How to Make Needle Felted Mushrooms: A Beginner’s Guide
Learn how to make needle felted wool mushrooms with step-by-step photographs and beginner-friendly tips. An autumn craft for creating handmade toadstools to add to your seasonal table.
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What Is Open-Ended Play? A Babipur Guide to Open-Ended Toys
Open-ended play gives children room to build, move, investigate, imagine, and decide what happens next. Drawing on almost twenty years at Babipur, we share practical ideas, favourite toys, and what...
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Grimm’s Celebration Rings and Spirals: A Guide to Birthdays, Seasons, and Family Traditions
Discover Grimm’s celebration rings and spirals, with ideas for birthdays, seasonal displays, Advent countdowns, and family traditions. Add favourite figures, natural finds, and things you’ve made.
How to Measure Your Child’s Feet for Froddo Barefoot Shoes
A simple step-by-step guide to measuring your child’s feet at home, using the Froddo foot-length chart, and choosing the right size before ordering.
What Is Open-Ended Play? A Babipur Guide to Open-Ended Toys
Open-ended play gives children room to build, move, investigate, imagine, and decide what happens next. Drawing on almost twenty years at Babipur, we share practical ideas, favourite toys, and what...
The Colour-Coded Maths System Hidden in Grimm's Toys
At first glance, the Grimm's World of Numbers can look like a group of separate toys in a rainbow colour scheme, rather than something designed to help children learn numbers....
Introducing The Phive
Meet The Phive, a UK family business creating screen-free phonics, storytelling and creative writing tools for children. Designed by an experienced teacher and made in the UK, these literacy resources...
The Creative Thread: LydiaMae Cards at Babipur
You haven’t lost it. The artist you once were is still there. This is the story of LydiaMae, the independent illustrator who picked up the thread again and built a...
Play Dough and Finger Paint Crafts for Chinese New Year
Two simple Chinese New Year craft ideas for kids using recycled materials, Babipur paper tape, OkoNorm paints and play dough. These activities support creative play, sensory exploration and musical play,...
Elsa Beskow at Babipur
Discover the timeless world of Elsa Beskow, the Swedish author and illustrator whose nature-led stories and illustrations continue to inspire childhood imagination. From seasonal favourites like Around the Year to...
Toverlux DIY Idea for Chinese New Year
A simple Chinese New Year craft idea using the Toverlux Magic Lamp. Babipur Buddy Sarah creates an easy DIY Chinese lantern silhouette using crayons, paint and Toverlux DIY sheets, letting...
Fire Horse Footprint Painting – A Chinese New Year Craft for Kids
A simple Chinese New Year sensory craft for little ones using OkoNORM finger paints. This Fire Horse footprint painting is all about getting messy, exploring colour, and creating joyful keepsakes...
Chinese New Year 2026 | Fire Horse Family Traditions
Family-friendly ways to celebrate Chinese New Year at home, with crafts, food symbolism, and creative play inspired by the Year of the Fire Horse.
Burns Night Crafts for Kids
Celebrate Burns Night 2026 with fun kids’ crafts by Babipur! Easy tartan paper decorations, peg doll kilts, and mindful activities for home or classroom with Danielle.
Santes Dwynwen Crafts for Children
Discover simple Santes Dwynwen crafts for kids, perfect for parents and teachers, with fun Welsh-themed activities and print-outs from Babipur.
The Snow Moon: noticing February’s full moon with children
Learn when the Snow Moon appears in 2026 and make magical family memories with moon-themed activities, crafts, and tips from Babipur.
The Big Garden Birdwatch Crafts for Kids
If you’re taking part in the Big Garden Birdwatch this year, why not make a weekend of it? Here are some fun and easy garden bird craft ideas for kids!...