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Happy Christmas

Posted by Maria

After four busy days in London and a packed schedule, which amongst other things included an exciting visit to Hamleys, a cold Sunday afternoon at Winter Wonderland in Hyde Park and a fab morning at the British Museum, we are finally all set at the in-laws’ for Christmas. We arrived yesterday afternoon and my son [...]

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Baking is fun with the Doodle Bread kit

Posted by Maria

Kids love baking and being around in the kitchen so I can only imagine how many children will be baking cookies and cakes with their mums or dads over the Christmas holidays. I have recently come across Doodle Bread, which is a creative way of baking using a doodle to make shapes in the centre [...]

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Cool educational gifts

Posted by Maria

My son is fascinated by the solar system and he already knows the names of the planets and their correct cosmic arrangement so I have had a good look around for a gift to encourage this passion of his and I was amazed with the great stuff is out there.  All 4 items I selected [...]

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Christmas Crafts: easy Christmas cards

Posted by Maria

The last post in the Christmas craft series focuses on Christmas cards. We made a few different types out of thick red paper, which we decorated with a mix of materials including magazine paper, glitter glue, metallic pens and felt. We love our good old felt; it is such a versatile material! We used it [...]

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Photo Friday: Christmas lights in Sardinia

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These pictures were taken by my 6 year old son during an early evening stroll in Alghero were we live. He gets bored wandering around the shops so we let him take photos to stop the whining and it worked!
More travel photos over at Delicious Baby.

 

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Monday Crafts: Christmas branch with pine cones, felt and recycled ribbons

Posted by Maria

Today’s craft is made completely out of recycled ribbon from presents, left over felt (from our advent calendar and Christmas stocking) and from things that we found in the pinewoods.
Our Christmas branch is perfect anywhere in the house; horizontal on the mantelpiece, or on the front door or simply in a long vase in the [...]

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Christmas Giveaway: Gifts Carefully Handpicked

Posted by Maria

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. Every item is carefully picked by the 20 panel’s members and is presented with a reason behind its selection, which I [...]

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