Party Pack
What is
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Love tea and cake? Feeling crafty?
Then this is the perfect fundraiser for you.
This May, Together for Short Lives
and Hobbycraft are launching a
brand new fundraising initiative called
Craft-tea. The campaign will launch
in Children’s Hospice Week (11-17 May).
and colleagues to get creative and
eat some delicious treats. This pack
is brimming with craft ideas and
tasty recipes as well as great ways
to maximise your fundraising.
Host your own Craft-tea party and
wow your friends and family with
your signature sponge, fabulous
flapjacks and gorgeous garlands. Your
local Hobbycraft will also be hosting
Craft-tea parties in store that week.
Do it big or small… but make it count!
Get inspired and raise vital funds for
children with life-limiting conditions
and their families.
This year’s Children’s Hospice Week
is all about making every moment
count and we’ve put together lots
of ideas to help make your Craft-tea
party extra special. Host your party
at work or home and invite friends
To find out more about Craft-tea
and Children’s Hospice Week, visit:
togetherforshortlives.org.uk/craft-tea
If you would like to host a
Craft-tea party sign-up by emailing
[email protected].
Bex Ohta,
Illustration Designer
Aisha Green,
Baker and all-round crafter
“Use other designers and artists as
inspiration. Keep a Pinterest board of
anything that inspires you. Soon you’ll
develop your own ideas for a project - It’s
amazing where ideas can originate from…”
“Never be afraid to experiment with
materials you wouldn’t ordinarily use,
sometimes the most unlikely combinations
work. The possibilities of the things you can
create are endless!”
Visit hobbycraft.co.uk to discover
everything you need to get crafty.
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Bethany and Dad Steve enjoying some art therapy.
Bethany’s story
Bethany is five years old and receives care
from East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH)
Quidenham. Her family are also supported by
the service and receive six night stays a year
as well as 12 hours per month care at home.
When Bethany visits Quidenham, she enjoys
taking part in the art therapy sessions. Last
year her artwork ‘Hands Up!’ was used as
the image on the hospice’s Christmas card,
raising funds for EACH.
Parents, Caroline and Steve said: “We were
extremely proud when we learned that
Bethany’s artwork had been chosen for the
EACH Christmas card. We were all very
excited about it and they looked fabulous.
“We can’t put into words how much of a
difference EACH makes to our family. The
team there are absolutely fantastic and are
like an extension to our own family. The team
have included Bethany in so many different
events and activities
since we have
received support
and her confidence
and independence
has grown. As a
family we’re really
made to feel special
and love our time
spent at Quidenham
and the activities
Bethany's winning
and events we’re
artwork featured on
invited to.”
EACH's Christmas card.
About Together for Short Lives
Together for Short Lives is the leading
charity working across the UK to help
ensure that every child and young person
unlikely to reach adulthood, and their family,
get the best possible care and support
whenever and wherever they need it. As part
of our work we raise money for all children’s
hospice services across the UK.
Children’s hospice services are dedicated to
improving the quality of life for children with a
Craft-tea party pack
“These services are so beneficial to us all
as the time spent at the hospice as a family
enables Bethany and her sisters to have
fun together with the amazing team. They
do all sorts of things from making frozen
castles, painting, arts and crafts to treasure
hunts and lots more. Specialist play and
art therapies are very important to Bethany
as they help her express herself and her
sisters love getting involved too. It allows
us as parents some quiet time to relax and
also spend time together as a family with
activities we can all do together.
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life-limiting or life-threatening condition. They
provide flexible, practical and free support at
home and in the hospice for the entire family,
from the moment of diagnosis, and for as
long as is needed.
Art and play is an important part of what
children’s hospices do. Every children’s hospice
has a dedicated area where children and
their siblings can enjoy art and craft therapy
and express their feelings through creativity.
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How to host a
party
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When’s best?
Craft-tea will launch in Children’s Hospice
Week (11-17 May). You can host your
Craft-tea party whenever works best for
you. Invite your friends round for crafts and
cupcakes; take over the kitchen at work
for a lunchtime ‘knit and natter’; or hold
an arts and crafts session for children.
Hobbycraft stores will be hosting their own
Craft-tea events on Saturday 16 May.
Shout about it
Download our party invitations and poster
from the Together for Short Lives website
or make your own togetherforshortlives.
org.uk/craft-tea. Invite your friends,
neighbours and colleagues. The more
the merrier and the more funds you will
raise for children’s hospice services.
Cookie jars
These are a great option for fundraising
and are so easy to make. Simply collect old
glass jars and layer up all the ingredients for
delicious cookies (Visit Hobbycraft’s blog
for a How To Guide: blog.hobbycraft.co.uk/
cookie-mix-jar). Add a label to make them
look pretty and ask for a donation for each
one. Guests can take them home and make
delicious cookies after the event.
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bakes
Take away treats
Everyone loves cakes, and sometimes
just one piece isn’t enough! Why not
have some paper bags or cake boxes
handy so guests can make a donation
and take away a treat to enjoy later.
