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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Recycled art: life size portrait
July 5, 2012 – 12:16 am | 2 Comments
Recycled art: life size portrait

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 …

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X is for xylophone
May 14, 2012 – 3:28 am | One Comment
X is for xylophone

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 …

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Quentin Blake’s Amazing Animal Stories
April 19, 2012 – 3:20 am | 2 Comments
Quentin Blake’s Amazing Animal Stories

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 …

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Muji + Lego play sets for creative kids
April 17, 2012 – 3:48 am | No Comment
Muji + Lego play sets for creative kids

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 …

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Cute gifts online
April 11, 2012 – 4:19 am | No Comment
Cute gifts online

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 …

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The Titanic Projection show in Belfast
April 6, 2012 – 12:54 am | No Comment

Tomorrow night the Belfast’s Slipways will come alive with an event the promises to be spectacular. Taking place on April 7, the ‘Titanic projection show’,  will use 3D motion graphics, synchronised pyrotechnics and bespoke sound …

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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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Etsy find: fun custom made soaps
March 7, 2012 – 8:09 am | No Comment
Etsy find: fun custom made soaps

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 …

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Science experiments: surface tension
January 24, 2012 – 7:27 am | No Comment
Science experiments: surface tension

To explain the surface tension to kids you can do a simple experiment. You need a glass, water, an eyedropper and a paper clip. Fill the glass with water to the rim, and then add …

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Giant Lego bricks: play and store in one
January 19, 2012 – 7:59 am | No Comment
Giant Lego bricks: play and store in one

I love all things Lego and these storage boxes not only look great but they are very functional too. Great for storing Legos or other toys these bricks are fantastic for playing too and …

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Merry Christmas
December 24, 2011 – 7:00 am | No Comment
Merry Christmas

Good wishes for a very Merry Christmas to all our lovely readers.

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Christmas crafts: how to turn a used envelope into a gift bag
December 20, 2011 – 7:21 am | No Comment
Christmas crafts: how to turn a used envelope into a gift bag

I am very excited about the transformation of this used envelope into a Christmas gift carrier. To make this Christmas gift pouch you need a used bubble envelope, Christmas wrapping paper cuttings, glue, scissors, a …

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