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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Monday Crafts: how to decorate a shelf with comics’ cuttings
February 1, 2010 – 7:19 am | No Comment
Monday Crafts: how to decorate a shelf with comics’ cuttings

If your child is an avid comics’ reader, then you are probably wondering what to do with all that precious paper piling up on the bookshelves. Well, I know one thing for sure comics or …

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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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Free Family Sundays at the National Gallery
November 24, 2009 – 3:16 am | One Comment
Free Family Sundays at the National Gallery

As the mum of a creative child I am always on the lookout for workshops and activities to do at home to encourage his naturally artistic vein. Taking part to one of …

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Tate Kids: resources online for young artists
November 10, 2009 – 2:28 am | No Comment
Tate Kids: resources online for young artists

The Tate Modern is one of our favourite places, whenever we are in London we wander down to the South Bank and have an early morning visit so we avoid the really busy time. In …

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The V&A Museum of Childhood
October 6, 2009 – 3:57 am | No Comment

  My last post about the Museum of Childhood consisted only of a few photos from a lovely afternoon we spent there with some friends who live nearby but I didn’t give enough information …

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Beach fun: unusual sand sculptures
September 28, 2009 – 3:04 am | No Comment
Beach fun: unusual sand sculptures

My son is fascinated by the popular TV program Art Attack. The best part is the inspiration he gets from artist/presenter Neil to use different art materials and techniques, which he then puts into practice. …

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Colouring wallpaper for little artists
June 8, 2009 – 6:05 am | No Comment
Colouring wallpaper for little artists

Since I am in decorating mode I would like to share with all of you another great idea for kids’ bedrooms. The colour-me wallpaper is perfect for little artists. This great collection is designed and …

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Original children art
May 4, 2009 – 3:13 am | No Comment
Original children art

Another great find from Etsy to add to my list of favourites. The collages by Kate Endle are original art work which would look great in any child’s bedroom. They make a great special gift …

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Farmyard Tales creations
March 18, 2009 – 3:01 am | No Comment
Farmyard Tales creations

We are constantly making things out of paper, cardboard, plastic and anything we can find, but we often need a little help to find new ideas. I have found a great book with original suggestions …

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