rather than cut at the ends, come in a great selection of colours and can be used for hair on puppets, pom poms, monsters and much more.

If you're making people or amimals, choose the natural coloured ones, otherwise choose bright or tinsel for monsters etc.

Peg Dolls

When making peg dolls, you will obviously need the wooden dolly pegs and possibly stands. We also use tulle nets, cutting a hole in the centre to thread the peg through) and ribbons.

In addition, you will need natural coloured pipecleaners for the arms. The chenille stems can be used to help secure the dress in place under the ribbon if you wrap it tightly.

Something More Complex

As with all kids crafts, you can make pipecleaner craft ideas as simple or as complex as you like.

Taking a simple idea like wrapping pencils with pipecleaners and adding foam, eyes and pom poms can result in some very basic finished crafts or can be more detailed, as the giraffe topped pencil above.

What glue should I use with pipecleaners?

The difficulty with sticking pipecleaners to other pipecleaners or anything else is that sometimes they have a mind of their own.

Pipecleaners themselves can be joined by twistng them together. However, kids normally want to add other bits and pieces as well.

To best stick chenille and tinsel stems we would always recommend a high tack or fast tack glue.

Our popular tacky glue is perfect for this job as it is immediately more tacky than normal PVA and will have a good strong bond within 10/15 minutes.

Children's Craft Collections £19.99 or Less - Saving up to £22.96

2010-04-29T00:17:00.000-07:00

Have you seen our great range of children's starter craft collections, all at £19.99 or less?

The savings on these boxes is up to £22.96 - great value for new crafters and those looking to add to their kids craft supplies.

These sets do not include any expensive throw away packaging so you are paying for kids craft supplies only.

Please visit our shop to view these.

Craft Pom Poms & Pipe Cleaners

2010-04-23T00:32:00.000-07:00

Did you know that we sell a massive range of craft pom poms and pipecleaners?

Acrylic pom poms and chenille pipecleaners have so many uses in the world of children's crafts and for adult craft projects too.

Our shop sorts these by colour, style, size and season for you, to make browsing and choosing easier. Please visit our shop to view these.

As always, if you don't see what you are looking for, please let us know.

Which Glue?

We recommend using a tacky glue for pom poms and pipecleaners.

Normal PVA doesn't really dry fast enough when sticking these acrylic items together but a tacky version of this is perfect for the job. It will be very tacky from the outset and will have a very firm bond within 10/15 minutes.

This is the glue we recommend for our huge range of exclusive crafty bug making kits, as well as more general craft activities for both adults and kids.

It's our best seller, which must speak for itself!

Butterfly Themed Crafts for Adults & Kids

2010-04-15T00:30:00.000-07:00

Back in Stock - Butterfly Flower Pot Wobblers

Apologies to our regular buyers of these wobbly butterflies, as these have been out of stock.

The butterflies have now fluttered back into stock and are now available in craft packs for 30 or 100 kids.

Please CLICK HERE to view these.

Butterfly Themed Crafts - Huge Range

We probably have the largest range of kids themed crafts available anywhere.

One of our most popular ranges over the Spring and Summer seasons is always butterflies, as a result you will find a huge range of these in our themed craft shop, most of these are exclusive to us.

Please CLICK HERE to view our butterfly themed range.

Butterfly Themed Crafts for Adults

Of course, butterfly themed crafts aren't just for kids!

We have a great range of adult craft supplies on a butterfly theme in our craftybugs.co.uk craft shop.

You will be able to add items from our kids and adult craft ranges to the same shopping basket.

Please CLICK HERE to view these.

All of our products will be found in one of our four shops, which all share one shopping basket and checkout process.

http://www.littlecraftybugs.co.uk/ ~ the home of kids crafts.
http://www.craftybugs.co.uk/ ~ for all of your adult craft supplies.
http://www.craftsformen.co.uk/ ~ for all of your male themed paper craft supplies.
http://www.littlepartybugs.co.uk/ ~ for all of your craft party supplies.

St Georges Day Crafts - It's All Red & White!

2010-04-08T23:32:00.000-07:00

St. George's Day - 23 April 2010

Whilst we're all still surrounded by Easter bunnies and remembering the relevance of Easter, St Georges Day is just around the corner.

St. George, who is the patron saint of England, had as his emblem the red cross on a white background. It is this emblem that was adopted by Richard the Lion Heart, which was brought to England in the 12th century. The king's soldiers then wore it on their tunics in battle to avoid confusion.

The St George's cross is now the English flag and also forms part of the Union flag.

Now we use the St George's emblem, which signifies St George's Day, as the basis of the majority of children's craft activities and adult patriotic English craft projects.

St George is also the patron saint of other countries, as well as being the patron saint of many groups including scouts and soldiers.

St George's Day is a time when the attention of many kids groups in England turn their attention to themed crafts.

We offer a great range of kits, many unique to us. To view these, please CLICK HERE.

Alternatively, if you are looking for craft supplies for adults or older kids you could browse our "colour wheel" adult craft ranges in RED or WHITE.

