A Little Help For SantaEveryone deserves to open a Christmas stocking from Santa- whether they’re 3 or 73; it’s a bit of fun as a Christmas morning starter. But...
Christmas is coming!Christmas is upon us once again and our studio is swaying under the bulk of baubles once again. Each year, we think we’ve ordered enough...
Food for Thought.Have you ever come across a little fussy eater? It may be your own child or a friend or family member’s little one- but we all know the...
Let ’em Loose!It goes without saying that we see a lot of little artists here in Crafty Monkey. As soon as a child is able to hold a paintbrush, they...
Animal CrackersWe’re all fans of creatures great and small here at Crafty monkey (except mosquitoes- nobody wants to pet a mozzie). Many of our...
Art therapy for beginnersBeing a grown up isn’t easy. Along with having to do day to day ‘adulting’, there’s a whole bunch of life events that get thrown your way...
The Colours of Summer.Well, we’re somewhere in between spring and summer, but somebody really ought to try telling the weather that! Most of us have still got...
Socks for Father’s Day…Again?Socks for Father’s Day…Again? Everyone who’s ever had a brother, dad, grandad, boyfriend or husband will know the difficulties we face...
National Gingerbread Decorating Day!It’s not a well-known national celebration, but we think it’s one that’s worth embracing because at Crafty Monkey, we’re friends of the...
Penguin mania & Frozen Frenzy!And speaking of inhabitants of chilly climes, it can’t go unmentioned that the fantastic film, ‘Frozen’ is still very much an ongoing...
Talk like a Pirate Day – 19th SeptemberAh me hearties, at Crafty Monkey we love the theme of Pirates and Princesses so when we found out that 19th September is talk like a...
You Can be as Dotty as Us!You may or may not know (probably not!) that today is International Dot Day. You’ll probably be thinking that there’s not much that you...