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I told you we would have two weeks of book GiveAways on our blog and we have made it!!! We have been reading and reading… Last week we wrote a post on Brilliant Barefoot Books we had been enjoying. This week we wanted to show you the board books we had been looking at… Now [...]

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I said it was the fortnight of book GiveAways and really I just wasn’t kidding you!!! Here is a picture book that we recently received for review… and it is a book with a certain sweetness about it… and once we had read it… heaps of crafty activities to attach to this adorable little story [...]

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Sometimes I just need to sit with my little people and make things… well this weekend we needed to do something with those sweet outgrown socks that are just too cute to get rid of. We saw some hobby horses a while back and my little ones thought they were quite magical – so mini-hobby [...]

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Here is a crazy thing… We have never made felt finger puppets, and we love puppets so, I thought they would be too tricky and difficult for little hands. I always thought you would have to stitch them and I had visions of children hanging around me, while I sat stitching as fast as I [...]

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On with our puppet project … the farmer sure needs a wife, here she is: Let’s Meet The Players: Fabric scraps Cardboard white project glue, slightly diluted with water, for easier use. A skewer Let’s Play The Game: Select the fabric you want for your farmers wife and cut out the pieces of fabric. Paint [...]

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So I have been working on a post for about three weeks now and every night I say tonight is the night to finish it and yet it just keeps on at me!!! So I am posting a Brilliant Book Bonanza for you next week wether it is finished or not. Trust me on this [...]

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Well it is that time of year to be making Valentines and where would we be if Hood #3 hadn’t made a bunch of hearts for us…   Here you go: Se7en Teeny Tiny Hearts… Quick dry clay hearts: We shaped these with quick drying clay and as soon as they were dry they were [...]

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