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: fun measurement games for the iPhone
January 5, 2011 – 8:57 am | No Comment
Learn through play: fun measurement games for the iPhone

I love iPhone apps in general. You can find some really cool ones on the App Store and when it comes to educational kids apps the scene is very colourful with so much to choose …

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Learn through play: how to turn a box into a toy house
January 4, 2011 – 9:07 am | 2 Comments
Learn through play: how to turn a box into a toy house

Small boxes that are not good for storage purposes are still good for something. We think they are perfect for junk play so today I bring you a lovely house we made out of a …

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Monday crafts: how to turn a shoebox into a fun storage box
January 3, 2011 – 7:54 am | 2 Comments
Monday crafts: how to turn a shoebox into a fun storage box

With the holidays just gone the amount of stuff lying around my son’s bedroom has multiplied so we are in need of extra storage. Thankfully we have a lot of boxes that can rise …

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Recycled crafts: make a party banner out of used wrapping paper
December 29, 2010 – 8:50 am | One Comment
Recycled crafts: make a party banner out of used wrapping paper

This year the build up to Christmas was as exciting as always. So many creative ideas and work went into the lead up to one single day and when Christmas Day did come we tore …

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Rudolph the red-nosed the reindeer for iPhones
December 22, 2010 – 7:59 am | No Comment
Rudolph the red-nosed the reindeer for iPhones

Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer is a favourite in our house, we love the story, the movie and the famous Christmas song so when I saw that Oceanhouse Media released an interactive eBook I just could …

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Monday crafts: Christmas puzzle blocks
December 20, 2010 – 4:26 am | One Comment
Monday crafts: Christmas puzzle blocks

I love wooden blocks so for our weekly craft this week we have made a six sided Christmas puzzle with six cubes. Instead of buying the already made cubes ready to decorate I bought a …

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A Christmas poem
December 17, 2010 – 5:17 am | 3 Comments
A Christmas poem

The theme for the Friday Carnival over at Notes From Home this week is Christmas so I thought to share the alphabet poem we made using only Christmas words, which we then illustrated by painting the tree …

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Twas The Night Before Christmas for iPhones
December 16, 2010 – 6:38 am | No Comment
Twas The Night Before Christmas for iPhones

Twas the Night Before Christmas, the classic poem by Clement Clarke Moore is available on iTunes thanks to an interactive iPhone app brought to us by Once Upon An App. You can listen to the …

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Giveaway: gifts by The Handpicked Collection
December 14, 2010 – 2:48 am | 13 Comments
Giveaway: gifts by The Handpicked Collection

I am so excited to bring you such a fabulous giveaway kindly offered by The Handpicked Collection. If you don’t know this online shop I urge you to go and take a look, it has …

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Monday crafts: hanging Christmas decoration
December 13, 2010 – 4:16 am | 3 Comments
Monday crafts: hanging Christmas decoration

Our Monday craft this week is a hanging Christmas decoration made of very thin strips of bolster wood consisting of a star, a ball and two pinecones tied in a bow. I wanted something simple …

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The Red Balloon
December 10, 2010 – 6:22 am | No Comment
The Red Balloon

The Red Balloon is the latest addition to my son’s library. If you don’t know this book I urge you to look it up for the sweet story and the beauty of the photographs. The …

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Giveaway: Waxidoodles & 3D modelling
December 7, 2010 – 12:26 am | 18 Comments
Giveaway: Waxidoodles & 3D modelling

We had so much fun playing with Waxidoodles at the weekend. These modeling sticks coated with wax are great for young children to make animal shapes, letters and anything they wish. They are easy to …

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