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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Learn to cook Chinese, Italian and Mexican food with the Hanstand Kids
May 21, 2010 – 2:35 am | No Comment
Learn to cook Chinese, Italian and Mexican food with the Hanstand Kids

Cookbooks for children have found a complete new meaning with the Handstand Kids books. They are cookbooks with easy recipes for children between 3 and 12 years of age and so much more. The Handstand …

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Little Pirate, Science Made Simple
May 20, 2010 – 2:15 am | No Comment
Little Pirate, Science Made Simple

I have recently come across a great series of books designed to introduce basic science concepts to kids. Little Pirate, Science Made Simple is a great line of books by Innovative Kids based on inquiry-based …

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Make your own story with unique hello book kits by hello hanna
May 3, 2010 – 2:02 am | No Comment
Make your own story with unique hello book kits by hello hanna

I have admired Hello Hanna’s products for a while and when I saw the Hello Books I just had to share them with everyone here because they are such a great simple idea to occupy …

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The Snail and the Whale
March 30, 2010 – 9:19 am | No Comment
The Snail and the Whale

The Snail and the Whale is the latest addition to our bookshelf. As usual Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler have come up with the goods and produced yet another great story with fabulous illustrations. The Snail …

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Favourite books for toddlers and preschool age children
March 9, 2010 – 4:59 am | No Comment
Favourite books for toddlers and preschool age children

The bookshelves in my son’s room have had such tired overflowing look for a while that I could no longer ignore their plea to be freed of some of those books that are far too …

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Classic stories: The Tiger Who Came to Tea
February 10, 2010 – 6:46 am | One Comment
Classic stories: The Tiger Who Came to Tea

There are some bedtime stories we keep going back to time and time again. The Tiger Who Came to Tea is one of them. It was a huge success when my then 3 year old …

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Kid Made Modern by Todd Oldham, modern inspired crafts for kids
December 3, 2009 – 4:29 am | 2 Comments
Kid Made Modern by Todd Oldham, modern inspired crafts for kids

I love crafts and I love books so when I was contacted by Ammo Books for a review of the new crafts book Kid Made Modern by artist Todd Oldham I couldn’t wait to receive …

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A Walk in New York
September 21, 2009 – 1:33 am | No Comment
A Walk in New York

One thing my husband and I tried to instil in our son from a very young age is the love for travelling, the want to see new places and eventually experience life in a new …

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Learning to read in two languages
September 9, 2009 – 6:28 am | 2 Comments
Learning to read in two languages

When our son was born we moved from London to Sardinia for what was supposed to be only a few years, but six years later we are still here and our son is starting school …

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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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Charley Harper ABC’s skinny version
July 29, 2009 – 2:14 am | No Comment
Charley Harper ABC’s skinny version

The beautiful illustrations by Charley Harper are a great way to introduce children to art. The Charley Harper ABC’s skinny version is a board book for babies and preschoolers, who will enjoy the beautiful illustrations …

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Support reading at home with the Story Box books
June 30, 2009 – 2:00 am | No Comment
Support reading at home with the Story Box books

I have recently discovered Story Box, a great magazine come book for 3 to 6 year olds packed with great contents. Each issue has a story, a section on animals with facts and pictures, a …

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