Mums Share Their Clever Crafty Ideas For Coles Little Shop

Mums share their clever ideas to utilise all those Coles Little Shop collectables.

You may recall this clever idea from Teach Make Create mumma’s last year when they shared some AMAZING ideas for play with the Coles Little Shop mini toys.

Check out some of their clever creations below:

Laundry

Playtime this afternoon with a mini box work laundry! #crafternoon #rainydays #newbornbabymeanslotsofwashing#colesminicollectables #colesminishop @colessupermarkets #boxwork #smallworld #playtime

A post shared by Teach Make Create (@teachmakecreate) on Aug 29, 2018 at 12:00am PDT

A mini laundry for some rainy day play ???? It was time for a change from playing “shop keepers” ???? #colesminicollectables #colesminishop #playtime #learningthroughplay #boxwork #smallworldplay @colessupermarkets A post shared by Teach Make Create (@teachmakecreate) on Aug 29, 2018 at 12:15am PDT

Bathroom

And now a mini bathroom! ???????? #boxwork #smallworldplay #colesminishop #colesminicollectables #learningthroughplay #miniature #modernblackfixtures #playtime @colessupermarkets #bathroom #cardboardart #architecture

A post shared by Teach Make Create (@teachmakecreate) on Aug 29, 2018 at 11:55pm PDT

Even a dog kennel!

Continuing the theme of incorporating #colesminicollectables into playtime! #bandwagon #cantstop #smallworldplay #miniature #cardboardart #playmatters #playtime #diorama #minifood #colesminis @colessupermarkets @vegemite @weetbixau @maggi_noodles A post shared by Teach Make Create (@teachmakecreate) on Sep 1, 2018 at 10:55pm PDT

We have found a couple of other great ideas you will love including jewellery, magnets, keyrings and more:

coles little shop

coles mini

Via Pinterest

coles mini case

Via pinterest

mini trolley

Via Pinterest (We believe you can get these cute trolleys at Kmart)

coles little shop

Via Pinterest

Jewellery designer, Jemima Moore, came up with a way to work the Coles Little Shop mini collectables into her wardrobe. Cool idea!

coles-earrings

Ideal for Barbie and doll houses too!

People have also been getting excited about how handy these mini items will be when Elf on the Shelf comes back to visit in December. Stay tuned for that one!

Main image and story via Teach Make Create on Instagram, check out more of their amazing craft ideas HERE or on their blog https://teachmakecreate.com

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34 Comments

- - mom152736 said
  - 03 Dec 2019
    1:41 pm
these are very clever and i have done a few of these.

- - mom62624 said
  - 29 Oct 2019
    8:43 pm
Very clever ideas.

- - ralu said
  - 27 Sep 2019
    6:15 am
I like the kitchen wall the best.The earnings look funny , but they not for me.

- - mom322089 said
  - 25 Sep 2019
    12:21 pm
wow, some of you are very creative. I love the little pretend play set ups and my kids will be stoked to have new ideas in which to use them The fridge magnets look pretty cool too.

- - mrsnaomiwalton@gmail.com said
  - 22 Sep 2019
    11:03 pm
Halarious as earings! They are perfect for dolls houses too.

- - cherz said
  - 05 Sep 2019
    9:12 pm
So many clever folks out there. My fav’s are the cardboard houses/rooms etc.

- - mom325275 said
  - 03 Sep 2019
    8:15 am
These ideas are so cool cant wait to try them out

- - mom343701 said
  - 28 Aug 2019
    5:27 am
very clever thanks for sharing

- - becstalou said
  - 09 Aug 2019
    9:21 am
Love the cardboard house it’s very creative and cute.

- - DaffyD said
  - 31 Jul 2019
    9:06 am
Love the cardboard houses as they don’t cost and can be recycled afterwards

- - skbou said
  - 30 Jul 2019
    11:14 am
Some cute ideas there, I love the one in the frame it’s colourful AND keeps them off the floor.

- - nadine_hill said
  - 30 Jul 2019
    8:56 am
Some very creative ideas here!

- - Ellen said
  - 30 Jul 2019
    7:26 am
I’ve seen this article before last year. I love the kitchen, laundry and dog kennel one of the mums made.

- - AmbieBambi said
  - 30 Jul 2019
    5:55 am
Such cute ideas!

- - rachelvk said
  - 29 Jul 2019
    10:40 pm
Ours are well utilised by Barbie and her gang in their house.

- - mom206279 said
  - 29 Jul 2019
    10:02 pm
My hack is to smuggle them into the op shop bag when my son is at school and when he looks for them tell him if he cleans up his room he might find them! He won’t find them.
- Ellen replied
  
  30 Jul 2019 , 3:40 am
  Lol !
- - mom129591 said
  - 29 Jul 2019
    9:24 pm
I don’t really have any clever ideas with them. I’m putting my collectables in the case. great ideas though!

- - ashna9 said
  - 29 Jul 2019
    7:01 pm
So many cute ideas. Not overly taken with the earrings though…lol

- - taynik46 said
  - 29 Jul 2019
    4:00 pm
what a great idea especially the jewellery at least they are not destined to landfill – thanks for sharing these creative ideas – I might just have to start collecting and make my own Nutella earrings!

- - mom376182 said
  - 29 Jul 2019
    3:23 pm
Such great ideas in here. I can’t wait to make little themed dioramas. Such a great family art project.