Giant Lego bricks: play and store in one
January 19, 2012 – 7:59 am | No Comment

I love all things Lego and these storage boxes not only look great but they are very functional too. Great for storing Legos or other toys these bricks are fantastic for playing too and making …

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Abstract art for kids with paint, water and straws
October 3, 2011 – 2:17 am | 2 Comments
Abstract art for kids with paint, water and straws

At the weekend we had so much fun making this abstract art with only a little paint of different colours, water, straws and paper.
We sprinkled drops of paint mixed with water on the paper and …

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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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Paper Crafts:Halloween Collage with recycled materials
October 5, 2010 – 7:14 am | 3 Comments
Paper Crafts:Halloween Collage with recycled materials

Apologies to all of you lovely readers who expect to see a post about crafts on Monday. Well, we have been a little busy at the weekend so I bring you our crafty post on …

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Simple T-Shirt Revamp Graffiti Style
August 31, 2010 – 1:43 am | One Comment
Simple T-Shirt Revamp Graffiti Style

We have printed T-shirts before as a fun activity, but none of our previous efforts resulted in anything you may wish to wear. This time we have been more organized with the design. Inspired by …

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3D Art – the pop art clown
August 24, 2010 – 2:24 am | 3 Comments
3D Art – the pop art clown

When my son was younger he would be very enthusiastic at anything I suggested. Now that he is seven he wants to be the one to come up with the ideas, which makes me proud …

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Monday Crafts: A Map of Europe with Recycled Packaging Boxes
June 21, 2010 – 1:08 am | 3 Comments
Monday Crafts: A Map of Europe with Recycled Packaging Boxes

I was so inspired by the map of the United States made entirely from empty cereal boxes that I saw on Inhabitots recently that I embarked on the nice project of making one of Europe …

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Etsy find: beautiful children art, a mix of print and original artwork
June 18, 2010 – 2:57 am | No Comment
Etsy find: beautiful children art, a mix of print and original artwork

These are only a few of the beautiful prints and original artwork for children available from Etsy shop Pescerosso.  The illustrations are by a talented young Italian born and Stockholm based artist, Laura Di Francesco …

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Child’s artwork display
April 22, 2010 – 2:11 am | 2 Comments
Child’s artwork display

I have so much artwork lying around the house everywhere that I no longer know what to do with it. You can only have so many boxes full of drawings stored away. The fridge – …

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Personalised gifts, party invites and more…
February 2, 2010 – 8:18 am | One Comment
Personalised gifts, party invites and more…

I discovered mooo last year when I was looking for eco-friendly Christmas tree options and I was really impressed with their wall stickers. Since then I have been keeping an eye on their products and …

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Monday Crafts: how to decorate a shelf with comics’ cuttings
February 1, 2010 – 7:19 am | No Comment
Monday Crafts: how to decorate a shelf with comics’ cuttings

If your child is an avid comics’ reader, then you are probably wondering what to do with all that precious paper piling up on the bookshelves. Well, I know one thing for sure comics or …

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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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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 the free workshops …

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