X is for xylophone
May 14, 2012 – 3:28 am | No Comment

After the success of our peruvian drums, we built a colourful xylophone with some old pencils, polystyrene and cardboard.  It is very easy to make and you can easily find all you need for this …

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Monday crafts: Halloween decorations made of recycled tissue paper from shoe boxes
October 19, 2009 – 3:40 am | 2 Comments
Monday crafts: Halloween decorations made of recycled tissue paper from shoe boxes

With Halloween approaching yesterday we made some very easy bats decorations. It was a completely recycled craft as we used the tissue paper from shoe boxes. Yes, we went shopping for shoes on Saturday…in fact …

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Monday Craft: how to use old fabric and socks to make new things
October 12, 2009 – 3:01 am | One Comment
Monday Craft: how to use old fabric and socks to make new things

We like crafts at our house, so yesterday my son and I made a little cushion out of an old shirt. It was very easy and the end result was better than I expected. I …

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Cardboard kid’s set by Riki Watanabe
September 14, 2009 – 3:10 am | No Comment
Cardboard kid’s set by Riki Watanabe

This carton furniture for kids is extremely modern and in line with today’s demands for eco-friendly products, so it was really surprising to find it was first designed in 1965 by Japanese designer Riki Watanabe. In …

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Crayon recycling craft
July 24, 2009 – 3:12 am | No Comment
Crayon recycling craft

While I was having a good browse around Instructables I came across a fantastic recycle craft project to do with kids this summer, one that not only is fun but will eliminate all those broken …

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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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Creative recycling for kids
April 28, 2009 – 5:48 am | No Comment
Creative recycling for kids

I have recently discovered a fantastic website with great ideas for art and crafts projects to do with children aged 3-6. All projects are created by Kerri Sellens a mother of 2 with over 10 …

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