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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Monday crafts: magazine geometrical coasters
January 31, 2011 – 5:00 am | 5 Comments
Monday crafts: magazine geometrical coasters

This weekend we played with geometrical shapes, which inspired today’s craft. As we pride ourselves for being keen upcyclers we made something out of what would normally hit the recycle bin. Recently I got really …

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Learn through play: homemade maths game
January 26, 2011 – 6:45 am | 2 Comments
Learn through play: homemade maths game

I am really keen to make maths fun for my son. So far we have enjoyed a great array of iphone apps, activity games, songs and crafts.  Last year we played a great maths board …

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Early reading resources: free printable books
January 25, 2011 – 6:34 am | 3 Comments
Early reading resources: free printable books

I have just come across the cutest books for early readers. Sam Books is a collection of free self printable books for children focusing on the phonics approach to reading. There are 52 books in …

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Monday crafts: tin pen holder
January 24, 2011 – 1:28 am | No Comment
Monday crafts: tin pen holder

The amount of pencils and pens that are mounting up on my son’s desk is scary so this weekend we got into our crafty mood and made something that also helps to store some of …

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Fox in Socks joins the other great Dr Seuss’ titles on the App Store
January 20, 2011 – 2:25 am | No Comment
Fox in Socks joins the other great Dr Seuss’ titles on the App Store

We love the apps featuring Dr Seuss’ books and Fox in Sox is yet another great addition to the App Store. Fox in socks is the latest title from the Dr Seuss collection to have …

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How to turn a cereal box into a wolf desk organiser
January 19, 2011 – 7:33 am | 4 Comments
How to turn a cereal box into a wolf desk organiser

Creative storage solutions, crafting and recycling are amongst my favourite topics so I often bring them together to express our creativity. The sweet looking animal in the picture is our recent desk organizer, which we …

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Monday crafts: how to make a double-decker bus out of shoeboxes
January 17, 2011 – 4:22 am | 8 Comments
Monday crafts: how to make a double-decker bus out of shoeboxes

Our craft today features yet another two shoeboxes of the same size that have been turned into a double-decker bus. To make your own you need two shoeboxes – the narrow type all in one …

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Take your pledge for the environment and pass it on
January 13, 2011 – 7:40 am | One Comment
Take your pledge for the environment and pass it on

Recycling and upcycling are high up on my list of priorities so when I read about the ASAP Pledge for the environment (For A World As Sustainable As Possible) organised by Baglady Productions I took my pledge immediately. …

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Learn through play: iPhone apps for early maths exposure
January 12, 2011 – 4:18 pm | No Comment
Learn through play: iPhone apps for early maths exposure

After the success of the iPhone app Measurement with my son I looked at the other two maths apps by the same developer. Punflay very kindly provided promo codes for us to download Number Sense …

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Monday crafts: how to make a fun bookshelf out of cardboard boxes
January 10, 2011 – 6:49 am | 6 Comments
Monday crafts: how to make a fun bookshelf out of cardboard boxes

We have a lot of boxes lined up waiting for a second chance in this world so I hope you like cardboard crafts as much as we do because we have a few more coming. …

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Etsy finds: cool 2011 calendars
January 7, 2011 – 10:44 am | No Comment
Etsy finds: cool 2011 calendars

When I designed the photo calendar to give to grandparents I made one for myself in the process. It was fun and in the end I came up with a great gift that was truly …

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Learn through play: fun measurement games for the iPhone
January 5, 2011 – 8:57 am | No Comment
Learn through play: fun measurement games for the iPhone

I love iPhone apps in general. You can find some really cool ones on the App Store and when it comes to educational kids apps the scene is very colourful with so much to choose …

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