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Make your own chocolate bouquet gift

As my daughter gets older she is getting a bit harder to buy for. She has lots of toys and doesn’t really need any more, due to growth spurts and sporting activities she has enough clothes throughout the year and has enough craft to keep her busy for years! One thing that she can never get enough of is chocolate! So with birthdays and Christmas presents, I have been trying to get creative...

picture of Santa themed sweet cones

Santa themed sweet cones

We've been getting in the Festive spirit in the Banks household and I have been having lots of fun coming up with some Christmas-themed sweet cones, which were a huge hit at our school Christmas fete and will make some great gifts for family and friends. They also go really well with these Grinch sweet cones that I have made.

What you need to make Santa Sweet Cones
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picture of Pink and blue themed sweet cones 

Pink and blue themed sweet cones 

We’ve been busy making lots of sweet cones in preparation for an upcoming school fete and some birthday parties we are going to. I always find that sweet cones make great gifts and children really love the variety inside.

These sweet cones got a great reaction from my children when they first saw them, which was great, as these were a bit fiddly to make.

For these sweet...
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DIY Projects to Show Teacher Appreciation

Teachers are a significant part of your child’s week; they play the role of carer and educator for hours at a time. So why not start the year off by thanking them for all they do for us?

You can encourage your child to create some homemade, heartfelt projects and send them in your kids’ backpacks for their first day of term.

Get decorative

The classroom is a fun, interactive...

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KEEP THE KIDS ENTERTAINED THIS CHRISTMAS

Kids can embrace fun and festive crafting with a selection of in-store workshops available at Hobbycraft over the winter holidays

With schools starting to close for the Christmas holidays, Hobbycraft is offering up the perfect way to keep the kids entertained with two variations of festive workshops available in-store!

The Ceramic Decorating (£3) and Cracker Decorating (£10)...

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