Monkey Puzzle by Julia Donaldson is still one of my son’s favourite books. The colourful illustrations and the engaging story of a little monkey lost who is trying to find his mum with the …

At the weekend we have been busy making our Nativity with recycled items and air dry clay. It is a little early, but we’ll be away for a week at the beginning of December so …

We have been very busy at the weekend working on ideas for our Christmas crafts and setting a few of them in motion. We will make our own nativity using a variety of materials, from …

I was so inspired by Red ted Art’s story cubes last week that I just had to make some myself. Unfortunately I couldn’t find any wooden blocks on a short notice so I got my …

During an attempt to put some order in my son’s bookshelves at the weekend we revisited some of the books from his early childhood. It was a fun exercise and I found myself filling with …

This week I bring you a craft for Halloween which is entirely my son’s from idea to completion. In true recycle style he made two lanterns using just glass jars, paint, crease paper and floating …

In preparation for Halloween we have come up with an idea to reuse an old beach bucket by turning it into a trick or treat container to collect all the sweets and gifts. To transform …

Apologies to all of you lovely readers who expect to see a post about crafts on Monday. Well, we have been a little busy at the weekend so I bring you our crafty post on …

Halloween is around the corner so we have started our decorations with some homemade spiders. They are very easy to make and a lot of fun to decorate. To remain true to our recycle philosophy …

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 …

With summer on its way out it seemed like an appropriate time to make a season wheel to mark the transition from this season to the next. To make the season wheel we cut …

We have printed T-shirts before as a fun activity, but none of our previous efforts resulted in anything you may wish to wear. This time we have been more organized with the design. Inspired by …