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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Snow boots for warm little feet
January 8, 2010 – 2:40 am | No Comment
Snow boots for warm little feet

The Snow+Rock boots are just the thing to put on the little feet lucky enough to enjoy a skiing holiday this year to protect them from the snow and the cold. However, you don’t really …

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VolumeZero Furniture by Kidsonroof
January 7, 2010 – 2:52 am | One Comment
VolumeZero Furniture by Kidsonroof

Since 2005 Dutch company Kidsonroof have been making the most fabulous children’s products, I love the corrugated cardboard playhouses and their totem Christmas tree. The combination of simple design together with natural materials generates products …

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Perpetual calendar by SUKIE
January 5, 2010 – 9:17 am | No Comment
Perpetual calendar by SUKIE

I love the idea of a perpetual calendar that can be used over and over. SUKIE has a great looking calendar with movable date, day and month for only £6.95 – not bad for a …

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Monday Crafts: The Cork Jar
January 4, 2010 – 7:20 am | 2 Comments
Monday Crafts: The Cork Jar

This is the first of the 4-post series inspired by the Todd Oldham’s Kid Made Modern, a great book packed with excellent crafts projects, which I featured last month.  I was particularly impressed with the …

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Eco friendly 2010 calendar
December 30, 2009 – 10:07 am | One Comment
Eco friendly 2010 calendar

I love this earthy looking 2010 calendar and planner. Made of Banana paper with visible fibres, the calendar is bound with natural hemp cord and each page contains famous eco quotes from famous people. This …

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Happy Christmas
December 23, 2009 – 11:29 am | No Comment
Happy Christmas

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 …

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Kids’ friendly restaurants in London and not just for lunch
December 22, 2009 – 12:27 pm | No Comment
Kids’ friendly restaurants in London and not just for lunch

After a few years living in Italy, where children are always welcome anywhere and at any time, I was amazed with how few places welcome children in the evening in London. Unfortunately this limits your …

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Baking is fun with the Doodle Bread kit
December 17, 2009 – 1:57 am | No Comment
Baking is fun with the Doodle Bread kit

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 …

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Cool educational gifts
December 16, 2009 – 4:53 am | No Comment
Cool educational gifts

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 …

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Fab backpacks and family trails at the Victoria & Albert Museum
December 15, 2009 – 2:28 am | No Comment
Fab backpacks and family trails at the Victoria & Albert Museum

Visiting a museum can be a very dispersing experience for kids who have so much to take in all at once, that’s why museums’ visits for children should be channeled to specific sections for them …

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Photo Friday: Christmas lights in Sardinia
December 11, 2009 – 11:47 am | 3 Comments
Photo Friday: Christmas lights in Sardinia

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 …

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Play and learn: a board game about recycling
December 10, 2009 – 8:18 am | 3 Comments
Play and learn: a board game about recycling

I am a supporter of play and learn so when I saw the recycling board game at the Natural History Museum’s shop I just had to share it with you. What a lovely gift it …

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