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 …

Share
Read the full story »
Crafts

Travel with kids

Books

iphone apps

learn through play

Etsy find: Easter egg crayons
March 18, 2010 – 2:14 am | No Comment
Etsy find: Easter egg crayons

I love these Easter eggs crayons that I found while having a browse at Etsy last night. It had been a while since I had a good pick at their wonderful handmade products so don’t …

Share
Three beds in one save money and space
March 17, 2010 – 4:52 am | No Comment
Three beds in one save money and space

Le Tulip is a cute cradle by Lazzari that grows with your child. It starts off as a cradle, with a very soft rocking movement, to suit newborn babies in the first few …

Share
Dr Seuss books available on your iPhone
March 16, 2010 – 7:05 am | 3 Comments
Dr Seuss books available on your iPhone

Dr Seuss’ books have helped generations of kids to learn how to read with a simple technique based on repetitions of the primary words written in catching rhymes that are easy to remember. It works …

Share
Monday Crafts: Easter cards part 2
March 15, 2010 – 7:04 am | One Comment
Monday Crafts: Easter cards part 2

  This week for our Monday crafts we have more Easter cards on the menu. We used different techniques to make the basic cards in the photo. Our first card was the …

Share
Ecofabulous bags from Brazil
March 12, 2010 – 4:37 am | No Comment
Ecofabulous bags from Brazil

The most inspiring post I have read this week is about making fabulous designs from objects that are usually regarded as waste by Karen at The Rubbish Diet  who shared her fabulous bag made out of …

Share
My Little Suitcase: a cool iPhone App for kids on the go
March 11, 2010 – 4:24 am | 2 Comments
My Little Suitcase: a cool iPhone App for kids on the go

Keeping kids busy on the go is an art that takes a lot of preparation and the right entertainment tools. Travel games and activity packs are great on airplanes, car trips and at the restaurant. …

Share
Playful cushions by Ferm Living
March 10, 2010 – 4:36 am | One Comment
Playful cushions by Ferm Living

  I like the new collection of children’s accessory by Danish design company Ferm Living due to be released in April. The lovely guitar cushion with the rush hour print is a cute addition to …

Share
Favourite books for toddlers and preschool age children
March 9, 2010 – 4:59 am | No Comment
Favourite books for toddlers and preschool age children

The bookshelves in my son’s room have had such tired overflowing look for a while that I could no longer ignore their plea to be freed of some of those books that are far too …

Share
Monday Crafts: Easter bunny card
March 8, 2010 – 4:17 am | 4 Comments
Monday Crafts: Easter bunny card

Yesterday we made our first Easter card. I got the inspiration from allaboutyou, which is a great source for simple kids’ crafts. All you need to make the card is blue card or thick paper, …

Share
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 …

Share
ABC paper cups
March 3, 2010 – 2:11 am | No Comment
ABC paper cups

Finally a paper cup that you can recognise! When I first saw these fabulous ABC cups on Bloesem Kids I thought wow what a fun way to spell words and then I actually saw the …

Share
Mother’s Day gifts: planted flower arrangements
March 2, 2010 – 4:17 am | One Comment
Mother’s Day gifts: planted flower arrangements

I know mother’s day comes once a year, but is it really enough to justify the price rise of flowers during the week leading to it and take advantage of children’s love for their mothers? …

Share
yemenmix.com