The Patron Saints Calendar 2010

Wales - St. David's Day ~ 1 March 2010
Northern Ireland - St. Patrick's Day ~ 17 March 2010
England - St George's Day ~ 23 April 2010
Scotland - St Andrew's Day ~ 30 November 2010

New Kids Craft & Cooking Ideas

2010-03-25T05:13:00.000-07:00

Mini Notebook Kits

These notebook kits are designed for ten children to make, perfect for group and party craft sessions.

Great value at only £8.99

Please CLICK HERE to view our range

Shimmering Butterfly Dimensional Stickers

These 3D stickers will be lovely on many craft projects, especially box decorating activities.

Please CLICK HERE to view our range

Bubbles the Ballerina Collection

This new ballet dancing teddy bear range will be lovely for older kids and adults too.

Please CLICK HERE to view our range

Additional Kids Cooking Items

Our range of kids cookware and associated items is very popular.

We have been asked to add the range of mixing bowls below to our range, which we have, along with lots of other new items.

These have only previously been available as part of a set.

Please CLICK HERE to view our range
Single Colour Feather Quills

We are frequently asked for packs of single coloured quill feathers for kids and adults crafts.
We've listened and now stock them within our feather range.

Please CLICK HERE to view our range.

Monsey Saving Kids Starter Collections

2010-03-18T03:38:00.001-07:00

This week we have introduced several new money saving starter craft collections for kids, perfect for a rainy afternoon (you know it will happen!) during the school Easter holidays.

These are not the few overpriced scraps you get in many collections, with expensive throwaway packaging... These are great value collections for kids to start or extend their crafting experience.

PLEASE CLICK HERE to view our range

Watch Me Draw Books

These new books will also be great as a rainy day activity, only £3.99 each.

PLEASE CLICK HERE to view our range

St Georges Day Crafts for Kids

2010-03-12T04:35:00.001-08:00

St George's Day is on 23 April 2010 and is fast approaching.

At littlecraftybugs we offer an extensive range of St. George's Day themed crafts for children.

PLEASE CLICK HERE to view our range

Mother's Day Crafts for Kids and Adults Too!

2010-03-05T07:49:00.000-08:00

Mother's Day Crafts ~ LAST CHANCE

Mother's Day is on Sunday 14th March and is almost upon us. There is very little time left to order your craft kits and supplies.

Please don't forget that we offer an extensive range of Mother's Day themed crafts for kids and adults too.....

littlecraftybugs.co.uk - for kids - PLEASE CLICK HERE to view our Mother's Day range

craftybugs.co.uk - for adult Mother's Day craft supplies - PLEASE CLICK HERE

Kids Easter Crafts & Egg Hunt Supplies

2010-02-25T10:19:00.000-08:00

At littlecraftybugs, we already offer an extensive range of Easter themed craft projects and craft supplies.

However, we continue to add new Easter items to our craft shops, including some great new doorhanger kits and plastic eggs for egg hunts.

littlecraftybugs.co.uk - for kids - PLEASE CLICK HERE to view our Easter range

littlepartybugs.co.uk - for Easter parties and egg hunts - PLEASE CLICK HERE

craftybugs.co.uk - for adult Easter crafts - PLEASE CLICK HERE

Free Craft Items for Adults & Kids Crafts

2010-02-18T08:39:00.000-08:00

We have added some great new FREE crafty gifts to our shops this week.

littlecraftybugs.co.uk - for kids - PLEASE CLICK HERE to view our FREE GIFTS

craftybugs.co.uk - for adults - PLEASE CLICK HERE

10,000th Product from Crafty Capers

2010-02-12T01:49:00.001-08:00

Our 10,000th Product - Added this Week

We have listed our 10,000th product this week - that's 10,000 products for kids crafts, adults crafts and themed craft parties.

These fantastic giant colour and craft mobile kits will be a huge hit with kids groups.

Be warned - they are truly giant!

Please CLICK HERE to view this item.

All of our products will be found in one of our four shops, which all share one shopping basket and checkout process.

http://www.littlecraftybugs.co.uk/ ~ the home of kids crafts.
http://www.craftybugs.co.uk/ ~ for all of your adult craft supplies.
http://www.craftsformen.co.uk/ ~ for all of your male themed paper craft supplies.
http://www.littlepartybugs.co.uk/ ~ for all of your craft party supplies.

This Weeks Special Offer - SAVE 50%

20 Fun & Funky Easter Rubber Stamps

These stamps are a really modern and fun twist on Easter paper crafting and stamping.

The RRP of this set of twenty stamps is £49.80 - SAVE a massive 50%.

Please CLICK HERE to view.

Also New This Week

These tie making kits will be great for clown, school and Father's Day themed craft sessions.

Great to colour and add crafty bits to, perhaps poms, foamies and sequins?

Please CLICK HERE to view this item.

Save Over £50 - Papermania Paper Collection

2010-02-04T11:02:00.000-08:00

Our new Papermania branded plain and printed paper collection has a total retail value of over £75, now available for only £25, saving over £50.

All presented in a Papermania best quality storage case.

This is perfect for adult crafters and would also be great for groups of older kids to share, perhaps brownies and guides.....

To view our range of very special offers for adult crafters, including this item, please CLICK HERE.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Crafts & Parties

2010-01-29T04:04:00.000-08:00

We have introduced a great new range of "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" party ware this week.

