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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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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Space age garden kit for kids directly from NASA scientists
June 17, 2009 – 2:43 am | No Comment
Space age garden kit for kids directly from NASA scientists

I first saw the Space Age Garden kit at the Natural History Museum shop, but I didn’t buy then because I was with my son so I had to make a quick exit before he …

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Multipurpose alphabet board
May 28, 2009 – 3:39 am | No Comment
Multipurpose alphabet board

I love things that have multiple purposes like this great alphabet hardboard work board that is also a wall decoration. The board is designed to be used as board to be drawn on with washable …

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A kids’ mag that is all about science, art and fun
May 21, 2009 – 1:33 am | No Comment
A kids’ mag that is all about science, art and fun

Science doesn’t need to be boring or difficult, it can be colourful and artistic and that’s exactly what the OKIDO magazine for children aged 2 to 7 is all about. Beautifully illustrated this kids mag …

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Fun day out at the Natural History Museum
May 16, 2009 – 2:14 am | No Comment
Fun day out at the Natural History Museum

I took my 5 yearl old boy to the Natural History Museum yesterday, It was actually our second visit but he enjoyed it much more this time because he’s that little bit older and also going through …

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Fair play learning toys
April 27, 2009 – 6:28 am | No Comment
Fair play learning toys

I am a fan of learning toys, particularly those made with respect of the environment and supporting fair trade. Today I bring you my favourite selection of original toys for young children. Toddlers learn to …

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Wooden puzzles parents also enjoy
April 23, 2009 – 8:03 am | No Comment
Wooden puzzles parents also enjoy

Bring out the architect in your kid with this gorgeous 3D style jigsaw puzzle. Small wooden pieces make up a Swiss style cabin. I love all types of jigsaw puzzle as I believe they are …

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The arty science project
April 15, 2009 – 6:23 am | No Comment
The arty science project

This science project is so pretty that I just had to share it! Bear in mind that the author is a 5 year old who tells the story of a little drop of sea water …

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Flowers and chocolate for Easter
April 9, 2009 – 8:11 am | One Comment
Flowers and chocolate for Easter

I am so proud when Luca brings home one of his projects from school. This year the best Easter basket in our house is definitely his hand crafted flower basket. A lovely and simple paper …

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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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Each Peach Pear Plum
April 1, 2009 – 8:43 am | No Comment
Each Peach Pear Plum

Each Peach Pear Plum by Janet and allan Ahlberg is one of those books that has survived the test of time and continues to be a favourite for children and parents alike. It was thought for the …

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Bargain books
March 20, 2009 – 5:03 pm | No Comment
Bargain books

After the British Museum we stopped at Borders on Oxford Street and spent over an hour in the children’s section on the third level. They have good bargains at the moment, buy two and get …

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