Article Archive for November 2010
My son was so excited last year when he received a video message from Santa himself. What made it even more special was that Santa not only knew his name and where he lived, but …
When Only Dads, a support website for single dads was approached to decorate a large Christmas tree in the Dartington Hall Trust, Bob Greig, the single father behind this great organization came up with the …
The theme for this month’s Get Crafty is white. To some people white might be plain, but to a lot of us white is stylish and beautiful that’s why we made these lovely Christmas cards. …
It is competition time here at Fabmums for you lovely readers. The Happy Puzzle Company has generously offered this wonderful game, Thinktangles (read the review), to one lucky winner. To enter all you need …
When it comes to exposing children to another language there is nothing better than songs. Nursery rhymes are not only very popular with young kids, they are also educational and they lay the foundations for …
I would like to welcome on board my lovely new sponsor The Happy Puzzle Company, a great place to find educational games and puzzles for kids of all ages. They also organize puzzle challenge days for …
At the weekend we have been busy making our Nativity with recycled items and air dry clay. It is a little early, but we’ll be away for a week at the beginning of December so …
I have recently come across The Gallery hosted on Sticky Fingers, a weekly link up of photographs that follows a different theme every week. When I saw this week’s theme, Before & After, I immediately …
Our first Christmas decoration of the year is a candle holder made out of air dry clay. I am a huge fan of air dry clay and I have used it a lot in the …
Do you remember the hand paper cut maps of London, Paris and New York by Famille Summerbelle? Now those gorgeous maps are reproduced onto canvas shopping bags and they are fabulous. The shoppers are made …
The multi-colour nightlight by Boon is just what you need to get your kids to go to sleep willingly. The innovative night light is a low energy L.E.D. base with removable phosphorescent balls that keep …
We have been very busy at the weekend working on ideas for our Christmas crafts and setting a few of them in motion. We will make our own nativity using a variety of materials, from …