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: improve basic maths with Arithmaroo counting app
May 25, 2010 – 5:23 am | No Comment
Learn through play: improve basic maths with Arithmaroo counting app

I am really into the Apps culture at the moment, especially because there is such a wide range of playful applications out there to develop kids learning skills. This week I have come across yet …

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Monday Crafts: Father’s Day pencil holder
May 24, 2010 – 5:46 am | No Comment
Monday Crafts: Father’s Day pencil holder

This weekend I set off with the idea of making flowers with colourful wire, but after the first one I realised it wasn’t exactly the craft for a 6 year old as the wire …

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Learn to cook Chinese, Italian and Mexican food with the Hanstand Kids
May 21, 2010 – 2:35 am | No Comment
Learn to cook Chinese, Italian and Mexican food with the Hanstand Kids

Cookbooks for children have found a complete new meaning with the Handstand Kids books. They are cookbooks with easy recipes for children between 3 and 12 years of age and so much more. The Handstand …

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Little Pirate, Science Made Simple
May 20, 2010 – 2:15 am | No Comment
Little Pirate, Science Made Simple

I have recently come across a great series of books designed to introduce basic science concepts to kids. Little Pirate, Science Made Simple is a great line of books by Innovative Kids based on inquiry-based …

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Raising world travellers
May 18, 2010 – 6:36 am | No Comment
Raising world travellers

My passion for travelling has rubbed off on my son who is absolutely fascinated by geography. For a 6 year old he is already very knowledgeable about continents, the northern and southern hemisphere and different …

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The quick homemade ice lolly maker by Zoku
May 17, 2010 – 7:06 am | 3 Comments
The quick homemade ice lolly maker by Zoku

Summer is nowhere in sight, but one must be prepared for those warm and lazy afternoons that will hopefully come soon. One thing we like to do is make our own fruity frozen treats, the …

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Learn through play: counting game with a recycling edge
May 13, 2010 – 1:07 am | No Comment
Learn through play: counting game with a recycling edge

During my ongoing search for educational board games I found a great one, which is a counting game with a recycling edge. Ten Green Bottles is a simple board game based on the popular counting …

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Learn through play: Educational Apps for young children
May 11, 2010 – 1:13 am | 3 Comments
Learn through play: Educational Apps for young children

Learning Colors With Fruit and Learning Colors With Vegetables are two educational Apps that combine delightful early 20th Century illustrations with lyrical poems aimed to young children learning colours and the names of healthy fruit …

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Etsy find: cupcake and lollipop body suits and more…
May 7, 2010 – 1:47 am | No Comment
Etsy find: cupcake and lollipop body suits and more…

These cupcake onesies and wash cloths are just the perfect gift to bring to a baby shower. They are handmade by a mum for other mums. Not only these sweetly packaged baby accessories make a …

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Solar handbags: fashion meets high tech to create clean energy
May 6, 2010 – 2:42 am | No Comment
Solar handbags: fashion meets high tech to create clean energy

A woman’s handbag is the one accessory that no woman can do without. The bigger the better; it needs to carry all our essentials in an organised manner and it must look good. Imagine a …

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Etsy find: linen alphabet book
May 5, 2010 – 2:27 am | No Comment
Etsy find: linen alphabet book

During my weekly nose around Etsy I have come across a fantastic shop with the most stylish alphabet cushions and a very artistic fabric alphabet book. Pilo offers a collection of handmade beautiful accessories for …

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Make your own story with unique hello book kits by hello hanna
May 3, 2010 – 2:02 am | No Comment
Make your own story with unique hello book kits by hello hanna

I have admired Hello Hanna’s products for a while and when I saw the Hello Books I just had to share them with everyone here because they are such a great simple idea to occupy …

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