50 Books Every Child Should Read
**we first posted this last May, but I’ve just come across it, exclaimed aloud a lot and resolved to post it again…* This is a very clipped part of the article, reproduced with kind permission from Richard Davies of AbeBooks – you can see the original article here. “Reading should be an essential part of any childhood. Teachers and schools can teach you many useful things (although I’ve not used calculus in my...
Fabulous Art Box Tin – mais oui!
I LOVE this little tin! Actually – it’s not so little; at over 20cm long it’s perfect for holding brushes as well as paints or piles of collage scraps or a gazillion colouring pencils or a family of Sylvanian Rabbits or the entire collection of hair bands/clips/ribbons… That’s the trouble with useful Pots to put things in. You never know what to put i them when you’re 5. I had this tin neatly placed...
Spotted! Playon Crayons – Perfect for Little Hands
Perfectly shaped for a little fist to wrap around whilst creating masterpieces and when their work is done much fun to be had with stacking them. Genius.
The Best ‘proper’ MP3 For Children – the SanDisk Clip Zip
A couple of years ago we reviewed the Sansa Clip+, which my boys use and which we loved. Well, here we are, 10 days away from driving to Paris (*squeee*) and woe of woes. Upon investigating the weird clonkety-clonk going on in the washing machine I spy, with a sinking heart, one much-loved-and-often-stashed-in-a-pocket MP3 player spinning not-very-merrily against the glass door. Nightmare. I can do nothing but wait for the cycle to...
Mother’s Day Gifts – Kindle Skins. *swoon*
I used to be VERY sniffy about the Kindle. Tis true, I did. Then I wavered. And succumbed. And got one for Christmas. Now? I *LOVE* it. But… tis a vay ugly thing in it’s dull grey boringness. I made a little pouch for it to protect it from the contents of my handbag, but when I’m holding it and using it… dullness. But now – would you just look at THESE? Decals for the kindle. Loads and loads and LOADS of...
How to design and make a beaded bracelet
Customising glass beads and making bracelets is such a fun activity. The finished product can be tailored to create whatever fashion style you like. Maybe you could choose red, white and blue colours to create a bracelet fit for the wrist of a Diamond Jubilee Queen. Or what about adding little CND symbols so that you can recreate that San Francisco 1960s hippy-chick look – if you do be sure to wear flowers in your hair! Craft Supplies...