They are ideal to use at a themed children's party and are perfect when accompanied by our caterpillar and butterfly themed craft kits at a craft party.

To view this new party range, please CLICK HERE

Money Saving Easter Card Making Crafts

2010-01-24T07:13:00.001-08:00

~ NEW ~

Easter Card Kit - Makes 30 - SAVE £10

This new Easter card making kit will make thirty cards.

Designed for kids groups. However, as this contains only premium Papermania branded materials, it will also be ideal for older kids and adults too.

To view this item, please CLICK HERE.

~ NEW ~

Craft Chest - Starter Collection - SAVE 25%

This is the latest version of our extremely popular kids starter collections, presented in a reusable craft chest.

To view these, please CLICK HERE.

~ NEW ~

Kit to Make 8 Foam Tiaras

Great for both group and party craft sessions on a princess or fairy theme.

To view this item, please CLICK HERE.

Butterfly Themed Crafts for Kids - NEW

2010-01-16T04:24:00.000-08:00

~ NEW ~

Butterfly Themed Craft Kits & Supplies

We have added lots of new butterfly kits to our shop this week.

Butterfly crafts are ideal for more than butterfly and garden themed craft sessions. They are also great for Mother's Day craft sessions, Valentine's Day themed crafts and as an alternative Spring or Easter themed craft activity.

To view our range of butterfly crafts for kids, please CLICK HERE.

~ NEW ~

Foam Paint Stampers

Including letters, princess, weather and tropical themes, amongst others.

To view these, please CLICK HERE.

~ NEW ~

Felt Pens and Coloured Pencils

To view our range pencil crayons, please CLICK HERE.

For felt tips, please CLICK HERE.

Or, for wax crayons, please CLICK HERE.

~ NEW ~

Self Adhesive Badge Pins

We now stock a range of self adhesive bad pins - both metal and plastic.

To view these, please CLICK HERE.

~ NEW ~

Keyrings and Keychains

Our range of keyrings and keychains has also grown, all available in packs of 10, 30 and 100.

To view these, please CLICK HERE.

~ NEW ~

Rubber Ducks

Our range of rubber ducks just keeps growing.

Great for kids and adults too!

To view these, please CLICK HERE.

~ NEW ~

Birthday Candles

Available for all ages.

To view these, please CLICK HERE.

~ NEW ~

Plastic Tablecloths

Ideal for parties and craft sessions.

To view these, please CLICK HERE.

CRAFTY CALENDAR
14th February 2010 - St Valentine's Day
14th February 2010 - Chinese New Year (Year of the Tiger)
1st March 2010 - St David's Day
14th March 2010 - Mother's Day
17th March 2010 - St Patrick's Day
4th April 2010 - Easter Sunday
23rd April 2010 - St George's Day

Four shops, sharing one shopping basket and checkout process.
http://www.littlecraftybugs.co.uk/ ~ the home of kids crafts.
http://www.craftybugs.co.uk/ ~ for all of your adult craft supplies.
http://www.craftsformen.co.uk/ ~ for all of your male themed paper craft supplies.
http://www.littlepartybugs.co.uk/ ~ for all of your craft party supplies.

Seasonal Craft Calendar - Early 2010

2010-01-07T02:29:00.000-08:00

~ CRAFTY CALENDAR FOR EARLY 2010~

It's a busy time of year for crafty themes.

To help you out, we have included details below of the main seasonal themes for the first part of the year.

Please click on any date to view our craft range for that season.

14th February 2010 - St Valentine's Day

14th February 2010 - Chinese New Year (Year of the Tiger)

1st March 2010 - St David's Day

14th March 2010 - Mother's Day

17th March 2010 - St Patrick's Day

4th April 2010 - Easter Sunday

23rd April 2010 - St George's Day

Four shops, sharing one shopping basket and checkout process.
http://www.littlecraftybugs.co.uk/ ~ the home of kids crafts.
http://www.craftybugs.co.uk/ ~ for all of your adult craft supplies.
http://www.craftsformen.co.uk/ ~ for all of your male themed paper craft supplies.
http://www.littlepartybugs.co.uk/ ~ for all of your craft party supplies.

Thrifty Craft Idea & SALE Time!

2009-12-31T04:19:00.000-08:00

~ CRAFTY IDEA ~

Thrifty Card Making Projects for Kids

Recycle your Christmas cards for a craft acitivity next year.

Save them now - save money later............

Please CLICK HERE to view details of this activity idea.

~ SAVE ~

Great Savings

We have many, many great savings throughout our shops.

Please click on one of the links below.

KIDS GENERAL CRAFT SALE
KIDS EASTER CRAFT SALE
KIDS VALENTINES DAY CRAFT SALE
KIDS CHRISTMAS CRAFT SALE
ADULT CRAFT SALE

Top Tip - Don't forget that all of our product categories can be sorted by "lowest price/smallest packs first" if you are not looking for larger packs.

Treat for Your Pet Kits - Ideal for Christmas

2009-12-16T02:02:00.000-08:00

~ NEW ~

Treat for My Pet Bag Kits

Don't forget your pet this Christmas - kids will love making these new treat bags for their favourite pets.

