Often in the attempt of tidying a messy shelf I encounter old craft projects that are just too precious to dispose of, but unfortunately this does not help to keep my house tidy because what goes …

This summer we went to Rome for the first time and it was spectacular. I knew this unique city had many sights and we were pretty organized with our time and even purchased our tickets …

During the school year I found many games to help my son learning the times tables. We have used songs, online games and a variety of iPhone apps that make learning easy and most importantly …

We have been a little quiet over the summer, but we have done a lot of stuff some of which we have shared with you already and lots more is still to come in the …

After a period of silence we are back with yet another set of homemade musical instruments, which were fun to make and are even more fun to play with. During one of our summer …

Lately I have been looking at kits to recycle paper to make your own as a fun activity to do with my son. There are many kits that are very affordable and that will probably …

The colouring placemats by Dwell Studio bring together the appeal of design with the practical side of an item that needs to be safe and useful at the same time. The reusable placemats made from …

My son loves baking and helping me in the kitchen so some months ago we made a jam pie. I must admit we didn’t make the pastry from scratch; it is straight out of a …

Clearing up my son’s room last week we found an old toy guitar that was well passed repair. It used to be a cute mini acoustic guitar with real chords that you could actually play, …

We are very proud of the way this dragon puppet turned out. It took a little bit of work and fine tuning but in the end we managed to put it all together into a …

When it comes to crafting people have their favourite materials, things that are always present in their art box. We are particularly fond of recycled crafts so we tend to use any junk we can …

Loo rolls are great to make characters and animals with children. We made a bee with a loo roll, acrylic paint, adhesive tape and a strip of flexible bolster wood. First we covered one of …