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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Paper Crafts:Halloween Collage with recycled materials
October 5, 2010 – 7:14 am | 3 Comments
Paper Crafts:Halloween Collage with recycled materials

Apologies to all of you lovely readers who expect to see a post about crafts on Monday. Well, we have been a little busy at the weekend so I bring you our crafty post on …

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Etsy Finds: Halloween
October 1, 2010 – 7:10 am | No Comment
Etsy Finds: Halloween

Etsy is one of my favourite places to go and look for ideas so with Halloween on the calendar this month I could not miss a good look around. These are my selections. The Boo …

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Learn Through Play: Download quality kids’ apps for free to celebrate Once Upon an App one year anniversary
September 28, 2010 – 9:39 am | 5 Comments
Learn Through Play: Download quality kids’ apps for free to celebrate Once Upon an App one year anniversary

Once Upon an App are the developers behind some fantastic kids apps adapted from classic tales such as Animal Tales and The Tales of Peter Rabbit. To celebrate their one year anniversary they launched a …

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Monday Crafts: Homemade Spelling Game
September 27, 2010 – 3:52 am | 6 Comments
Monday Crafts: Homemade Spelling Game

Today’s craft is not our usual recycled craft, it is a game that I made for spelling words in a fun playful environment  with more than one child playing. I drew the board out …

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Blogging Carnival on Bilingualism: raising your child with more than one language
September 23, 2010 – 12:11 am | 7 Comments
Blogging Carnival on Bilingualism: raising your child with more than one language

After a brief summer break in August, the Carnival on Bilingualism is back and I am honored to host it this month. For those readers who are new to it, the Carnival on Bilingualism is …

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Monday Crafts: Halloween spiders made with recycled materials
September 20, 2010 – 1:55 pm | 7 Comments
Monday Crafts: Halloween spiders made with recycled materials

Halloween is around the corner so we have started our decorations with some homemade spiders. They are very easy to make and a lot of fun to decorate. To remain true to our recycle philosophy …

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Kids Eat Free at Pizza Hut
September 20, 2010 – 4:18 am | One Comment
Kids Eat Free at Pizza Hut

Sponsored Post This summer we had a lot of fun going to museums. The Kids in Museums campaign has really improved the level of service and enjoyments for families visiting museums and …

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Cultural differences: Tooth Fairy or Little Mouse
September 16, 2010 – 2:19 am | 5 Comments
Cultural differences: Tooth Fairy or Little Mouse

There is much more to growing up bilingual than learning two languages, the cultural influences from both cultures are just as important. In July we had a curious incident that shows the slight differences between cultures. …

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News from the App Store: Dr Seuss’ Green Eggs and Ham celebrates its 50th anniversary with 50% off most titles
September 14, 2010 – 3:17 am | No Comment
News from the App Store: Dr Seuss’ Green Eggs and Ham celebrates its 50th anniversary with 50% off most titles

I am a huge fan of Dr Seuss’ books, Green Eggs and Ham is the first book my son learnt to read on his own. The repetition of the primary words in this book particularly …

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Monday Crafts: how to turn two pinecones into mummy and baby porcupine
September 13, 2010 – 2:37 am | 8 Comments
Monday Crafts: how to turn two pinecones into mummy and baby porcupine

With autumn on our doorstep we have been taking long walks in the pinewoods to collect all those lovely natural materials to inspire our crafts for the coming season. Admittedly living in Sardinia, you can …

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Etsy find: cone gnomes for every season
September 9, 2010 – 2:57 am | No Comment
Etsy find: cone gnomes for every season

After our season wheel craft I have been working on ideas to make some interesting crafts with colour association to each season, which I will feature soon. During my web travels I have ended up …

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Educational iPhone Apps: iLearn SolarSystem
September 8, 2010 – 6:49 am | No Comment
Educational iPhone Apps: iLearn SolarSystem

My latest iTunes’ download is a very good educational app for children who are interested on the Solar System. iLearn Solar System developed by Sprite Labs is a recount of our solar system narrated by …

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