Fabric upcycle: make a chicken door stop
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To make this chicken door stop I used the template kindly offered by Bake and Sew. I adjusted the sizes in mine to make it a little larger by adding 4 cm on each …

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Dry feet in colourful sandals
July 22, 2009 – 12:51 am | No Comment
Dry feet in colourful sandals

Crocs were a huge hit last year and they are still going strong this summer and rightly so. They look great on little feet (and bigger feet too!) and the anti-microbial and odour resistant material …

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Funny colourful plasters take the pain away quickly
July 21, 2009 – 12:40 am | No Comment
Funny colourful plasters take the pain away quickly

Having had to deal with a screaming child at the playground after the usual little accidents kids have when they are busy playing and not looking I don’t leave the house anymore without antiseptic tissues …

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Amsterdam for kids
July 20, 2009 – 1:39 am | No Comment
Amsterdam for kids

People who think Amsterdam is not a city suitable for kids are hugely mistaken. Famous for the relaxed laws on drugs use and prostitution, the city does have an aura of “keep the kids away” …

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Baby carrier turns into baby wrap
July 17, 2009 – 1:03 am | No Comment
Baby carrier turns into baby wrap

I just love to find multipurpose things and if they are cute like the Lodger Shelter Wrap Cape then I feel the urge to share it. This soft baby sling certainly looks snugly used as …

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Lullabies for babies that rock
July 16, 2009 – 1:34 am | No Comment
Lullabies for babies that rock

When my son was a little teeny baby we didn’t really have many problems with him sleeping all night apart from when he was 2 months old and for a few months he’d wake up …

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Make your own colourful storage box
July 15, 2009 – 1:37 am | No Comment
Make your own colourful storage box

I can’t stop raving about how pleased I am with the summer camp my kid goes to, which is run by the same people I have written about a while back Bibliomela who host such …

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Cleaning up is fun…
July 15, 2009 – 1:04 am | No Comment
Cleaning up is fun…

I would have never thought kids would compete with each other to clean up, but that’s exactly what they do at the beach summer camp my son goes to. The educators have come up …

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Travel games get you there faster…
July 14, 2009 – 12:45 am | No Comment
Travel games get you there faster…

With the summer holidays coming up we are all looking forward to a break. The trend this summer is to enjoy the English countryside instead of the holiday to Europe and to avoid further afield …

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Eco friendly storage boxes and more…
July 13, 2009 – 5:58 am | No Comment
Eco friendly storage boxes and more…

Because we are big on recycling and love recycled products we like to give the thumbs up to Green Lullaby who produce the greatest corrugated cardboard objects. The three way cardboard storage boxes, learning tool …

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Fresh and tasty summer dish
July 12, 2009 – 8:32 am | No Comment
Fresh and tasty summer dish

I love when my husband cooks dinner, he doesn’t just prepare tasty dishes but he is also big on presentation so we feel really spoilt. Last night we had a delicious summer meal, easy …

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Chair come storage with a futuristic touch
July 10, 2009 – 1:43 am | No Comment
Chair come storage with a futuristic touch

Another piece by Offi that caught my attention is the Capsule chair. This great colourful chair that is also a storage container looks like it belongs to a spaceship. Underneath its futuristic look however is …

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Furniture for little artists…
July 10, 2009 – 1:27 am | No Comment
Furniture for little artists…

Multifunctional modern furniture for kids is the perfect description for American label Offi that continually comes up with new ideas for useful furniture to encourage children’s creativity and imagination. As the mother of a …

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