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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From bed to desk with a simple switch
August 19, 2009 – 8:23 am | No Comment
From bed to desk with a simple switch

While I was browsing kids love design I have come across the BE furniture collection for babies and kids. A collection of minimalist design pieces with multi purpose uses that will grow with your child. …

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Cleaning up is fun…
July 15, 2009 – 1:04 am | No Comment
Cleaning up is fun…

I would have never thought kids would compete with each other to clean up, but that’s exactly what they do at the beach summer camp my son goes to. The educators have come up …

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Great carnival marks the end of the recycle week challenge
June 30, 2009 – 12:47 am | One Comment
Great carnival marks the end of the recycle week challenge

Karen at The Rubbish Diet hosted a great carnival to mark the end of the recycle week challenge where a lot of mummy bloggers (and a dad) took their pledges to waste less. Reusing plastic …

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Ecofriendly kids shoes
June 29, 2009 – 3:46 am | No Comment
Ecofriendly kids shoes

Not only Veja shoes look good, they have a mission and a very good one: a better world for all of us. These great canvas trainers designed and produced by French company Veja are made …

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Water based games for outdoor play
June 7, 2009 – 9:42 am | No Comment
Water based games for outdoor play

Yesterday we had our usual end of school year party. It was a lot of fun for the children and a lot of hard work for the parents taking part, but also a proud moment …

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Organic bamboo feeding spoons, little bites to a greener life
May 20, 2009 – 6:16 am | No Comment
Organic bamboo feeding spoons, little bites to a greener life

This great set of forks and spoons made of bamboo make a good change from the usual plastic feeding spoons. They are made from certified organically grown bamboo, one of the most renewable and fastest-growing …

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Help George save the world
April 29, 2009 – 1:06 am | One Comment
Help George save the world

George Saves the World by Lunchtime by Jo Readman and illustrated by Ley Honor Roberts is a fun book and teaches kids the simple little things they can do everyday to save the planet. George …

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Paper has never been greener
April 22, 2009 – 6:31 am | No Comment
Paper has never been greener

The paper products created by The Great Elephant Poo Poo Paper Company are actually made from dried elephant dung. There is no need to be shocked, the whole process is actually very enlightening and reassuring …

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Organic cotton designs
April 21, 2009 – 5:43 am | No Comment
Organic cotton designs

Ever since I have discovered Etsy, the place to buy and sell all handmade things, I go there for inspiration. The beautiful things people make really feel me with joy and an urge to be …

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Celebrating Earth Day with recycling crafts
April 21, 2009 – 1:34 am | No Comment
Celebrating Earth Day with recycling crafts

What better way to celebrate Earth Day then entertaining your kids with fun recycling crafts. I went looking for fresh ideas and I found some great projects on Kaboose. There is a lot that …

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Easy bookmark
April 6, 2009 – 6:37 am | No Comment
Easy bookmark

We recently started reading The BFG (Big Friendly Giant) by Roald Dahl. This is the first long book we read, and with a chapter a night we needed something to bookmark our pages so instead …

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Fruit smoothie on the plane
March 19, 2009 – 3:38 pm | No Comment
Fruit smoothie on the plane

Children are creatures of habit, if the habit is good I am all for it. The Ryanair flight from Alghero to London for my little boy is associated with a 100% fruit smoothie. A blended …

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