Kids Jokes

Funny Pop-Up Cards Kids Can Make

Rainy afternoon in Yorkshire, three kids bouncing off the sofa, and me thinking, “Right then, we need a craft that looks impressive… but is basically folded paper and optimism.” Enter the pop-up card: the sneaky little bit of paper engineering that makes kids feel like actual wizards. Add a joke, a...

Cardboard Knock Knock Door for Toddlers

My toddlers did not truly get knock-knock jokes until we gave the joke a job to do. See, “Knock knock” is not just words. It is a rhythm. A little back-and-forth. A tiny bit of waiting your turn (which, in toddler terms, is basically an Olympic sport). So I started making a miniature cardboard door...

DIY New Year’s Eve Confetti Poppers with Midnight Jokes

New Year’s Eve with kids is a magical little chaos sandwich. They are buzzing at 6pm like it’s already midnight, you are trying to locate the tape that you definitely bought, and someone is asking if they can wear a party hat in the bath. So here’s my favourite low-cost, big-laugh craft for the...

8 Nights of Laughs Hanukkah Tissue Paper Punch Box

One rainy Yorkshire afternoon, I tried to stretch a single box of tissues into an entire activity. That is parenting maths, by the way. One empty box + a bit of tissue paper + eight tiny surprises = eight evenings of squeals, giggles, and me pretending I totally had a plan. This “8 Nights of...

Punny Paper Flower Bouquet for Mother’s Day

Mother’s Day in our house usually starts with the kids whispering, “Don’t wake Mum!” and ends with me stepping on a rogue pipe cleaner in the hallway like it’s a tiny, colourful landmine. This year’s favourite is a punny paper flower bouquet where every flower has petals that open to reveal little...

No-Carve Pun-kins

One rainy October in Yorkshire, I handed my toddlers a pumpkin and a blunt plastic “safety” carving tool, then immediately realised I’d invented a new sport called Dad Panics While Everyone Slips on Pumpkin Slime . Since then, our house has gone happily, proudly, shamelessly no-carve . These are my...

Dad Joke Survival Kit Box for Father’s Day

In our house, Father’s Day is less about fancy breakfast-in-bed vibes and more about the children trying to tape a bow to my head while I pretend not to notice. So this year, I’m suggesting a gift that feels very “dad”, a keepsake tin packed with tiny handmade tokens and a truly heroic stash of...

Leprechaun Trap with Funny Bait Signs

Every year in our house, St. Patrick’s Day arrives and my kids suddenly become highly qualified leprechaun trackers. They whisper about tiny footsteps, insist the cat is “acting suspicious,” and demand we set a trap immediately. And honestly, I am not here to argue with that level of commitment to...

Glow-in-the-Dark Easter Egg Joke Hunt

I love a classic Easter egg hunt, but if your kids are anything like mine, the excitement lasts about as long as a chocolate bunny left in the sun. So a few years back, on a damp Yorkshire evening when daylight vanished faster than my patience, I tried a glow-in-the-dark version with jokes inside...

DIY Punny Valentine’s Day Box for School Parties

Every February I confidently announce, “This year we’re keeping it simple,” and then I’m found at the kitchen table at 9pm, covered in glue, whispering, “Why won’t the googly eyes stay on?” If that sounds like your house too, you’re in the right place. This DIY Punny Valentine’s Day Box is...

Turkey of Laughs Thanksgiving Centrepiece

I'm not saying a paper turkey can save a wobbly family dinner, but I'm also not not saying that. This little ‘Turkey of Laughs’ centrepiece has become my favourite Thanksgiving table trick: every feather has a joke on it, and whenever the chat goes quiet (or the gravy goes missing), someone pulls a...

Halloween Trick-or-Treat Tote with Glow Ghost Jokes

Last year in Yorkshire, it rained the kind of rain that makes your socks question their life choices. My three kids still wanted a proper trick-or-treat adventure, so we did what any sensible family does in a downpour: we made the candy bag the main event. This is my go-to Halloween trick-or-treat...

DIY Christmas Tree Baubles with Hidden Holiday Puns

Every December I tell myself we will have a calm, tasteful tree. Then my kids arrive like tiny tinsel goblins and suddenly we have a twig with seventeen glittery reindeer and one suspiciously sticky candy cane. So this year I leaned into it and made ornaments that do double duty: they look festive...

DIY Comedy Tumbling Tower Blocks

The first time I tried making a “comedy” tumbling tower, I confidently handed it to my kids like I was presenting a brand-new board game… and immediately learned a vital parenting truth: if you paint wooden blocks with wet jokes (as in, wet paint), the jokes become modern art. Abstract, sticky, and...

DIY Dry-Erase Boards for Visual Pun Pictionary

One rainy Yorkshire afternoon, I told my kids we were going to play Pictionary. They cheered. Then I added, “But only with visual puns.” They booed for exactly three seconds, right up until someone drew a stick figure holding a giant “pear” phone and yelled, “IT’S A PEAR-SON CALL!” That is the...

Giant Indoor Floor Board Game with Comedy Challenges

One rainy Yorkshire afternoon, I looked at my three kids bouncing off the sofa like overexcited popcorn and thought, “Right. We need a game that’s bigger than their energy.” So we made a giant floor board game out of tape, cardboard, and pure nonsense. It’s part party game, part obstacle course,...

Joke Bingo: DIY Cards and Call Slips

Rainy afternoon in Yorkshire, three kids bouncing off the sofa, and me thinking, “Right. We need a game that feels like a party, but runs like a system.” That is how Joke Bingo was born in our house. It is bingo, but instead of numbers you read a joke setup and the kids hunt for the matching...

Upcycled Funny Face Bowling Pins

Rainy afternoon in Yorkshire, three kids bouncing off the sofa, and me staring at a pile of empties like they are precious artefacts. That is the moment Upcycled Funny Face Bowling was born. It is bowling, but the pins have ridiculous personalities, and every time one gets knocked over it reveals a...

Pass the Laugh: Multi-Layer Parcel Game

I learned the hard way that a normal pass-the-parcel can go a bit quiet between layers. You know the vibe. Music stops, someone unwraps… and it is just more wrapping. So I started making what my kids now insist on calling “Pass the Laugh” , a multi-layer parcel where every layer has something to...

Feed the Monster Bean Bag Toss (with Silly Dares)

Rainy afternoons in Yorkshire have taught me two truths: kids will happily throw things for ages, and cardboard boxes are basically free entertainment with delivery. So today we’re making my favourite party mash-up: a DIY “Feed the Monster” bean bag toss, where every score unlocks a silly dare or a...