Helping hand
Ask friends, family and colleagues to
help make cakes, set up craft stations
and lend a helping hand!
Careful does it
Don’t forget to read the Food Standards
Agency’s tips on how to stay safe and
hygienic in the kitchen. food.gov.uk
Fabulous fundraising
Let them eat cake!
Everyone enjoys a slice of cake or a savoury
treat, and people are always happy to make
a donation for something yummy.
Inspirational
Recipe cards
Are you happy to share the recipe of your
famous flapjacks? Why not design recipe
cards and ask people to make a donation
for each one.
Here’s one I made earlier!
Why not ask your guests to pay to take part
in a craft session. Set up everything they
need, make an example and let them get
creative.
Going for gold
Place a gold label under one of your cookies;
whoever picks that treat will win a prize!
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Hobbycraft favourite…
A simple Victoria sponge
There’s nothing better than a homemade
cake, especially one that can be enjoyed by
all. This simple Victoria sponge cake recipe
from Hobbycraft’s Aisha Green is incredibly
easy to bake – and even more fun to make!
Recipe taken from the Hobbycraft blog:
blog.hobbycraft.co.uk/how-to-make-asimple-victoria-sponge
1. Preheat your oven to 180°C and grease
and line two 7inch baking tins
2. Cream together 170g (6oz) of butter
with 170g (6oz) of caster sugar, until
pale and fluffy
3. Lightly whisk 2 eggs in a separate
mixing bowl, then add 1 tsp. of vanilla
essence
4. Pour the egg and vanilla mixture into the
butter and sugar mixture and combine.
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Don’t worry if the mixture splits
5. Sieve 170g (6oz) of self raising flour
into the bowl, mix until combined
6. Pour the mixture into the tins and bake
for 20 – 25 minutes or until golden and
a skewer inserted comes out clean
7. Leave the sponges in the tin for 10
minutes, then turn out on to a wire rack
8. Once completely cold, start assembling
the cake
9. Spread a layer of jam on the bottom
sponge and then whip 200ml (6fl.oz)
of whipping cream until you have soft
peaks and add a layer of this on top
of the jam
10.Scatter halved strawberries and
raspberries on top of the cream, and
then add the second sponge on top
11.Dust the top of the cake with icing sugar.
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Lucy’s Sugar Shack…
Gorgeous gingerbread
Try your hand at making some yummy
gingerbread biscuits using this simple recipe
from the lovely Lucy at ‘Lucy’s Sugar Shack’.
Visit Lucy’s Facebook page for further
baking inspiration: facebook.com/pages/
Lucys-Sugar-Shack
1. Cream together 40g (1 1/2 oz) of soft
butter and 40g (1 1/2 oz) of light brown
sugar until pale and creamy
2. Beat in 1 egg yolk and 2 tbsp. of
golden syrup then sift in 100g (4oz) of
plain flour and 1 tsp. of ground ginger
3. Bring the dough together into a ball with
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your hands, wrap in cling film and
chill in the fridge for 30 minutes
Roll out your gingerbread dough to
the thickness of a pound coin and cut
out your shapes, Use a drinking straw
to remove two holes for the ribbon to
thread through
Lay the shapes on parchment lined
baking trays and put in the fridge to chill
for thirty minutes
Bake the gingerbread at 170°C for 10-15
minutes or until the edges start to brown
Transfer the biscuits to a cooling rack to
go completely cold before decorating.
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Craftsy
idea
A Hobbycraft favourite…
All day vegetarian breakfast quiche
A delicious savoury recipe from Hobbycraft’s
David Westman. Being a vegetarian
quiche means that everyone gets to enjoy
a slice! Recipe taken from David’s blog:
eatmakestyle.wordpress.com/2014/11/23/allday-vegetarian-breakfast-quiche
1. Preheat the oven to 200°C (fan)
2. Put 1 pack of cherry tomatoes on a
baking tray with a splash of olive oil and
some balsamic vinegar and pop in the
oven. On a separate tray in the same
oven, place 3 vegetarian sausages
(Linda McCartney Red Onion and
Rosemary) and cook for 20 mins
3. Whisk 3 eggs and 300ml (9fl.oz) of
semi-skimmed milk in a jug, season
with a dash of salt and plenty of black
pepper – nutmeg is nice finely grated
too. Pop the jug in the fridge for later
4. Whilst the filling is cooking, roll out 400g
(14oz) of shortcrust pastry to about the
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How to make…
Beautiful bunting
thickness of a pound coin and lay across
your flan dish, making sure that the
pastry is flush to the edges of the dish.
