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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ABC Christmas Poem
December 9, 2013 – 3:19 am | No Comment
ABC Christmas Poem

A few years back, we wrote this poem and we made a 3D representation of it. The installation is made with the drawing of a Christmas tree with the alphabet letters all over it. …

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Alphabet printing craft: A for Apple
July 5, 2011 – 3:44 am | One Comment
Alphabet printing craft: A for Apple

A for Apples is another alphabet craft from the past. Apple printing has remained one of our favourite activities and we usually revisit in autumn when the abundance of the seasonal fruit fills …

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Dinosaur craft
February 25, 2011 – 3:58 am | One Comment
Dinosaur craft

If your children are fascinated with dinosaurs as much as mine is then you may want to take a look at this fabulous little book we picked up at The Natural History Museum’s shop when …

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Monday crafts: how to make a double-decker bus out of shoeboxes
January 17, 2011 – 4:22 am | 8 Comments
Monday crafts: how to make a double-decker bus out of shoeboxes

Our craft today features yet another two shoeboxes of the same size that have been turned into a double-decker bus. To make your own you need two shoeboxes – the narrow type all in one …

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Learn through play: iPhone apps for early maths exposure
January 12, 2011 – 4:18 pm | No Comment
Learn through play: iPhone apps for early maths exposure

After the success of the iPhone app Measurement with my son I looked at the other two maths apps by the same developer. Punflay very kindly provided promo codes for us to download Number Sense …

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Learn through play: fun measurement games for the iPhone
January 5, 2011 – 8:57 am | No Comment
Learn through play: fun measurement games for the iPhone

I love iPhone apps in general. You can find some really cool ones on the App Store and when it comes to educational kids apps the scene is very colourful with so much to choose …

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Faces iMake: a creative iPhone app for kids and adults
October 13, 2010 – 3:26 am | 2 Comments
Faces iMake: a creative iPhone app for kids and adults

I have recently downloaded a fabulous creative app for my son, but I am rather keen on it myself and every time I am ‘allowed’ to play with it I get completely sucked in. Faces …

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Monday Crafts: how to turn two pinecones into mummy and baby porcupine
September 13, 2010 – 2:37 am | 8 Comments
Monday Crafts: how to turn two pinecones into mummy and baby porcupine

With autumn on our doorstep we have been taking long walks in the pinewoods to collect all those lovely natural materials to inspire our crafts for the coming season. Admittedly living in Sardinia, you can …

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Monday Crafts: how to make a picture frame out of ice cream sticks and sand
August 23, 2010 – 3:36 am | One Comment
Monday Crafts: how to make a picture frame out of ice cream sticks and sand

After two weeks of complete relax, eating ice cream on the beach and collecting shells we are back with a seasonal craft idea. As you all know by now we don’t regard popsicle sticks as …

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Learn Through Play: cool educational apps for young children
August 2, 2010 – 2:07 am | No Comment
Learn Through Play: cool educational apps for young children

As a firm supporter of learn through play techniques I am always on the lookout for new ideas and tools to make learning fun for young children. I believe in good foundations and a fun …

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Learn through play: Educational Apps for young children
May 11, 2010 – 1:13 am | 3 Comments
Learn through play: Educational Apps for young children

Learning Colors With Fruit and Learning Colors With Vegetables are two educational Apps that combine delightful early 20th Century illustrations with lyrical poems aimed to young children learning colours and the names of healthy fruit …

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Monday Crafts: poppies made with felt and straws
May 10, 2010 – 4:06 am | 3 Comments
Monday Crafts: poppies made with felt and straws

The Sardinian countryside is beautiful at this time of the year, before the heat of the sun makes everything go golden – which is beautiful too by the way– we are blessed with lush green …

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