Congratulations to the Happy Couple!Well, chief monkey finally said ‘I do’ a few weeks ago and it was a day to remember with no stone left unturned! The sun was out and...
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...
The countdown to Christmas begins!Well today is the start of advent, how will you start counting down the days? We can’t believe that December is actually here. We have...
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...
Bring your Teddy to Work/School Day! 2nd OctoberToday is ‘Bring Your Teddy Bear to Work and School Day’! We love this idea, after all- who doesn’t love to have their most reliable...
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...
Twit Twoo!Owls for some reason always remind me of Autumn time, as well of course of being wise old things, so are relevant this time of year as...