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Are you a birdwatcher?  Whether you are a back-door birdwatcher admiring the birds on your garden feeder, or enjoy nothing better than getti...

I'm no fundraising expert.  Far from it in fact - and the groups I have been involved with are always looking for more ideas, so if you ...

When reading parenting forums, particularly amongst Stay-at-Home-Mums you'll often come across a plea for ideas of simple things to do ...

As you may remember, I try to have a vague topic or theme each month, to keep activities fresh and give some direction to exploring.  Sinc...

"Mummy, can we do some craft things this morning?" "Yes.  What would you like to do?" "Can we use the fancy sc...

Bug is now a big girl. Not long before her second birthday we decided that it was time to transition from cot to big-girl-bed.  Her bedro...

I'm sure that I've mentioned this on here before, but it's such a great activity, so easy and yet allowing them to practise so m...

 It all started with the little "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" house that I (cough - Mrs Santa) made for Bug.  Daddy Bear has ...

How often do you let your child lead the way with crafting? I'm guessing that the older your child and the more comfortable you are wi...

Salt dough is a brilliant activity for toddlers.  It feels good, it is cheap, it washes off and you can do so much with it! I've made ...

This is a glittery one, so beware! What you need: some doilys (white, silver or gold - all good) some cardboard - empty cer...

I think that these are totally cute, and very easy to make. First - take an empty cardboard box from the recycling and cut out a sno...

The accumulation of another twenty stars on the fridge (rewards for doing as they are told promptly, being kind and helpful etc), it was ti...

Once the advent calendar comes out we know we're on a countdown to Christmas.  C knows what to expect, and with non-stop Christmas music...

My camera has given up (I've only had it since last Christmas...  I've managed to kill a camera in under 12 months!).  But I'm ...

I go to one Baby and Toddler Group.  It's little (too little actually, we are struggling to be viable at the moment - any new members p...

Anybody remember good old paper weaving from Primary School days? I had a delivery of art and craft supplies yesterday, which included a ...

Mr Maker is a popular man among the three-year-olds in my family.   To me he's a little over-the-top.  I really don't like the wa...