Hobbycraft’s kids DIY project is ‘great for younger children’ – and it’s slashed to just £2.50 in sale

Hot Deals MoneyRetail *If you click on a link in this article, we will earn affiliate revenue. Credit: Getty HOBBYCRAFT has slashed the price of its Paint Your Own Cat Money Box to £2.50, which is about as cheap as a school-holiday activity gets. The kit is a ceramic cat blank that arrives with six paints and a brush, so there’s nothing else to buy before a child can start. Struggling to entertain the kids this school holiday? The Hobbycraft cat could be the perfect activity Paint Your Own Cat Money Box: £2.50 (was £5) at Hobbycraft It holds a 4.7-star average from 83 reviews on Hobbycraft’s site, with value and appearance both scoring 4.9 out of 5. Sign up for the Money newsletter Thank you! The money box is £2.50, reduced from £5, and measures roughly 8 x 7 x 12cm – small enough to live on a windowsill without taking over the room. The cat doesn’t need firing afterwards, either, which is usually what rules ceramic kits out for home use. A coat of varnish is all it takes to make the finish last (though that isn’t included). The base has a rubber seal rather than the smash-it-open design older money boxes used, so change can be collected without breaking the thing – and one reviewer called it “a very well made little money box” on that basis. Another said their daughter “really enjoyed painting this”. More summer holiday deals at Hobbycraft Colour-In Cardboard Rocket, £25 £12.50 – buy here Colour-In Cardboard Train, £25 £12.50 – buy here Kinetic Picture Wooden Model Kit, £50 £25 – buy here Terracotta Air Drying Modelling Clay, £5 £3.75 – buy here Multicolour Alphabet and Mini Bead Box, £6 £5 – buy here Hot Rod Wooden Model Kit, £23 £11.50 – buy here The eyes come outlined and the mouth pre-painted, which a third reviewer reckoned gave the child “a good start with their work”. The most consistent criticism across the reviews is directed at the paint and brush: one four reviewer said the brush provided was “not fit for purpose”, while another said that the “only problem with these is not enough paint”. Before you order, it’s worth knowing Hobbycraft’s free standard delivery kicks in at £25, so a single £2.50 money box will incur a postage charge unless you add more to the basket or collect in store. You could easily get to the free delivery threshold by adding some of Hobbycraft’s other kid-friendly deals. We reported a couple of weeks ago how parents were loving the retailer’s £12.50 bargain summer playhouse, and there’s a similar deal available on the colour-in donut van.