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Children's birthday parties do not have to be stressful or expensive, after all, the point is to have fun and create happy memories together. What better way to do this than to craft, decorate and play together to mark the occasion? Read our new feature for some awesome, eco-friendly children's party ideas.

What makes our papercraft designs different? How can just one template yield so many variations? Your masks are unique because the process of making is just as important to us as the finished piece. Our masks are not merely assembled, they are created. Read on to see a mask and community of many colours.

Want to know how to make your favourite characters from film, television, fiction or comic books? With over 150 unique designs in the Wintercroft mask range, you can easily find a jumping off point for your favourite cosplay or LARP costume. Check out our new blog to see the amazing costumes and get some fresh ideas.

Halloween 2020 will be one to remember, but it can be a fun quarantine Halloween with these simple ideas and activities for the family. Get your masks ready for a neighbourhood pumpkin spotting and gear up for a green Halloween like no other.

Check out the details on how to construct the ultimate papercraft racetrack for your marbles and diecast cars. We break down the possibilities of each component from our Wipeout Set and Afterburner pack.

Shapes are important to me as a designer of polygon masks and this piece is all about one of my favourite and most powerful shapes, the triangle. Read all about some fun activities you and your family can partake in to explore the power of triangles.

Living in isolation is a challenge, but today's technology not only keeps us together, it allows our imaginations to run free. In this feature, we share with you some of the fun things we've been up to in our Zoom meetings and detail some wild ways that you can have fun with friends, family and colleagues during lockdown.

We believe that marketing can be fun without hiring external staff or owning super fancy gear. This blog is about doing a lot with a little and we hope you enjoy a little peek behind the curtain at how we do things. There's a fun product shoot tip that might help as well.

Halloween is one of our favourite times of the year, but there are some things that need to change. 15,000 metric tons of costumes are likely to be thrown away this year in the USA alone. Cheap Halloween costumes are made of 90% plastic, so when you start doing the sums it becomes frightening very quickly. Check out our creature feature on how to reduce Halloween waste this year.

We're blown away every Halloween by all of the fantastical masks and costumes we see families create together. In this feature, we'll take a look at some Halloween highlights that will hopefully inspire you and your crafty kids to go all out.

Here, we explore the motivations behind the making of our new Family Activity Pack, A Dragon's Favourite Food. We believe that storytelling and creativity are just as important as Math, Science and Grammar. This statement from Steve explains why.

Gaze into the glowing eye of Jeff K's foam Sabretooth with EL Wire whiskers and get inspired to customise your mask with alternate materials. You'll see wood, metal, floral and more masks of many materials to give you ideas on your next build. We hope these inspire you as much as they have inspired us.