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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Easter food ideas from the web
March 27, 2012 – 6:33 am | No Comment
Easter food ideas from the web

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 …

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Baking with kids: geography pie
July 22, 2011 – 2:15 am | 2 Comments
Baking with kids: geography pie

My son loves baking and helping me in the kitchen so some months ago we made a jam pie. I must admit we didn’t make the pastry from scratch; it is straight out of a …

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School dinners in Italy
October 27, 2010 – 5:45 am | 2 Comments
School dinners in Italy

This is the typical menu of an Italian primary school. Children get a three course meal, which is different everyday to cover a well balanced diet. The menu changes every week on a five week …

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Frankenstein and bat shaped cookies
October 19, 2010 – 1:24 pm | 6 Comments
Frankenstein and bat shaped cookies

After seeing so many spooky cakes and sweets we attempted to make our own this afternoon with marzipan, sugar and chocolate icing. We made cookies shaped like bats and Frankenstein. Ingredients 250g marzipan, …

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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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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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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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Draughts shaped chocolate cake
April 2, 2010 – 12:58 am | No Comment
Draughts shaped chocolate cake

  This chocolate cake looks great and by the sound of it tastes yummy too. The decoration process is a little laborious, but the result is worth the effort.  

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Sandwiches that look almost too perfect to eat by Funky Lunch
March 19, 2010 – 5:22 am | One Comment
Sandwiches that look almost too perfect to eat by Funky Lunch

Funky Lunch is a great website with lots of creative ideas to make lunch entertaining for kids with sandwiches in the shapes of their favourite animals and characters. The idea behind Funky Lunch is to …

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Match & Munch sandwich cutter for interactive lunches
March 4, 2010 – 8:00 am | 3 Comments
Match & Munch sandwich cutter for interactive lunches

We are puzzles crazy in our house  so when I saw the Match & Munch by Lunch Punch I was really keen only to find it is not available in the UK at this time.  In …

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Fun cupcakes for children parties
January 20, 2010 – 1:35 am | One Comment
Fun cupcakes for children parties

If you say children parties, I say cupcakes; if you say cupcakes I say Martha Stewart. She has the most fun looking cupcakes, which, I am sure, are as delicious as they look. Cupcakes are …

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Kids’ friendly restaurants in London and not just for lunch
December 22, 2009 – 12:27 pm | No Comment
Kids’ friendly restaurants in London and not just for lunch

After a few years living in Italy, where children are always welcome anywhere and at any time, I was amazed with how few places welcome children in the evening in London. Unfortunately this limits your …

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