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There might not be much in the way of autumn leaves sceneries in Sardinia, but the October sky at sunset makes up for it. The first picture was taken during a visit to my parents who live in a tiny mountain village 500 m above sea level. Life is quiet there and every visit  is [...]

I just had to share the fantastic initiative in place in my son’s school in conjunction with the town administration.
School children are introduced to Capitan Eco the recycling pirate and each is given a booklet packed with comics, recycling facts, quizzes and games to get acquainted with the subject matter. All primary schools in our town [...]

I have written about costumes, trick-or-treat bags and recycled decorations, but no Halloween selection would be complete without some food recipes so I have been riding the waves of the Internet and I landed at a great Halloween Blog Party over at Violet Posy where I found so many great ideas for party food and [...]

I have recently come across to the brilliant Kids in Museums organisation that promotes family friendly visits to museums and art galleries across the country. The organisation was founded after writer Dea Birkett’s son was thrown out of the Aztec’s exhibition at the Royal Academy for shouting “monster” at an exhibit. A fair reaction one [...]

I have been looking around for crafts ideas for more Halloween decorations to add to the hanging bats we made last week and I found two very good projects. Both involve recycling, which makes them that little more fun and educational.
The Pumpkin Jar ornament from Craftbits.com is very easy to make using an old [...]

Even something as boring as waiting for the train can reveal some interesting surroundings. The first photo was taken at the train station in Carrara (Italy) while we were waiting for the train to Viareggio where we were heading to see the carnival parade. Carrara is famous for its marble caves, which you can see [...]

You don’t have to spend a fortune to have funky party decorations, you just buy the graphics and print it all yourself from High resolutions PDF files and have fun in the process. Party preparation is half the fun and what a great crafts project to do with your kids. Paperglitter offers a great selection [...]