Prick the base with a fork all over and
trim off most of the excess
Turn the oven down to 180°C (fan). Slice
the sausages and drain the excess liquid
from the tomatoes
Cover the pastry with foil, and fill with
baking beans or dry rice, and pop in
the oven for around 15 minutes – at this
point remove the foil and the beans and
bake for a further 5-10 minutes until the
base is golden brown and dry
Once the base is ready, fill with the
tomato and sausage, sprinkle with
3 tbsp. of grated cheese and pour the
egg and milk mixture in. Bake for around
20 minutes or until the filling has set.
Once finished, trim off any leftover pastry
Allow to cool partially before turning
out to serve.
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Make it personal with Hobbycraft’s No-Sew
Fabric Bunting… Spell out names, key words
or simply use letters for a stylish, personal
way to update your interiors: blog.hobbycraft.
co.uk/no-sew-fabric-bunting-tutorial
You will need
• Hobbycraft’s No Sew Bunting Template:
blog.hobbycraft.co.uk/wp-content/
uploads/2013/12/No-Sew-Party-Bunting1445-template.pdf
• Fabric
• Pinking shears
• Cord or woven ribbon
• Fusible webbing
• Iron
How to make
1. Cut your chosen number of flags from
the fabrics using the pinking shears.
Set aside. Cut a length of cord
2. Iron fusible webbing on to the reverse
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of the fabrics chosen for the lettering
according to the pack instructions
3. Using a pencil, draw letters on to the fusible
webbing paper backing and cut out.
Remember to draw your letters in reverse
4. Remove the backing paper from the
letters, position the letters on the flags
and iron in place
5. Cut a 1cm strip of fusible webbing the
same width as each flag and iron onto
the top edge on the reverse. Peel off the
backing, fold the edge over the cord and
iron down so that the flag is held in place
on the cord but can still slide along its
length. Add all the flags in this way.
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an old lamp base using some decorative
papers. Or transform some glass jars
into decorative tealight holders. Stick with
paper or add some embellishments on top
such as buttons or gems: blog.hobbycraft.
co.uk/decopatch-lamp-base
Inspired by Kirstie Allsopp…
Tissue paper pom poms
Super quick to make, these are perfect for
beginners. The statement poms look great
as centrepieces at parties, clustered in a
corner of a room in your home, or simply just
hung from the ceiling: blog.hobbycraft.co.uk/
make-tissue-paper-pom-poms
You will need
• Tissue paper
• Scissors
• Thin jewellery wire
How to make
1. Start by layering around 8 rectangular
sheets of tissue paper on top of each
(you can add in more layers if you would
like a bushier pom)
2. Concertina fold the sheets together
making each fold around an inch in
width. Continue to concertina the
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tissue paper until the whole of the
sheet has been folded
Round the ends by trimming the
tissue paper with scissors
Cut a 40cm length of jewellery wire.
Securely wrap and tie this around the
centre of the folded tissue paper
Start separating the individual layers
of tissue paper from the centre, making
sure to separate an equal amount of
tissue paper to both the front and back
of the pom (if you separate all of the
sheets to the front of the pom you will
end up with a flat back)
Once you have separated all of the sheets
of tissue paper find the ends of the length
of wire used in step 5 and hang in place.
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You will need
• Lamp base, old jars or other item
• Your choice of Decopatch papers
• PVA glue
• Brush
How to make
1. Cut paper into squares and rectangles
of random size
2. Generously spread glue onto the lamp
base or other item and use the paintbrush
to pick up and position squares
3. Cover the item with more glue to
fix the paper into position
4. For curved areas make one centimetre
snips into the patch before applying for
a neater finish
5. Continue until the entire surface is covered
6. Wrap a two centimetre wide strip of
paper around the neck of the lamp to
finish off the edges neatly.
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How to make…
Magnificent masks
Easy to make and ever so pretty, these
masks are a fun and creative activity for
all the family: blog.hobbycraft.co.uk/
spring-themed-masks
1. Cut your chosen shape out
of a piece of bright card
2. Decorate the mask with scraps of
bright paper, buttons, pom poms,
feathers, ribbons and pipe cleaners
3. When finished, glue the mask to
a lollipop stick and leave to dry.
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Money matters
Online fundraising
Visit JustGiving.com and set up your own personalised fundraising page. Select
Together for Short Lives as your charity, click the personal challenge button and
include the words “Craft-tea” in your event name.
All money raised on your Just Giving page will be sent directly to Together for Short
Lives. We recommend for any additional sponsorship money that you have raised
offline, you make a donation of the equivalent amount into your giving page so that
you don’t have to send it in the post.
Paying in money
Send us a cheque
Please make cheques* payable to Together for Short Lives and send to:
Together for Short Lives, Fourth Floor, Bridge House,
48-52 Baldwin Street, Bristol BS1 1QB
*Please remember to write your full name and “Craft-tea” on the back of the cheque.
Making your money work harder
Gift Aid
Remind people that if they are a UK tax payer they can
increase their donation and it doesn’t cost them a penny!
Tell us what you’re up to!
We’d love to see your Craft-tea party photos and hear
what you got up to. Keep in touch here… #crafttea
E: [email protected]
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