Get crafty - Ali Coghlan

'Get Crafty' is a craft book for everyone. You do not need to have any previous art or craft experience to enjoy the crafts included. Ali Coghlan gives you all the tools you need to spend quality time with your children while creating something that will give them hours of entertainment and stimulate their imagination.The projects include homemade playdough, edible Paints' salt-dough snowmen, driftwood sailboats, shell necklaces, all kinds of homemade party decorations, fun toys to make and play with, along with themed crafts for Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, St Patrick's Day, Easter, Halloween and Christmas.The charming photographs will provide a great incentive to switch off the television, put down the phone and get down and crafty!

Ali Coghlan lives in Co. Wicklow and runs 'Craftea Parties', a company that organises craft parties for children. She writes on crafting with kids for the 'Irish Independent', 'Easy Parenting' and 'Primary Times'. She has her own blog at CrafteaClasses and also writes for Mummypages and the maker app Guidecentral.