Well, half term came and went. Both kids came down with a heavy cold and chose to spend their days in their pjs glued to Minecraft. We made it out the house briefly but their tolerance for being out and about was low so we opted for long (oh my, some days were very long!) lazy days at home. I did manage to pull them off Minecraft long enough though to play with Hama beads. They love them, I love them so it’s a winner all round. My son is fascinated by the battery operated tea lights so we opted to try making tea light holders. The kids designed the basic squares and I figured out how they would fit together. The results are great.
The basic sides before ironing. I made the notches at the sides so that they could ‘click’ together without glue.
The finished tea light holders.
The overall effect with the tea lights on. I must obviously point out that these are not to be used with real tea lights. It was a fun craft with results they can use and enjoy.
The Artisan Duck 
Ooh these are cute! Lovely idea 🙂
They were a lot of fun. I’m thinking of making more with Christmas patterns on them!
That’s a lovely idea! I would love to see them if you do 🙂 They would make lovely gifts for Christmas 🙂 x
Yes, I was thinking they could be gifts. I love making things for Christmas 🎄