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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Monday Crafts: The touchy feely spinning season wheel
September 6, 2010 – 3:10 am | 8 Comments
Monday Crafts: The touchy feely spinning season wheel

With summer on its way out it seemed like an appropriate time to make a season wheel to mark the transition from this season to the next. To make the season wheel we cut …

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My Space, the pop up play area
September 2, 2010 – 2:39 am | One Comment
My Space, the pop up play area

It has been a while since my last cardboard discovery so when I first saw My Space on Inhabitots, my favourite stop for green ideas, I was truly excited. My Space by artist Liya Mairson …

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Bring back respect on the road
September 1, 2010 – 1:40 am | No Comment
Bring back respect on the road

Road rage is bound to affect all drivers at some point or another, whether you are on the receiving end or the person behind the angry wheel it is never a pleasant experience. Not only …

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Simple T-Shirt Revamp Graffiti Style
August 31, 2010 – 1:43 am | One Comment
Simple T-Shirt Revamp Graffiti Style

We have printed T-shirts before as a fun activity, but none of our previous efforts resulted in anything you may wish to wear. This time we have been more organized with the design. Inspired by …

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Learn Through Play: word and picture matching games for iPhone
August 26, 2010 – 6:45 am | No Comment
Learn Through Play: word and picture matching games for iPhone

While I was looking for some cool iPhone apps of popular children songs for my young nephew I have come across LoeschWare who develop colourful apps for toddlers and preschoolers. I was absolutely taken …

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3D Art – the pop art clown
August 24, 2010 – 2:24 am | 3 Comments
3D Art – the pop art clown

When my son was younger he would be very enthusiastic at anything I suggested. Now that he is seven he wants to be the one to come up with the ideas, which makes me proud …

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Monday Crafts: how to make a picture frame out of ice cream sticks and sand
August 23, 2010 – 3:36 am | One Comment
Monday Crafts: how to make a picture frame out of ice cream sticks and sand

After two weeks of complete relax, eating ice cream on the beach and collecting shells we are back with a seasonal craft idea. As you all know by now we don’t regard popsicle sticks as …

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Learn Through Play: Fractions Cubes
August 6, 2010 – 2:45 am | No Comment
Learn Through Play: Fractions Cubes

Timetables and fractions can be difficult for kids to get their head around to, that’s why it is so important to introduce hands on ways to learn these basic math’s notions making it fun rather …

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How to make a post box with a loo roll and air dry clay
August 3, 2010 – 2:59 am | No Comment
How to make a post box with a loo roll and air dry clay

Apologies to all those readers who come back regularly for the Monday Crafts post, but our summer calendar has changed so much that we don’t have the continuity of winter when a good part of …

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Learn Through Play: cool educational apps for young children
August 2, 2010 – 2:07 am | No Comment
Learn Through Play: cool educational apps for young children

As a firm supporter of learn through play techniques I am always on the lookout for new ideas and tools to make learning fun for young children. I believe in good foundations and a fun …

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Etsy find: reusable fabric stickers
July 29, 2010 – 3:16 am | No Comment
Etsy find: reusable fabric stickers

Wall decals are a great way to decorate kids’ bedrooms and these reusable fabric stickers by Stickytiki are an excellent addition to our collection of fun wall stickers. They are made of fabric and can be …

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Learn Through Play: Times Table App
July 27, 2010 – 1:13 am | One Comment
Learn Through Play: Times Table App

Learning is getting more and more fun every day. Do you remember learning the times table? I have a very unpleasant memory about it, endless repetitions until the numbers were forever registered in my …

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