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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Photo Friday: Wimbledon Tennis Museum and Tour
July 23, 2010 – 2:59 am | One Comment
Photo Friday: Wimbledon Tennis Museum and Tour

My son is so much into tennis that as a special treat during our stay in London I took him for a tour around Wimbledon Tennis Club and Tennis Museum. The museum is in modern …

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Learn Trough Play: eBooks and spelling apps make reading fun in every language
July 22, 2010 – 2:27 am | One Comment
Learn Trough Play: eBooks and spelling apps make reading fun in every language

iPhone Apps are a great tool to encourage learning through play and with careful selection by parents they could be invaluable in the development of literacy. The multilingual aspect of the applications is ideal for bilingual children. …

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A Visit to the Museum of London
July 21, 2010 – 1:16 am | No Comment
A Visit to the Museum of London

We really enjoyed our visit to the Museum of London. I had heard great things about the new galleries and the interactive displays so I took my son for a little history about the capital. …

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Sailing On The Nile At The British Museum
July 19, 2010 – 1:31 am | No Comment
Sailing On The Nile At The British Museum

After escaping the huge heat wave that hit Southern Europe last week, with temperatures rising to the high thirties, here we are back in sunny Sardinia. Yesterday we enjoyed a day at the beach and …

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Green Start: a series of earth friendly books good for the kids and for the planet
July 8, 2010 – 3:38 am | No Comment
Green Start: a series of earth friendly books good for the kids and for the planet

I have written about Innovative Kids’ books before as I am an admirer of the quality of information their books are able to communicate to children through simple and entertaining stories. Green Start is a …

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Learn through play: giant colouring maps
July 7, 2010 – 1:51 am | No Comment
Learn through play: giant colouring maps

I love the colouring posters by Doodlebugz. Their new educational range is fantastic. Not only they bring hours of entertainment, they are also hugely informative. The giant size is ideal for small groups, but they …

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Recycled Crafts: From Ice Cream Sticks To Colourful ABCs
July 2, 2010 – 1:01 am | One Comment
Recycled Crafts: From Ice Cream Sticks To Colourful ABCs

Not all ice scream sticks are the same and we have collected quite a large number of the curved type that come with the Solero Ice, which is very popular with us. The curved shape …

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Useful iPhone Apps: Tales2Go Streams Audio Books on Demand
July 1, 2010 – 2:58 am | No Comment
Useful iPhone Apps: Tales2Go Streams Audio Books on Demand

Children stories are now available on demand through your iPhone or iPod Touch. Tales2Go offer a yearly subscription to access thousands of titles to entertain kids on the go.  Their already well stocked library is …

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Kids crafts: From Popsicle Sticks to Pen Holder
June 29, 2010 – 1:02 am | 2 Comments
Kids crafts: From Popsicle Sticks to Pen Holder

I knew all those Popsicle sticks we have been collecting would come in handy sooner or later. Yesterday we used them to make yet another pen holder to collect all those pens and crayons accumulating …

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Monday Crafts: make a bracelet with foil and old newspapers
June 28, 2010 – 2:55 am | No Comment
Monday Crafts: make a bracelet with foil and old newspapers

I picked up the idea of the foil bracelet from the Kid Made Modern Book by Todd Oldham, but we changed it slightly to incorporate old newspaper as well as foil. This is a very …

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New from mooo: creative & colourful wall stickers
June 25, 2010 – 6:41 am | One Comment
New from mooo: creative & colourful wall stickers

I love the range of wall stickers by Australian company mooo. Ever since I discovered them last Christmas during my search for eco friendly Christmas trees, I have been keeping an eye on their products. …

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Homemade Sushi rolls for dinner
June 23, 2010 – 6:06 am | No Comment
Homemade Sushi rolls for dinner

One of the things we miss the most from our previous life in London is the variety of food from all over the world so whenever we visit we don’t miss the opportunity to eat …

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