Summer crafting - finishing up some unfinished craft kits

At the beginning of the holidays we had a huge declutter in both children's bedrooms. It has made such a difference! We filled up bin bags of rubbish, took many bags to the charity shop, passed things on to others and I have a pile of stuff to put on eBay when I get the chance. In Mia's room she had a whole draw of craft kits which she's collected over the last couple of years, and so the summer holidays seemed a good opportunity to get on and get them finished.

Here are the projects that we've completed:

First up was some air drying clay which Mia received as a prize at school for winning an art competition. We made some sweet little Sanrio figures, and also a small bowl each.

She had a lot of half finished diamond painting kits. This sparkly flower set which we bought as a sleepover craft was a bargain from The Range. It didn't take her long to finish, and it even comes with a frame so it can go straight out on display. The sparkles are lovely!

I was a bit daunted by this candle making kit, but it was much easier than I was expecting and we made two really nice candles!

There were lots of other small diamond painting sticker sets so we finished them off. This is my grumpy owl! Now I have a tin full of leftover diamond dots which I'm not sure what to do with, although I have a few ideas here - left over diamond dots crafts.

The final craft was a stone painting set. It was supposed to be neon paints but unfortunately they had dried up, luckily I have plenty of acrylic paints that we could use! We went with a dotty theme and made some colourful painted stones.

Now she has plenty of space in her room, and we had fun together working on the crafts.