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Not my usual Tuesday crafty post - but my kids made such cool gifts for each other this Christmas that I just have to share. This has to be my last Christmas Post for this year!

Let’s just explain the ground rules: They draw names from a hat. Only one gift to be made for each [...]

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One of our Christmas Traditions is to have a cookie swap the last Sunday before Christmas. We invite almost everyone we know and certainly everyone we bump into leading up to it… And yes I can sense you reeling in horror - “Who in their right minds would do this?”… Turns out it is a [...]

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This post is part of my Clearly Christmas Series - packed with gift ideas and Christmas tips.
Keep in mind that the thing with handmade gifts is that you want them to be lovely and not fragile and well just more creative than handy! If you give your kids free reign they may well go quite [...]

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There are so many Story Bibles on the market that it is quite hard to decide which to choose for which child or what purpose… So many are dry and dull, longwinded, and just plain dreary. So here are some of our favorites.
Bible story books need to be read but not replace actual bible reading. [...]

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You asked so here it is!
In last week’s The Week That Was… I mentioned that we went picking roses… and a couple of you wanted to know more about our rose picking event…

Yes, you can go rose picking too. In the middle of Cape Town.

Well it is a farm on the top of Wynberg Hill, [...]

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I have to show you: Our peaches are peaching after eight years of nothing!

The library was closed last week and this week we ran out of gas getting there… picture this: a mother, her van-load of se7en ever so calmly gliding to halt 50 meters from the gas station… but we persevered…and got some fresh [...]

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The Celebrity Chef is back in action. This is a great recipe for kids: super quick, super easy, no cooking, super sweet and super sticky! Take a look at what you are aiming for:

If you want to take a look at his other online recipes then please take a look at his Celebrity Chef Page.
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