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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Three leaf clover napkin holder
March 17, 2011 – 9:06 am | No Comment
Three leaf clover napkin holder

To celebrate St Patrick’s Day we made two napkin rings with a three leaf clover decoration, which is one of the symbols of this day celebrated all over the world by all Irish people. To …

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Cool t-shirts for boys
March 15, 2011 – 4:23 am | No Comment
Cool t-shirts for boys

 I was just browsing around for summer clothes for my son and I was quite taken by their funky t-shirts on Mini Boden. I have bought a few items from them before and I …

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Monday Crafts: how to make flowers with magazine pages
March 14, 2011 – 1:47 am | 2 Comments
Monday Crafts: how to make flowers with magazine pages

I like making things with old newspapers and magazine pages. They are a great material to make anything you want, so at the weekend we made some pretty flowers using glossy magazine paper, glue, straws …

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Get involved in The Co-operative movement for a greener future
March 10, 2011 – 8:01 am | No Comment
Get involved in The Co-operative movement for a greener future

  Ever since it was formed in 1844 the Rochdale Society of Equitable Pioneers continued growing steadily and quickly turned itself into a co-operative model that remains the foundation of …

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How to make a Spring lantern with a glass jar and tissue paper
March 9, 2011 – 2:03 am | No Comment
How to make a Spring lantern with a glass jar and tissue paper

I have so many empty jars stacked away that a craft using one of them was unavoidable. We made Halloween lanterns back in autumn and now it is the turn of a spring lantern that …

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Learn through play: singing the times tables
March 1, 2011 – 3:26 am | No Comment

Times tables is a hot topic in our house at the moment and luckily so far so good. It is just a matter of learning them one by one, but why not making it …

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Monday crafts: homemade snakes & ladders
February 28, 2011 – 1:43 am | 4 Comments
Monday crafts: homemade snakes & ladders

Snakes and ladders is one of our favorite games so this week we made an original version with cardboard, coloured tissue paper, acrylic paint and glue. We took a piece of sturdy cardboard already cut …

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Dinosaur craft
February 25, 2011 – 3:58 am | One Comment
Dinosaur craft

If your children are fascinated with dinosaurs as much as mine is then you may want to take a look at this fabulous little book we picked up at The Natural History Museum’s shop when …

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Cardboard toys that are good for the environment and creative play
February 23, 2011 – 3:55 am | No Comment
Cardboard toys that are good for the environment and creative play

I am a huge fan of cardboard toys and by the rate at which they are multiplying it is clear they are becoming increasingly popular. If only a couple of years ago the cardboard playhouse …

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Monday Crafts: monkey mask made with recycled packaging
February 21, 2011 – 6:59 am | One Comment
Monday Crafts: monkey mask made with recycled packaging

Monkey Puzzle by Julia Donaldson is a great book that inspired many crafts and games in our house. In addition to the animals and palm trees we made along the way, we started making masks …

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Painting with simple paper stencils
February 17, 2011 – 12:50 pm | One Comment
Painting with simple paper stencils

Today we painted a simple drawing by cutting the shapes of the drawing out in such a way to make a stencil and transferring the image with one colour paint applied with a wet cloth. …

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How to turn an old tie into a toy snake
February 16, 2011 – 11:03 am | No Comment
How to turn an old tie into a toy snake

What do you do when your child is off school with the flu? You quickly put your thinking cap on and improvise a range of unexpected crafts. Today we went through daddy’s old stuff such …

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