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A festive planner lies in the middle of a table surrounded by pencils, tape, and stickers.

Festive Planner for Parents

Christmas Planner: your helpful print-out and fill-in festive lists, all in one place

Kids Craft Activity: Festive Paper Chains

Dress your tree in festive paper chains! Our free, printable template contains fun designs in holiday colours and i...

Festive florals with Hazel Gardiner

Top floral designer Hazel Gardiner offers tips on how to make dreamy holiday décor using DIY floral creations – bri...

Paper Dolls - Make Jasper

Welcome Jasper, the black cat who loves Halloween! Enjoy hours of imaginative play with our printable templates of ...

In front of a background of the sky, an arm displays a DIY superhero cuff made with coloured card and finished with stars and a lightning bolt.

Free Craft Activity: Superhero Cuffs

Boom! Zap! These cool superhero cuffs are a great activity for DIY dressing up. Simply download the free template, follow our easy instructions, and prepare to save the world...

Various circus hats made from coloured card and in different designs such as stars and flowers are displayed against a striped blue background and below a pastel diamond-shaped garland.

Free Craft Activity: Circus Top Hats

A great party activity or at-home craft – make your own circus top hats with a signature Meri Meri twist! Download ...

Two DIY mermaid ornaments made out of blue and pink card, left to right respectively, appear against a purple background featuring seashells and bubbles.

Free Craft Activity: Mermaid Make

Perfect for a mermaid-themed party or to hang up in their bedroom – this easy mermaid craft is a great activi...

Cardboard circus characters surround a stage, including clowns, horses, acrobats, and a dog balancing a red ball on its nose.

Free Craft Activity: Gifford’s Circus Ring

Gravity-defying acrobats, mischievous clowns, bareback horse riders and thoughtful creative direction... Gifford’s ...

Various Halloween treat boxes are displayed on a table with black gingham tops and Halloween characters such as ghosts, black cats, and witches on the black sides of the boxes. Halloween cookies are placed beside the boxes.

Free Craft Activity: Halloween Treat Box

Say “boo!” Celebrate Halloween with this easy-to-make treat box. Simply download the free template, follow ou...

In a sunny garden, two young children run in the background whilst a picnic is laid in front of them featuring bear wicker baskets, gingham cushions and scallop-edged plates.

Make a Recycled Hoopla Party Game

Sydney Piercey is a mother of three who is passionate about re-use, creativity and pursuing a slower, more sustaina...

A checker cloth is decorated with pastel pink and blue seashell and scallop-edged reusable plates and linen napkins.

8 Sustainable Kids Party Ideas

To mark Earth Day, here’s eight sustainable and eco-friendly party ideas. From second-hand balloons to digital inv...

A dusty pink jewellery box with a line of ballerina characters along the top filled with accessories against a backdrop of light pink and ribbons.

Free Craft Activity: Ballerina Jewellery Box

This beautiful jewellery box is easy to make with just card and ribbon, using our free downloadable template....

A light green backdrop with dark green leaves and two triceratops headpieces made of red card and white card tusks.

Free Craft Activity: Make a Triceratops Headpiece

Triceratops fans will love transforming into their favorite dino with this easy headpiece to make at home.

A line of large cakes covered in frosting placed on cake stands display a range of colourful candles and cake toppers.

The Ultimate Buttercream Frosting Recipe

Baker Elizabeth Mayhew shares her buttercream recipe with our studio, and the classic, sweet icing is perfect for a...

Against a grassy bank, a wooden rowboat contains two children, one holding a bow and the other binoculars.

3 Outdoor Adventure Party Ideas for Kids

Discover fun activities to do with your child explorers and encourage a passion for the outdoors with our activitie...

A young girl draws at a table covered with Easter eggs and stickers, with a Easter colouring poster above and floral garlands.

Easter Bake and Make

Create adorable Easter cake toppers, featuring bunny characters and other classic designs, using our free template!

Several construction truck plates are placed on a table with construction-themed cups and a card hard hat headpiece.

Let’s Build a Construction Party

Trucks, diggers, cement mixers! Assemble an exciting construction party for your building-obsessed little one with ...

2 young girls stand outside of a greenhouse amongst flowers and floral decorations.

Peter Rabbit’s Fantastic Facts

Read our list of fun facts about the beloved character and discover more about his origins – our vintage-inspired P...

3 lined pages in the shape of Santas are placed on a light green background, with a pink package and Santa gift tag besides them.

Free Craft Activity: Send Santa a Letter

Keep the Christmas magic alive by sending Santa a letter and crafting a reply! With our free, printable templates &...

A Halloween headpiece made out of black card features bats, spiders, a ghost, skull and raven as part of the design.

Free Craft Activity: Halloween Headpiece

Craft a Halloween Headpiece: Meri Meri's DIY Delight - Unleash your creativity with step-by-step instructions to cr...

Create a Haunted House

Make your home look Halloween ready with lots of sensational scary and eye-catching decorations. Here are our top ...

Free Craft Activity: Make a Picture Frame

A homemade picture frame makes a gorgeous gift for granny, or for you or your kids to keep a favorite photograph in...

Free Craft Activity: Hoopla Party Game Fun

Hoopla is an excellent game for kids of all ages to play. Perfect for parties or whenever they want to have fun. We...

Craft a Friendship Bracelet

Little people love to show their friends and family they adore them – and what better way than with a hand-crafted...

Free Craft Activity: Safari Skittle Game

Kids love skittles – setting them up and knocking them down is excellent entertainment. We’ve designed a fabulous p...

Flower Power

Flowers are fabulous for craft making – whether you use real ones or paper designs. We’ve created a beautiful 3D f...

Enjoy a Musical Summer Party

Musical sessions, with homemade instruments, are guaranteed to make your summer parties extra enjoyable. Our talen...

Free Craft Activity: Sensational Space Scene

Create an out-of-this-world space scene at home with our printable templates and read our top tips on creating a st...

Create a Magical Knight’s Castle

Kids will love our specially designed knight’s castle. Fun to make and even more fun to have adventures with. We a...

Sensational Sandwich Make

Your kids will love to pretend to have their own deli– taking everyone’s orders and then making a ‘meal’ to remembe...

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