Available as a cat/dog set and a horse set.

To view these please CLICK HERE.

~ NEW ~

Velvet Art Kits - Princess on Board

Joining our "pirate on board" kit and our other velver art kits is this "princess on board" kit.

Great value at only £1.99

To view these please CLICK HERE.

~ NEW ~

Doubly Wobbly Butterflies

These wobbler kits will make some lovely bouncing butterflies.

Available in packs of six and thirty.

To view these please CLICK HERE.

~ SAVE 50% ~

Groovy Chick Stamp Sets

The RRP of these is £9.99 - SAVE 50%.

Two designs are available at this very special price.

To view these please CLICK HERE.

FREE Gifts - NEW Rubber Ducks - NEW Kids Craft Gifts

2009-12-08T10:00:00.000-08:00

~ FREE GIFTS ~

New Choice of Free Gifts

We have a great new range of free gifts that you can add to your order.

To view these please CLICK HERE.

~ NEW ~

Rubber Ducks with a Difference!

Our new ducks this week include space & aliens, dinosaurs, nurses, doctors, dentists, hippies and many others.

Great for kids party bags, stocking fillers, secret santa, table presents much, much more.

To view these please CLICK HERE.

~ NEW ~

Crafty Bugs for All Seasons - Exclusive Gift Box

We have extended our popular range of exclusive littlecraftyboxes with our twelve bug set, one for each month of the year.

Truly a gift that will be remembered throughout the year ahead.....

To view these please CLICK HERE.

~ NEW ~

Princess & Knight Bug & Castle Crafty Gift Boxes

These littlecraftyboxes combine our princess crafty bug kits with a castle pencil pot and foam kit.

Not forgetting the boys, we also have a knight themed version of this.

To view these please CLICK HERE.

~ NEW ~

Gold Bead Bracelet Kits

Great for Christmas and other girly craft sessions.

To view these please CLICK HERE.

~ BACK IN STOCK ~

Premium Quality Paper Chains

These paper chains have just come back into stock and we have almost sold out again!

To view these please CLICK HERE.

~ NEW ~

Colour Themed Button Packs

We have extended our range of button packs for adult crafters, with these colour coordinated packs.

To view these please CLICK HERE.

http://www.littlecraftybugs.co.uk/ ~ the home of kids crafts.
Four shops, sharing one shopping basket and checkout process.

http://www.craftybugs.co.uk/ ~ for all of your adult craft supplies.
Four shops, sharing one shopping basket and checkout process.

http://www.craftsformen.co.uk/ ~ for all of your male themed paper craft supplies.
Four shops, sharing one shopping basket and checkout process.

http://www.littlepartybugs.co.uk/ ~ for all of your children's party and craft party supplies.
Four shops, sharing one shopping basket and checkout process.

SAVE on Craft Punches PLUS Great New Kids Craft Gifts

2009-12-02T06:57:00.001-08:00

~ SAVE ~

Save 50% on Paper Punches

Normally £1.99 each - Now only 99p.

Ideal for use with card, foam and paper.

To view these please CLICK HERE.

~ NEW ~

Have a Crafty Rummage Gift Boxes for Kids

These boxes are designed in a "rummage" style - the crafters will be able to mooch through the contents of the box to make their crafts, either those suggested in the pack or others of their choice.

We have all seen over priced craft collections with a few bits and pieces in lots of throw away packaging - these "rummage" boxes and our other littlecraftyboxes break away from this, offering a great themed selection of craft items.

To view these please CLICK HERE.

~ SAVE ~

Christmas Crowns - 50p per Child

These great value crown kits for up to 24 kids are sure to be a Christmas craft hit.

To view these please CLICK HERE.

~ NEW ~

Mini Jewels & Gems

We have added lots of new mini jewels and gems to our shops this week - great for older kids and adults.

To view these please CLICK HERE.

~ NEW ~

Paper Party Bags

These paper party bags are also ideal for craft projects.

To view these please CLICK HERE.

~ NEW ~

Foam Christmas Stocking Kits

Great value at only £2.99 for the foam and lacing ribbon to make 6 stockings, which will hold little bits and pieces.

To view these please CLICK HERE.

Kids Kitchen Crafts

Our range of children's kitchen ware and kitchen gift items continues to grow, with some great new young chefs gift sets - just in time for Christmas!

To view our range please CLICK HERE.

Rubber Ducks for Christmas & Party Bags

2009-11-25T10:45:00.000-08:00

~ NEW ~

Rubber Ducks - They're Really Quackers

We have added some great new rubber ducks this week.

They make lovely gifts and party bag fillers.

To view these please CLICK HERE.

~ NEW & SAVE £20! ~

Children's Christmas Craft Starter Collection

Our money saving starter collections are always very popular.

We have no introduced a Christmas version, with a massive £20 saving.

To view these please CLICK HERE.

~ STOCK WARNING ~

2010 Calendars

This is advance warning that the 1000s of calendar packs we had in stock are now down to almost single numbers.

The UK wholesaler of these has no more stocks - when they're gone, they're gone!

To view these please CLICK HERE.

~ NEW ~

Body Parts!

We have now introduced a "body parts" category to our shop, bringing our existing range together.

