Kids to get creative

CHILDREN can get creative over the school holidays with a great range of activities at Cortella Homewares.
The Yarra Junction shop has ideas to keep kids of all ages from running ragged over the holidays.
Entice them away from the TV with a variety of indoor games including chess, draughts and other board games and a great range of card games.
Animal hand puppets are a big hit with little kids’ worlds of imagination, or they can warm up to animal beanie buddies – just warm them up in the microwave.
Pick up a few of the Marvel comic books and boys can colour their favourite superheroes or girls can colour in Barbie.
For a few dollars kids can get hours of activity with a range of art and craft supplies including everything from colouring books and pencils to the more sophisticated Mont Marte range of art supplies such as paints, pastels and sketch books.
Rug the kids up in coats, hats and beanies and get them outside with a selection of fun games and toys, including balls, hula hoops, skipping ropes, badminton and cricket sets, tennis rackets, fishing gear, and more.
If the weather is a bit bleak, tap into your child’s inner “mini-master chef” with a selection kitchen utensils, bowls and cake tins designed to whet the appetite for some home-made cookies or muffins.
With such a great range of toys, art, craft and other fun products packing the shelves at Cortella Homewares, the kids will love the opportunity to pick something for themselves, and mums and dads will love the prices.
Cortella Homewares is at Yarra Junction Village Shopping Centre. Phone 5967 2652.