Activities for Kids

Valentine’s Day is the perfect day of the year to tell your loved ones how much you appreciate them. Traditionally, Valentine’s Day is celebrated by couples, but you can wish a Happy Valentine’s Day to anyone in your life if you want to! Valentine’s Day is a great opportunity to get crafty and get your kids involved. Handmade gifts are often the most thoughtful, so we’ve put together a list of the best Valentine’s Day crafts you can create with your kids. Don’t worry, steps are included. Let’s get started!

Christmas is the most exciting time of the year for children. Seeing all the decorations, watching festive films, and most importantly waiting for Father Christmas. The weather however, is a bit unpredictable and playing outside is limited. Keeping children entertained over Christmas is easy, there are so many great activities to get involved with this time of year! We have a whole host of Christmas activities for kids at the ready, so you won’t have to worry about your little ones getting bored. Our full Christmas range can be seen here, but if you want to know more about the activities you can do, keep reading!

Spring has finally sprung so it’s time to get out your Cricut Machine and get cracking with some craft projects to get you excited for the sunny months ahead!

With Easter just around the corner, it’s time to start thinking of some fun Easter crafting projects for you and your family.

Make your own set of royal crowns fit for any royal family! The whole family will love getting involved in this fun project. Use your Cricut machine to cut out the crown base and jewels then have fun assembling and decorating your crowns however you fancy!

Create beautiful happy mail notecards, that are perfect for all occasions be it celebrations or condolences these bouquet notecards are the perfect postal pick me up.

Having gone straight from the excitement of Christmas and into new COVID-19 restrictions, including homeschooling, means that parents need to get creative to avoid hearing “I’m bored!” from their children. The pandemic (and the typical seasonal weather) may have kept us inside for weeks on end, but it is now after all the Disney films have been rewatched that kids start to get restless.

Entertaining bored kids is no small feat, as many 7- to 11-year-olds will turn their noses up at activities that don’t involve technology. Whether it’s a rainy day, a much-needed break from schoolwork or a kid’s birthday party, you need to have a few activities up your sleeve to entertain the kids. 

Check out these fun boredom-busting activities to keep the kids...and adults entertained!

With Christmas just around the corner, we’re still going strong on the homemade Christmas decorations here at Ryman. Our latest DIY Christmas decoration is a simple, yet effective paper mache bauble with a vintage feel. It’s also a good decoration for you if you enjoy getting hands-on. Follow our easy-to-understand guide below to make your way to a homemade Christmas.

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