We have also added some great new items, incuding the pack of 100 white paper hands shown below.

To view these please CLICK HERE.

~ CRAFTY IDEA ~

Bauble Making

Have you tried bauble making? We have a lovely range of styrofoam and plastic baubles for decorating.

To view these please CLICK HERE.

~ NEW ~

North Pole Collage Doorhangers

Our range of doorhanger kits is extremely popular and we have now added this Christmas at the North Pole version.

To view these please CLICK HERE.

~ NEW ~

Background Scenes

These background scenes are great for children's collages and also for adult card making.

To view these please CLICK HERE.

~ NEW ~

Paper Mache Stacking Boxes

Our range of paper mache items continues to grow, with these boxes and a range of frames.

To view these please CLICK HERE.

~ NEW ~

Triangular Cards - Taster Pack

Just want to have a play with some triangular cards without buying larger packs.
We have these taster packs of three cards at a tasty price!

To view these please CLICK HERE.

~ NEW ~

Kids Kitchen Crafts

Our range of children's kitchen ware and kitchen gift items continues to grow.

To view our range please CLICK HERE.

Christmas Gift Ideas for Kids

2009-11-18T11:27:00.001-08:00

~ NEW ~

Crafty Bug Making Gift Sets

These new collections of 12 of our popular crafty bugs are presented in our unique littlecraftyboxes gift box.

Also including scissors and glue. In fact, everything needed to make 12 bugs.

To view these please CLICK HERE.

~ NEW ~

Felt Purse Sewing Kits

Great Value at only £1.99

To view these please CLICK HERE.

~ NEW ~

Matching Felt Handbag Sewing Kit

At only £2.99, these are perfect for a rainy afternoon or as a stocking filler for Christmas.

To view these please CLICK HERE.

~ SAVE ~

SAVE 25% on our Flippin Men & Women Kits

Great savings on these popular kits.

To view these please CLICK HERE.

~ NEW ~

Premium Cracker Making Kits

In addition to our range of children's cracker making kits, we now stock these premium kits for older kids and adults to make.

Available in both silver and gold.

To view these please CLICK HERE.

~ UPDATE ~

Christmas Posting

Royal Mail have announed their last recommended Christmas mailing times and also a range of additional services.

To view details of these and our last mailing dates, please CLICK HERE.

~ NEW ~

Mini Foam Paint Stampers

Great value from only 40p.

To view these please CLICK HERE.

~ SAVE SAVE SAVE ~

Money Saving Offers on Christmas Foam Paint Stamps

These larger Christmas foam paint stamps are great for younger kids and you can SAVE money too.....

To view these please CLICK HERE.

~ JUST AN IDEA! ~

Triangular Tree Cards

These triangular cards are perfect for Christmas trees.

You couid just add some sparkles or go completely to the other extreme.

To view these please CLICK HERE.

Party Time with littlepartybugs.co.uk

2009-11-12T06:58:00.001-08:00

~ NEW ~

Party Bags with a Crafty Twist

We have designed these exclusive and new party bags with two crafty puurposes in mind.

Firstly, a crafty child may like to make these in advance of their birthday party, filling them with treats for the party day itself.

Alternatively, it could be used as a party craft, for the party goers to make themselves.

One thing is definite, they will be something completely different for your child's party.

To view these please CLICK HERE.

~ NEW ~

Party Lunch Boxes

These are a great alternative to plates and can be packed in advance of the party....

Also ideal instead of a party bag.

Offered in a great choice of themes.

To view these please CLICK HERE.

~ NEW ~

MDF Shapes

Our existing range of MDF shapes have been extremely popular for children's crafts.

We have now added some great new Christmas themed MDF shapes.

These can be used as templates or decorated as wall hangings etc.

To view these please CLICK HERE.

~ NEW ~

Reindeer Shapes & Pom Noses

These are ideal to use in group card making sessions in the build up to Christmas.

Offered in packs of 10 and 30.

To view these please CLICK HERE.

~ BACK IN STOCK ~

Gold Jewelled Wand Kit for 12 Kids

Sorry that we sold out of these very popular wand making kits.

We have lots of new stock, so there will be no disappointment.

Great for fairy, princess and Christmas themed crafts.

Please CLICK HERE to view these in the "wand making" section of our Christmas craft shop.

~ NEW ~

"Doubly Wobbly" Ladybirds

Another unique craft kit, designed and packed by us.

We have developed these with a view to them being used as either a very simple craft or developed further for more capable children.

To view these please CLICK HERE.

~ NEW ~

Christmas Coloured Tiara Bases

Princess craft activities aren't just for parties - they make a great Christmas themed craft activity.

To view these please CLICK HERE.

~ NEW ~

Xcut Tools - Quality Tools from a Trusted Brand

Adult craft tools from a brand we know and trust.

To view these please CLICK HERE to view these.

New Christmas Crafty Bug Children's Craft Kits

2009-11-05T06:36:00.000-08:00

~ NEW ~

Christmas Crafty Bug Craft Kits

Our new Christmas themed Crafty Bug kits include new style Rudolph bugs, robin bugs and Christmas pudding bugs.

