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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Photo Friday: The Leaning Tower of Pisa
April 9, 2010 – 1:24 am | 6 Comments
Photo Friday: The Leaning Tower of Pisa

These photos were taken last weekend during a stopover in Pisa before catching a plane back home. It is amazing the beautiful things you see just passing by. I know Pisa quite well as I …

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Grow My First Pocket Garden in a bag
April 8, 2010 – 4:15 am | No Comment
Grow My First Pocket Garden in a bag

With Earth Day coming up it is only natural to get the kids hands on with a green pastime, which is both educational and fun. Grow My First Pocket Garden is an easy way to …

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Handmade Christening Gifts
April 7, 2010 – 2:30 am | No Comment
Handmade Christening Gifts

I have just returned from my Easter break, which was also the Christening of my nephew. The cutest child you can imagine and my first godson. We were away only for a few days …

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Draughts shaped chocolate cake
April 2, 2010 – 12:58 am | No Comment
Draughts shaped chocolate cake

  This chocolate cake looks great and by the sound of it tastes yummy too. The decoration process is a little laborious, but the result is worth the effort.  

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Children workshop coming up at the Design Museum: Slide, Glide and Ride
March 31, 2010 – 2:26 am | No Comment
Children workshop coming up at the Design Museum: Slide, Glide and Ride

The Design Museum in London has an interesting workshop coming up in April to coincide with the current exhibition, Brit Insurance Designs of the Year. The theme of the workshop is transport hence the title: Slide, …

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The Snail and the Whale
March 30, 2010 – 9:19 am | No Comment
The Snail and the Whale

The Snail and the Whale is the latest addition to our bookshelf. As usual Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler have come up with the goods and produced yet another great story with fabulous illustrations. The Snail …

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Monday crafts: clay Easter baskets filled with shredded paper and chocolate eggs
March 29, 2010 – 9:32 am | One Comment
Monday crafts: clay Easter baskets filled with shredded paper and chocolate eggs

For our weekly crafts this week we have made two little Easter baskets out of white clay. To make the baskets you need a packet of DAS modelling air dry clay, a cup, acrylic …

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Funky radiators for kids’ bedrooms
March 26, 2010 – 5:51 am | 2 Comments
Funky radiators for kids’ bedrooms

I like the funky radiators by Italian company ID-EE, with radiators like these there is no need to resort to space wasting covers but you will want them in full view. The puzzle shaped radiators …

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Old MacDonald has a farm on iTunes
March 24, 2010 – 4:16 am | No Comment
Old MacDonald has a farm on iTunes

With favourite children classics hitting the App Store, it is not surprising to find Old MacDonald joined the latest trends and got his very own iPhone to use on his farm! Fish The Mouse Media …

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Etsy find: Easter party printables
March 23, 2010 – 8:11 am | No Comment
Etsy find: Easter party printables

I love the print your own Easter party kits available from Etsy seller Happy Thought. The lovely Bunny car rally kit includes templates for Easter baskets, individual Bunny cars with space for eggs, cupcake toppers, …

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Monday crafts: when the canvas is a white t-shirt…
March 22, 2010 – 5:13 am | No Comment
Monday crafts: when the canvas is a white t-shirt…

What was intended to be a simple print on a white t-shirt ended up in a full on expression of my son’s creativity.  Last time we printed fabric we encountered a few problems with smudging …

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Sandwiches that look almost too perfect to eat by Funky Lunch
March 19, 2010 – 5:22 am | One Comment
Sandwiches that look almost too perfect to eat by Funky Lunch

Funky Lunch is a great website with lots of creative ideas to make lunch entertaining for kids with sandwiches in the shapes of their favourite animals and characters. The idea behind Funky Lunch is to …

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