Fabric upcycle: make a chicken door stop
September 11, 2014 – 5:55 am | No Comment

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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Christmas Giveaway: Gifts Carefully Handpicked
December 2, 2009 – 7:25 am | 11 Comments
Christmas Giveaway: Gifts Carefully Handpicked

The Handpicked Collection has very generously offered a £20 voucher to spend on their site for a lucky winner. Let me tell you they have a great selection of gifts for kids and adults alike. …

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Free Christmas workshop at the Contemporary Applied Arts
December 1, 2009 – 1:54 am | No Comment
Free Christmas workshop at the Contemporary Applied Arts

What I love about London is that if you look well enough you find plenty of free activities to do with kids like the fabulous workshop for children aged between 6 and 12 offered by …

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Christmas Crafts: Personalised Stocking
November 30, 2009 – 4:29 am | 11 Comments
Christmas Crafts: Personalised Stocking

This weekend we have been busy making a personalized Xmas stocking. Although a little stitching was involved to make the stocking itself, the fun part was all done with glue and glitter so my son …

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Fun Christmas desserts
November 27, 2009 – 5:06 am | No Comment
Fun Christmas desserts

I love the crafts and recipes on Martha Stewart website and today I found a great idea for a fun Christmas dessert kids can actually help to make. The coconut snowman looks so cute and by the sounds of it …

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Gifts guide and stocking fillers
November 26, 2009 – 4:47 am | No Comment
Gifts guide and stocking fillers

After featuring advent calendars and Christmas trees it is only fair to give some space to gifts because if adults really enjoy the run up to Christmas children love the anticipation of what really matters …

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Modern & eco friendly Christmas trees
November 25, 2009 – 6:26 am | One Comment
Modern & eco friendly Christmas trees

The best part of Christmas celebrations  is the build up to it and particularly the effort that goes into decorating your home and the Christmas tree. With that in mind I have had a good …

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Free Family Sundays at the National Gallery
November 24, 2009 – 3:16 am | One Comment
Free Family Sundays at the National Gallery

As the mum of a creative child I am always on the lookout for workshops and activities to do at home to encourage his naturally artistic vein. Taking part to one of …

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Christmas Crafts: Advent Calendar part 2
November 23, 2009 – 4:37 am | One Comment
Christmas Crafts: Advent Calendar part 2

For the second part of the advent calendar crafts edition we have been very laborious and I am very proud to present our very own hanging advent calendar with 24 pockets to …

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Photo Friday: A visit to the Tate Modern
November 20, 2009 – 4:46 am | 3 Comments
Photo Friday: A visit to the Tate Modern

These photos were taken during our visits to the Tate Modern in London last March. The first photo is a shot of the TH2058 exhibition in the Turbine Hall, which is the futuristic vision of …

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Implementing cultural exposure to improve language skills
November 19, 2009 – 5:29 am | No Comment

Raising a bilingual child is not just about teaching the command of the minority language, but also about giving exposure to the cultural background of that language, which is fundamental for a correct use of …

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Original Advent Calendars
November 18, 2009 – 3:40 am | 2 Comments
Original Advent Calendars

I have had a good look around for advent calendars, not to buy one as this year I will make my own but for original ideas and I was amazed at how many options are …

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Family activities at the Natural History Museum
November 17, 2009 – 2:48 am | One Comment
Family activities at the Natural History Museum

The Natural History Museum has always been one of my favourite museums and more so since I have been a mum. Now that my son is at school age he can really take part in …

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