Packed in 1s, 6s, 30s and 100s, making them ideal for both home and group craft sessions.

We have also introduced a new Santa crafty bug.

To view these please CLICK HERE to view these.

~ NEW ~

Princess Crafty Bug

Following the success of our crown wearing princess bug, we have now also introduced a princess bug wearing a silver tiara.

To view these please CLICK HERE to view these.

~ NEW ~

Magic Scratch Christmas Craft Kits for Groups

Magic Scratch kits are always popular with children's groups.

We have added several new Christmas designs to our range.

To view these please CLICK HERE to view our full range of these.

~ NEW ~

Sticker Rolls - 100 Stickers

This range of rolls of 100 stickers will have many uses in children's craft projects. They are also great for children's parties.

To view these please CLICK HERE to view these.

~ NEW ~

Doilies

For parties and Christmas crafts - especially angel making.

To view these please CLICK HERE to view these.

~ NEW ~

Exclusive littlecraftyboxes Gift Sets

Are you aware of our exclusive range of craft gifts, called littlecraftyboxes?

We have introduced a new horse & pont themed collection this week, together with a bumper princess themed collecttion.

To view these please CLICK HERE to view these.

~ NEW ~

Racing Car Themed Crafts for Boys

We now have a lovely range of racing car themed crafts and have brought them all together in one place.

To view these please CLICK HERE to view these.

~ NEW ~

Two Part Easter Eggs

We know - too early - but we have been asked repeatedly to stock these early, so here they are!

To view these please CLICK HERE to view these.

~ NEW ~

Christmas Stickers for Kids Groups

These North Pole themed fun character stickers are great for groups of up to 12 kids.

They would also be great for children's card making crafts at home.

To view these please CLICK HERE to view these.

~ NEW ~

Cake Cases

Joining our range of cake cases (including pirate cake cases) are these new pretty heart cases, as well as metallic cases.

To view these please CLICK HERE to view these.

~ SAVE - SAVE - SAVE ~

littlepartyboxes - SAVE 50%

We are introducing a new range of our popular party boxes shortly. However, in the meantime, we have reduced our existing range by 50% to clear the last few.

We have sufficient stocks for small parties but they would be great to buy and keep as a rainy day craft reserve for a crafty child.

To view these please CLICK HERE to view these.

Mr Men at Christmas

2009-10-29T08:19:00.000-07:00

~ NEW ~

Mr Men for Christmas

These are great for kids and adults alike.

To view these please CLICK HERE to view these in our kids craft shop

or

Please CLICK HERE to view these in our adult craft shop.

~ NEW ~

Funky Rose Peel Offs

Great for girls and adult crafters alike.

Some really beautiful designs can be created with pens.

To view these please CLICK HERE

~ BACK IN STOCK ~

Fairy Bug Kits for Groups

We are pleased to tell you that our very popular fairy bug kits for groups are now back in stock.

To view these please CLICK HERE

~ NEW ~

Embossing Powders

We have now added a range of the popular Papermania embossing powders to our rubber stamping & embossing shop.

To view these please CLICK HERE

~ Be Safe ~

Top Tip for Craft Knives

To view this please CLICK HERE

~ SAVE £2 ~

Christmas Felt Pack

Save £2 on our Christmas felt packs - great value - limited offer.

To view these please CLICK HERE

~ Don't Forget ~

St. Andrew's Day Crafts

St. Andrew's Day is on 30th November - a great opportunity for some patriotic crafting.

To view these please CLICK HERE

Great New Crafty Bugs Kits

2009-10-22T07:13:00.001-07:00

~ NEW ~

Roaring Dinosaur Crafty Bug Kit

These new dinosaur crafty bug kits are sure to be a roaring success with boys!

Available in packs of 100, 30, 6 and individually.

To view these please CLICK HERE

~ NEW ~

Christmas Angel Crafty Bug Kit

Perfect for Christmas craft activities, both for groups and at home.

To view these please CLICK HERE

~ NEW ~

Colour In Christmas Wind Chime

This is a great craft kit for a home craft session or for a smaller group with a larger budget.

Great value at only £2.99

To view these please CLICK HERE

~ NEW ~

Dylon Fabric Paints

We now stock a range of these popular fabric paints.

Available in pens and liquid in a jar.

To view these please CLICK HERE.

~ NEW ~

Colour In Christmas Banner

Another great colour in Christmas activity for kids........

To view these please CLICK HERE

~ NEW ~

Christmas Glitter

We have some great new pots of glitter - better value for bigger pots!

To view these please CLICK HERE

~ SAVE ~

Sticker Packs - SAVE 25%

We have some great money saving packs in our sticker shop - perfect for themed group craft sessions.

To view these please CLICK HERE

~ SAVE ~

Stamp Sets for Individuals & Groups

Save 1/3rd on most of these stamp sets - now only £1.33 per pack.

SAVE even more - 50% - on a pack of six.

They make a great stocking filler, party bag gift or crafty item.

To view these please CLICK HERE

Holiday Crafts for Kids - Avoiding the Postal Strike

2009-10-16T03:38:00.001-07:00

~ School Holiday & Rainy Day Crafts ~

Dodging the Postal Strike

The postal strike planned for the end of next week is a worry for us all, internet retailers and customers alike.

