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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Cool Etsy find: felt alphabet letters, numbers and mobiles
September 1, 2009 – 8:40 am | No Comment
Cool Etsy find: felt alphabet letters, numbers and mobiles

I found the perfect gift on Etsy for kids learning to spell, these stuffed felt alphabet letters handmade by MiChiMa are ideal to play all kind of spelling games to improve your kids’ written language …

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The urban tree house…build, paint and play
August 13, 2009 – 5:53 am | 2 Comments
The urban tree house…build, paint and play

Building a tree house has never been easier, just assemble your kids very own tree house made of recycled cardboard by following the instructions. Well, not the kind you climb up to, but a play …

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Fun on the farm with Play Barn FarFar by Momoll
August 11, 2009 – 8:46 am | No Comment
Fun on the farm with Play Barn FarFar by Momoll

Natural toys made of plywood with non toxic finishing are the perfect solution for good lasting objects designed to bring children a lot of fun. Momoll design and produce good quality modern toys that are …

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Modern living space for the doll’s house
August 6, 2009 – 1:41 am | No Comment
Modern living space for the doll’s house

Forget fairy tale inspired doll houses, girls today call for modern toys and the doll’s house has gone architectural. The A-frame house by Our Children’s Gorilla is an architectural miniature of the original beach house …

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Eco friendly storage boxes and more…
July 13, 2009 – 5:58 am | No Comment
Eco friendly storage boxes and more…

Because we are big on recycling and love recycled products we like to give the thumbs up to Green Lullaby who produce the greatest corrugated cardboard objects. The three way cardboard storage boxes, learning tool …

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Green up your kids with more recycled cardboard toys
July 9, 2009 – 2:36 am | No Comment
Green up your kids with more recycled cardboard toys

Kidsonroof bring us more environment friendly toys. Since 2005 they have been producing original green toys inspired by the nature around them. After the summer tree and the cardboard houses, it is the time to discover …

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Rocking on recycled cardboard…
July 1, 2009 – 12:56 am | One Comment
Rocking on recycled cardboard…

I am a proud supporter of recycled cardboard toys especially when they come as a blank canvas to inspire kids’ imagination. Like the Billy Rocker rocking horse made of tough recycled cardboard that can be …

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Top green gift: solar-powered helicopter kit
June 17, 2009 – 3:43 am | No Comment
Top green gift: solar-powered helicopter kit

Educational toys are at the top of my list, fun toys with a meaning are a great way to teach children any message. What a better way to teach children the efficiency of solar power …

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Space age garden kit for kids directly from NASA scientists
June 17, 2009 – 2:43 am | No Comment
Space age garden kit for kids directly from NASA scientists

I first saw the Space Age Garden kit at the Natural History Museum shop, but I didn’t buy then because I was with my son so I had to make a quick exit before he …

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Unique hand made dolls for little girls to treasure
May 29, 2009 – 3:20 am | No Comment
Unique hand made dolls for little girls to treasure

There is something special about hand made rag dolls. Jess Browns’ dolls are unique as they are all made to order and everyone one of them is different. They are made from antique, found and recycled …

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Maths games with natural counting blocks
May 22, 2009 – 12:42 am | One Comment
Maths games with natural counting blocks

I love wooden toys, but when I pick one my first concern is to make sure it has been finished with non toxic natural oils and vegetable dyes. The wood must also come from sustainable …

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Handmade star crayons
May 12, 2009 – 2:13 am | No Comment
Handmade star crayons

How original, these star shaped crayons with multiple colour shades look so much fun, they are easy to hold in little hands and most of all they don’t roll off the table and break! Hurray… …

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