Not so long ago I read an article about the difficult transition that young readers might find from being read to and reading their own books and I completely sympathized with it. From loving books …

As school holidays are coming to an end, we are already thinking about back to school equipment and lunch boxes are definitely at the top of my list. If you were wondering what’s wrong with …

This is our selection of decorated jars that can have many uses, in the summer evenings we use them as lanterns to decorate and illuminate our outdoor. They are great for floating candles. I also …

It has taken us a little while, but we are back. When school broke up at the beginning of June – yes in Italy the summer holidays are quite substantial…three months of it! – We …

Today I have a very easy and useful craft to share with all you lovely readers. My special double-sided animal placemats made with old calendar paper and colourful thick paper. The drawings are very simple …

After the success of our peruvian drums, we built a colourful xylophone with some old pencils, polystyrene and cardboard.  It is very easy to make and you can easily find all you need for this …

Lately we have been consuming large quantities of ice cream so we are left with so many ice cream tabs to transform into useful things. I have already shared the storage containers decorated with comics, …

We have just been given a wonderful book with some of the best animal stories from around the world re-told by John Yeoman. These stories are classics that tell you why Coyotes’ teeth are the …

I cannot think of a better combination for a creative play set than Muji and Lego. The Muji + Lego sets, including Lego bricks and paper sheets, are perfect to build anything using your imagination and …

I love to find sites where I can shop online and the selection has been done with great attention. A shopping site with lovely laid out items is like entering a cute boutique where the …

Here are some delicious ideas from the web to celebrate Easter.  The Easter chick muffins by Birds on a Cake are almost too cute to eat! The vanilla sugar cakes by Nish Whips up …

These custom made soaps for kids from Soapsational Favors are only an example of the amazing soap shapes available from this interesting Etsy shop. These glycerin soaps are colourful and fun, but they could …