To help you avoid this, we will be sending all orders placed between now and Monday 26 October 2009 using 1st class post in place of our standard mailing option.

As the strikes will be on Thursday and Friday next week, any orders placed over this weekend and until early next week will be delivered before the strikes and the consequential disruption this action will cause.

You don't need to request this uplift to 1st class, please just choose the standard mailing option and we will make sure this is sent 1st class.

If you wish to choose a recorded option, please choose standard recorded mail and we will update this to 1st class recorded for you.

Crafty Ideas for School Holidays

We offer an extensive range of craft kits for kids to complete at home.

Please visit our "Inidividual Craft Kits" category to view these.

Please CLICK HERE to view.

~ NEW ~

Prima Ballerina Toppers - Die Cut

We have a great range of ballet & dancing themed craft items for kids and adults alike.

For kids crafts - please CLICK HERE.
For adults crafts - please CLICK HERE.
For dancing parties - please CLICK HERE.

~ NEW ~

Christmas Foiled & Glittered Toppers

Have you visited our adult Christmas craft shop?

Great for adults and older kids.

Please CLICK HERE to view.

~ NEW ~

Male Themed CardToppers

We've added even more males themed toppers to our craftsformen website.

Please CLICK HERE to view.

http://www.littlecraftybugs.co.uk/ ~ the home of kids crafts.
Four shops, sharing one shopping basket and checkout process.

http://www.craftybugs.co.uk/ ~ for all of your adult craft supplies.
Four shops, sharing one shopping basket and checkout process.

http://www.craftsformen.co.uk/ ~ for all of your male themed paper craft supplies.
Four shops, sharing one shopping basket and checkout process.

http://www.littlepartybugs.co.uk/ ~ for all of your children's party and craft party supplies.
Four shops, sharing one shopping basket and checkout process.

Wear it Pink 2009

2009-10-10T07:44:00.000-07:00

~ WEAR IT PINK ~

It's Time to Beat Breast Cancer

Friday 30 October 2009.

Wear a pink hat, wear a pink badge, wear a pink tie, wear anything pink to raise funds for the breast cancer campaign.

Please CLICK HERE to visit the "wear it pink" website.

~ NEW ~

Pink Crafty Bugs

Add any of our new pink bugs to your shopping basket this week and we will donate 10% of your FULL ORDER VALUE to "wear it pink".

Please quote the promotional code "PINK1" during checkout for this donation to be made.
Donations will be made online by Crafty Capers Ltd. A copy of the email confirmation will be sent to you.

Promotion expires Sunday 18 October 2009 and cannot be combined with any other offers.
Please CLICK HERE to view our pink bugs.

~ HAVE YOU SEEN? ~

It's All Pink!

Have you seen the colour wheel on our craftybugs.co.uk website?

You can choose your adult craft supplies by colour...

In our pink category, we have everything from pink 12x12 scrapbooks at £15.99 to A4 pink foam at 49p.

Please CLICK HERE to view.

~ NEW ~

Window Clings for Kids

These window clings are great for room or party decorations.

They also may a lovely gift item for children.

Please CLICK HERE to view.

~ WELCOME BACK! ~

3D Christmas Tree Kits for 12 Kids

These 3D Christmas tree kits were hugely popular last year and we are delighted to offer them again for Christmas 2009.

Please CLICK HERE to view.

~ NEW ~

Crafty Bug Witches

We have extended our range of witch bugs to include packs of 100 and individual packs, in addition to our packs of 6 and 30.

Please CLICK HERE to view.

~ Did you know we sold...... ~

Paper Chains

Great for birthdays and Christmas.

Please CLICK HERE to view.

http://www.littlecraftybugs.co.uk/ ~ the home of kids crafts.
Four shops, sharing one shopping basket and checkout process.

http://www.craftybugs.co.uk/ ~ for all of your adult craft supplies.
Four shops, sharing one shopping basket and checkout process.

http://www.craftsformen.co.uk/ ~ for all of your male themed paper craft supplies.
Four shops, sharing one shopping basket and checkout process.

http://www.littlepartybugs.co.uk/ ~ for all of your children's party and craft party supplies.
Four shops, sharing one shopping basket and checkout process.

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Non-Halloween Crafts for Kids

2009-10-03T05:09:00.000-07:00

Non-Halloween Crafts for Halloween

As a business we are sensitive to the fact that Halloween is met with mixed views by schools, churches, other groups and parents.

We are often asked for a suggestion for crafts that can be completed in the build up to Halloween, which would feel "Halloweenish" for the children who chose to look at them this way - also appear non-Halloween where this is more appropriate.

We always recommend pirate themed crafts for this. Why?

1. The skull and crossbones within pirate crafts are also used within Halloween crafts, so it can give the Halloween feel to crafts, without being overtly Halloween.
2. This theme is probably the most popular in the world of kids crafts - why fix it, if it isn't broken?!
3. There is an extensive range available of pirate craft kits and craft supplies, suitable for all ages, abilities and for both home and group craft sessions. Please CLICK HERE to view our range of pirate craft supplies.
4. They are great for both boys and girls. Have you seen our pink pirate range? If not, please CLICK HERE to visit our pink pirate craft category.

