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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Introducing the new chalk table by P’kolino
January 29, 2010 – 3:25 am | No Comment
Introducing the new chalk table by P’kolino

I love the new chalk table with reversible top by P’kolino. I am a huge fun of draw-on/wipe-off surfaces and this table seems particularly good. The modern and simple design typical of …

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Save the Children’s appeal continues
January 28, 2010 – 1:19 am | One Comment

Save the Children was one of the first to bring aid to Leogane, a town close to the epicentre of the Haiti earthquake. Since Jan 20th 2010, when this film was shot, Save the …

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Learn through play: telling the time
January 27, 2010 – 7:36 am | 2 Comments
Learn through play: telling the time

Learning to tell the time is an important milestone for young ones, even more so nowadays that kids are equally exposed to analogue and digital clocks, which it might be a tad confusing. …

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Light-up balloons that make you feel like throwing a party
January 26, 2010 – 8:07 am | No Comment
Light-up balloons that make you feel like throwing a party

Kids will absolutely love these light-up balloons.  They can be inflated with air or helium and last up to 15 hours for hours and hours of fun.  iLLoomm balloons are safe for kids to play …

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Monday crafts: pegs and cardboard storage wheel
January 25, 2010 – 4:38 am | 2 Comments
Monday crafts: pegs and cardboard storage wheel

For our fourth and final post in the Todd Oldham’s kid Made Modern series we picked the storage wheel inspired by Ray and Charles Eames. This is a very enjoyable project especially because we used …

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Fun cabin beds
January 22, 2010 – 3:37 am | 2 Comments
Fun cabin beds

There is nothing like a cool bed to stop that bedtime resistance all parents experience at some point or another. The new cabin beds by Thuka certainly look the part. What little girl wouldn’t …

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Recycly: colour coded & interactive educational waste containers
January 21, 2010 – 5:48 am | One Comment
Recycly: colour coded & interactive educational waste containers

When it comes to educating children about recycling there is no better way than a playful environment, which can be paired with a reward system to keep the interest going. I have …

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Fun cupcakes for children parties
January 20, 2010 – 1:35 am | One Comment
Fun cupcakes for children parties

If you say children parties, I say cupcakes; if you say cupcakes I say Martha Stewart. She has the most fun looking cupcakes, which, I am sure, are as delicious as they look. Cupcakes are …

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Help raising funds for Haiti
January 19, 2010 – 4:12 am | No Comment
Help raising funds for Haiti

As well as promoting many ways of raising funds for Haiti British Mummy Bloggers have come together to raise funds to send shelter boxes. English Mum has set up a JustGiving page Bloggers for Haiti …

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Monday Crafts: old linen revamp with fabric printing fun
January 18, 2010 – 7:23 am | One Comment
Monday Crafts: old linen revamp with fabric printing fun

This is the third part of a four-post series about crafts inspired by Todd Oldham’s book, Kid Made Modern published by Ammo Books. The previous two posts featured a cork effect vase and wooden spoon …

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Colourful felt rugs by Hey-Sign
January 15, 2010 – 7:17 am | No Comment
Colourful felt rugs by Hey-Sign

After seeing the interesting shaped felt cushions by Hey-Sign on Babyology I looked into it further and discovered an amazing range of products all made out of felt. Felt is one of my favourite fabrics …

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Making giant leaps towards biligualism
January 14, 2010 – 4:55 am | 2 Comments
Making giant leaps towards biligualism

It’s amazing what a difference a few months can make in the realm of bilingualism. Back in September my six year old was not at all keen on speaking his minority language …

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