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• Easy Cirucs Party Garland

  

  It's no secret that the circus is calling, calling, calling... ever if you've never been tempted to run off and join a troupe of hire-wire acrobats or put on a... Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2012 ARTS & CRAFTS, FAMILY, PARTIES

• DIY V.I.P. Backstage Pass for Kids

  

  It's no secret that our children are very important people. All children are. They are, each and every one of them, special, precious, unique. Read more

  Posted on 23 July 2012 ARTS & CRAFTS, FAMILY, PARTIES

• Big Block Photo Puzzles

  

  It’s no secret that you often find one thing while looking for another. That’s what happened to me recently. Funnily enough, I can’t even remember what I went i... Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2012 ARTS & CRAFTS, FAMILY, PARTIES

• The Tricky Pinata

  

  It's no secret that the piñata is back in fashion. Even my local dollar store was carrying them for awhile there but seems to be out of stock at the moment... Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2012 FAMILY, PARTIES

• Joke Table Setting

  

  It's no secret that while doing mundane things you can come up with inspirational ideas. Recently while chopping vegetables I realised you could make rose-stamp... Read more

  Posted on 19 July 2012 ARTS & CRAFTS, FAMILY, PARTIES

• DIY Mod Podge / Glue Recipes

  

  It's no secret that you can go through a lot of glue when you craft with kids. Recently I blogged about how I cut letters and faces out to recycle magazines... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2012 ARTS & CRAFTS, FAMILY

• Rocking Round Robin Paper Craft

  

  It’s no secret that preschoolers love craft projects that do things. Here’s a paper craft that I made with my girls and posted as a guest contributor over at... Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2012 ARTS & CRAFTS, FAMILY

• Button Necklace Activity

  

  It's no secret that buttons are handy things; the help keep your jeans up for a start. They're also a rather sneaky way of improving hand-eye co-ordination... Read more

  Posted on 16 July 2012 ARTS & CRAFTS, FAMILY

• Don't Forget to Read the Crash Manual

  

  It's no secret that the school holidays are a holiday for all but the stay at home parent. The holiday is the single greatest routine-wrecker ever invented.... Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2012 FAMILY

• Red Bubble Drinks

  

  It's no secret that on Friday the 13th you get a little superstitious and your mind turns a little morbid... or maybe it's only me... Read more

  Posted on 13 July 2012 ARTS & CRAFTS, FAMILY, PARTIES

• Magnetic Fruit

  

  It's no secret that there's probably not many houses in the westernised world that don't own a refrigerator, and for those homes that have young families,... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2012 ARTS & CRAFTS, FAMILY, PARTIES

• Nail Polish Gets the Royal Seal Of Approval

  

  It's no secret that even good crafts come to end. They break. They fall apart. They go to craft heaven. Sometimes they are loved to death, other times they... Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2012 ARTS & CRAFTS, FAMILY, PARTIES

• Bumble Bee Balls

  

  It's no secret that teaching the alphabet to preschoolers does weird things to your brain... A is for Anty Apples, A, A, A. B is for Bouncy Balls, B, B, B.... Read more

  Posted on 10 July 2012 ARTS & CRAFTS, FAMILY

• DIY Pirate Costume

  

  It’s no secret that little kids need lots of stimulation. I have two daughters, aged nearly-3 and 4, and I’m always having to dream up new activities to keep... Read more

  Posted on 09 July 2012 ARTS & CRAFTS, FAMILY, PARTIES

• Secret Kaleidoscopic Fireworks

  

  It's no secret that watching fireworks is a little like observing falling stars making their may to earth; the impulse to make a wish on all those bright... Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2012 ARTS & CRAFTS, FAMILY, PARTIES

• Snow Bucket

  

  It’s no secret that preschoolers love Chantelle. That’s show-and-tell for the uninitiated. My daughters love to take things to preschool with them. Anything wil... Read more

  Posted on 06 July 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Sticky Dot Experiment

  

  It's no secret that I recently blogged about an art installation where an artist let the public loose on a white room with batches of sticky dots, and filmed th... Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2012 ARTS & CRAFTS, FAMILY

• Gotta Love Those Quirky Kids

  

  It's no secret that kids say quirky things sometimes, but they can also be extremely profound. I'm not sure they always mean to be, but they are. Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2012 FAMILY

• Streamer Hula-Hoop Canopy

  

  It's no secret that magic happens. All you have to do is be prepared to conjur some up. When my daughter called to me from outside with the words "my hula hoop... Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2012 ARTS & CRAFTS, PARTIES

• Left Over Sticker Frames

  

  It’s no secret that children love sticker books, and if your little ones are like mine, then you seem to end up with lots of left over pages of ‘frames’ from... Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2012 ARTS & CRAFTS, FAMILY, PARTIES