QUICK LINKS
Pirate Crafts
Pink Pirate Crafts
Halloween Craft Shop

Children's Harry Potter Crafts for Halloween

Every new Harry Potter film and book brings with it the opportunity for a children's themed craft session.

This year, following the release of the new Harry Potter film, there is a great opportunity to make Halloween crafts with a twist.

At littlecraftybugs, we offer a great range of Harry Potter themed craft kits for kids, including our very popular Hedwig White Owl Crafty Bug and our Wizard Crafty Bug.

Our crafty bugs are offered in packs of 100, 30, 6 and individually - making them ideal for home, group and party craft sessions.

Please CLICK HERE to view our range of Harry Potter themed craft kits.

If you are looking for party supplies for your Harry Potter Halloween party, please CLICK HERE.

Harry Potter Crafts

2009-05-20T03:00:00.000-07:00

Every new Harry Potter film and book brings with it the opportunity for a children's themed craft session.

The "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" film is due for release on 15 July 2009.

At littlecraftybugs, we offer a great range of Harry Potter themed craft kits for kids, including our very popular Hedwig White Owl Crafty Bug and our Wizard Crafty Bug.

Our crafty bugs are offered in packs of 100, 30, 6 and individually - making them ideal for home, group and party craft sessions.

Please CLICK HERE to view our range of Harry Potter themed craft kits.

If you are looking for party supplies for your Harry Potter party, please CLICK HERE.

Wedding Bugs

2009-05-13T07:19:00.000-07:00

How many wedding themed children’s craft kits have you seen?

This new craft kit, produced by us, will make two of our popular crafty bugs, a bride and a groom.

The bugs are perfect to make as a little gift for a wedding couple or to use as a craft for a wedding craft table.

Instructions for this kit aren't necessary. However, the pack does include an image of the finished craft as a guide for the crafter.

Take a look at THIS PAGE for tips and hints on making our crafty bugs or please CLICK HERE to view and buy these bugs.

Brought to you by littlecraftybugs, the home of kids crafts.

KIDS CRAFTS ON A BUDGET

2009-04-25T11:42:00.000-07:00

Budget Bugs!

We are regularly asked to produce a budget version of our very popular crafty bug kits for kids groups.

Now we have!

The two new styles are pictured above and below - they are supplied in pack sizes between 6 and 100 and represent great value for money.

Perfect for playschools, pre-schools and other groups of younger kids.

Please CLICK HERE to view our budget bug range.

Mask Making Made Simple

2009-02-28T06:00:00.000-08:00

Mask Making - It's Simple!

Probably one of the simplest craft activities for kids is mask decorating.

These are popular because the activity can suit all ages and abilities. They can also be adapted to suit many themed craft sessions and parties.

Crafting on a Budget

If you are working to a tight budget, mask decorating can be extremely cost effective.

Aside from the cost of the masks, you only need to add felt tip pens.....

No scissors, no glue - no anything else - just pens!

Our range of mask blanks can be found by CLICKING HERE.

In our example above, we have used our white plastic masks and decorated it with pens and just an embellishment of glitter glue.

Feathers & Sequins - A Real Must Have!

Probably the most popular mask embellishment is feathers, closely followed by sequins or foil confetti.

However, with both of these you will need to use a fast tack glue - see below - otherwise the feathers and sequins are likely to pop off the background when bent around the crafters face.

A terrific range of sequins and feathers can be found in our shop.

Other Popular Embellishments

In addition to sequins and feathers, other craft materials that are ideal for mask decorating are:

Felt tip pens
Chenille stems
Glitter
Glitter glue
Foam
Foam shapes and foam stickers
Small pom poms
Beads

Glue & Sticky Stuff

A top tip for mask making is make sure you have the right sticky stuff.

Have you seen the "PVA slide", this is the phrase we have coined to describe what happens when a child makes a craft item on a flat surface and then lifts it up - PVA glue often results in the attached components sliding down the now vertical surface! Picture beads with blob of glue sliding down a mask landing a child's chin or clothes and you'll get the picture!

With many craft materials you may find that double sided tape is a good alternative.

However, we always recommend fast tack or high tack glue, especially with heavier craft components and also on plastic masks.

Please CLICK HERE to see our range of high tack and fast tack glues.

Mask Making Kits

At littlecraftybugs, we sell a great range of mask making kits, for home, party and group craft sessions.

With these kits we've done the thinking for you and you can now just rely on the crafters creativity and imagination.........

Please CLICK HERE to view our range of mask making kits.

Making Wands for Kids

2009-01-21T08:51:00.000-08:00

At littlecraftybugs, the home of kids crafts, we offer a great range of children's wand making craft kits and also the components to make wands.

Whether you're looking to make wands with little wizards or princesses, you will be able to find everything you need in our shop.

You can see our range by visiting our web shop, which can be accessed through our free children's craft page on wand making.

Hello from littlecraftybugs

2007-05-24T07:12:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the world of littlecraftybugs, the home of kids' crafts.

Watch this space for our first blog in the very near future.

In the meantime, why not come and see the extensive range of children's crafts we offer at http://www.littlecraftybugs.co.uk/.