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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Muji + Lego play sets for creative kids
April 17, 2012 – 3:48 am | No Comment
Muji + Lego play sets for creative kids

I cannot think of a better combination for a creative play set than Muji and Lego. The Muji + Lego sets, including Lego bricks and paper sheets, are perfect to build anything using your imagination and …

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Family fun: assembling bolster wood kits
March 24, 2011 – 5:15 am | No Comment
Family fun: assembling bolster wood kits

Model building with bolster wood kits turned out to be more complicated than I had originally expected, but it was a lot of fun. I got two kits, an airplane and a windmill. I thought …

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Giveaway: win a fabulous educational game
November 26, 2010 – 4:06 am | 20 Comments
Giveaway: win a fabulous educational game

It is competition time here at Fabmums for you lovely readers. The Happy Puzzle Company has generously offered this wonderful game, Thinktangles (read the review), to one lucky winner.  To enter all you need …

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Learn through play with board games: Thinktangles
November 23, 2010 – 2:50 am | No Comment
Learn through play with board games: Thinktangles

I would like to welcome on board my lovely new sponsor The Happy Puzzle Company, a great place to find educational games and puzzles for kids of all ages. They also organize puzzle challenge days for …

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Learn through play: foreign language alphabet blocks
February 19, 2010 – 2:17 am | No Comment
Learn through play: foreign language alphabet blocks

These foreign language alphabet blocks from Modern Lola are a great idea for young children who are exposed to a second (or even a third) language. Perfect 44 mm wooden cubes handcrafted with attention to …

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Learn-through-play: geography themed jigsaw puzzles
February 9, 2010 – 3:35 am | No Comment
Learn-through-play: geography themed jigsaw puzzles

I love educational toys so I couldn’t help getting excited at the sight of this wooden jigsaw puzzle where each piece represents a different county in Britain. What a fantastic way to learn geography this …

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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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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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Christmas Giveaway: Gifts Carefully Handpicked
December 2, 2009 – 7:25 am | 11 Comments
Christmas Giveaway: Gifts Carefully Handpicked

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. …

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Build, create and have fun with Happy Mais, the ecological bricks
November 2, 2009 – 5:17 am | 2 Comments
Build, create and have fun with Happy Mais, the ecological bricks

I get so excited when I find new toys that are educational, stimulating and safe for the kids as well as  the planet, environment friendly, produced within a fair working environment and distributed in total …

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A book that kids will really get into…
September 8, 2009 – 1:31 am | No Comment
A book that kids will really get into…

How about getting children into books? It’s easier than you think with this giant story book that turns into a 3 m long playmat and then into a proper “get inside” fire engine truck. The …

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Cool Etsy find: felt alphabet letters, numbers and mobiles
September 1, 2009 – 8:40 am | No Comment
Cool Etsy find: felt alphabet letters, numbers and mobiles

I found the perfect gift on Etsy for kids learning to spell, these stuffed felt alphabet letters handmade by MiChiMa are ideal to play all kind of spelling games to improve your kids’ written language …

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