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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Baking is fun with the Doodle Bread kit
December 17, 2009 – 1:57 am | No Comment
Baking is fun with the Doodle Bread kit

Kids love baking and being around in the kitchen so I can only imagine how many children will be baking cookies and cakes with their mums or dads over the Christmas holidays. I have recently …

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Cool educational gifts
December 16, 2009 – 4:53 am | No Comment
Cool educational gifts

My son is fascinated by the solar system and he already knows the names of the planets and their correct cosmic arrangement so I have had a good look around for a gift to encourage …

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Christmas Crafts: easy Christmas cards
December 14, 2009 – 3:09 am | 3 Comments
Christmas Crafts: easy Christmas cards

The last post in the Christmas craft series focuses on Christmas cards. We made a few different types out of thick red paper, which we decorated with a mix of materials including magazine paper, glitter …

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Photo Friday: Christmas lights in Sardinia
December 11, 2009 – 11:47 am | 3 Comments
Photo Friday: Christmas lights in Sardinia

These pictures were taken by my 6 year old son during an early evening stroll in Alghero were we live. He gets bored wandering around the shops so we let him take …

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Monday Crafts: Christmas branch with pine cones, felt and recycled ribbons
December 7, 2009 – 8:18 am | 4 Comments
Monday Crafts: Christmas branch with pine cones, felt and recycled ribbons

Today’s craft is made completely out of recycled ribbon from presents, left over felt (from our advent calendar and Christmas stocking) and from things that we found in the pinewoods. Our Christmas branch is …

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Christmas Giveaway: Gifts Carefully Handpicked
December 2, 2009 – 7:25 am | 11 Comments
Christmas Giveaway: Gifts Carefully Handpicked

The Handpicked Collection has very generously offered a £20 voucher to spend on their site for a lucky winner. Let me tell you they have a great selection of gifts for kids and adults alike. …

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Free Christmas workshop at the Contemporary Applied Arts
December 1, 2009 – 1:54 am | No Comment
Free Christmas workshop at the Contemporary Applied Arts

What I love about London is that if you look well enough you find plenty of free activities to do with kids like the fabulous workshop for children aged between 6 and 12 offered by …

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Christmas Crafts: Personalised Stocking
November 30, 2009 – 4:29 am | 11 Comments
Christmas Crafts: Personalised Stocking

This weekend we have been busy making a personalized Xmas stocking. Although a little stitching was involved to make the stocking itself, the fun part was all done with glue and glitter so my son …

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Fun Christmas desserts
November 27, 2009 – 5:06 am | No Comment
Fun Christmas desserts

I love the crafts and recipes on Martha Stewart website and today I found a great idea for a fun Christmas dessert kids can actually help to make. The coconut snowman looks so cute and by the sounds of it …

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Gifts guide and stocking fillers
November 26, 2009 – 4:47 am | No Comment
Gifts guide and stocking fillers

After featuring advent calendars and Christmas trees it is only fair to give some space to gifts because if adults really enjoy the run up to Christmas children love the anticipation of what really matters …

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Modern & eco friendly Christmas trees
November 25, 2009 – 6:26 am | One Comment
Modern & eco friendly Christmas trees

The best part of Christmas celebrations  is the build up to it and particularly the effort that goes into decorating your home and the Christmas tree. With that in mind I have had a good …

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Christmas Crafts: Advent Calendar part 2
November 23, 2009 – 4:37 am | One Comment
Christmas Crafts: Advent Calendar part 2

For the second part of the advent calendar crafts edition we have been very laborious and I am very proud to present our very own hanging advent calendar with 24 pockets to …

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