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 through play: singing the times tables
March 1, 2011 – 3:26 am | No Comment

Times tables is a hot topic in our house at the moment and luckily so far so good. It is just a matter of learning them one by one, but why not making it …

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Monday crafts: homemade snakes & ladders
February 28, 2011 – 1:43 am | 4 Comments
Monday crafts: homemade snakes & ladders

Snakes and ladders is one of our favorite games so this week we made an original version with cardboard, coloured tissue paper, acrylic paint and glue. We took a piece of sturdy cardboard already cut …

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Dinosaur craft
February 25, 2011 – 3:58 am | One Comment
Dinosaur craft

If your children are fascinated with dinosaurs as much as mine is then you may want to take a look at this fabulous little book we picked up at The Natural History Museum’s shop when …

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Cardboard toys that are good for the environment and creative play
February 23, 2011 – 3:55 am | No Comment
Cardboard toys that are good for the environment and creative play

I am a huge fan of cardboard toys and by the rate at which they are multiplying it is clear they are becoming increasingly popular. If only a couple of years ago the cardboard playhouse …

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Monday Crafts: monkey mask made with recycled packaging
February 21, 2011 – 6:59 am | One Comment
Monday Crafts: monkey mask made with recycled packaging

Monkey Puzzle by Julia Donaldson is a great book that inspired many crafts and games in our house. In addition to the animals and palm trees we made along the way, we started making masks …

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Painting with simple paper stencils
February 17, 2011 – 12:50 pm | One Comment
Painting with simple paper stencils

Today we painted a simple drawing by cutting the shapes of the drawing out in such a way to make a stencil and transferring the image with one colour paint applied with a wet cloth. …

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How to turn an old tie into a toy snake
February 16, 2011 – 11:03 am | No Comment
How to turn an old tie into a toy snake

What do you do when your child is off school with the flu? You quickly put your thinking cap on and improvise a range of unexpected crafts. Today we went through daddy’s old stuff such …

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Giveaway: Where is Walrus? picturebook
February 15, 2011 – 1:48 am | 12 Comments
Giveaway: Where is Walrus? picturebook

Last week I blogged about a fabulous wordless picturebook by New York illustrator Stephen Savage that has just been released in the States; those who missed it can read the review for Where is Walrus? …

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Weekly updates of events across the UK by Visit Britain TV
February 11, 2011 – 11:30 am | No Comment
Weekly updates of events across the UK by Visit Britain TV

I would like to welcome our new sponsor, the weekly news by Visit Britain TV channel featured on the right hand column. Every Friday Visit Britain TV will bring weekly updates of upcoming events around …

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Book review: Where is Walrus? by Stephen Savage
February 8, 2011 – 3:02 am | No Comment
Book review: Where is Walrus? by Stephen Savage

One of the perks of blogging is the occasional gift or sample we receive to test or review. I write about crafts and learn through play activities so when a publishing company contacts me about …

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Monday crafts: Yogurt pots puppet
February 7, 2011 – 4:40 am | 2 Comments
Monday crafts: Yogurt pots puppet

Today’s craft is something we made back in the summer, we have a few crafts up our sleeve for times like this when we are unable to craft at the weekend due to other commitments. …

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Dinosaurs fun from the App Store for young and older kids
February 3, 2011 – 3:52 am | No Comment
Dinosaurs fun from the App Store for young and older kids

Boys’ fascination with dinosaurs starts at an early age and it doesn’t seem to fade as they grow up. My son showed his first interest in dinos when he was about three years old, he …

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