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So we read Tubby and the Lantern again and and again…

It is such a lovely story filled with adventure and surprises on every page not to mention… No one expects that when Tubby starts making his enormous lantern that the story will involve traveling to distant lands and only just escaping pirates and getting [...]

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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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In the Week That Was - 24 I mentioned that we had received Up and Down the Andes, from The Picnic Basket…

This is a brilliant book packed with facts, beautiful artwork and a fantastically smooth rhythmic poem winding you through the Andes… Just wrapping your tongue around the strange and mysterious place names on each [...]

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Sometimes there are gifts that gift wrapping just isn’t going to do the trick and you can usually package away with gift bags… but supposing you don’t want to buy a couple of gift bags then here are se7en alternative ideas…

Se7en Gift Packaging Ideas:

Glass Jars: For gifts from the kitchen you can’t beat glass [...]

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Hi there: I haven’t posted in a while, if you are looking for more quick crafts and fun ideas then please go and look at my page: Owl Books Publishing Company.
This is a life skill that I have learnt… very handy for keeping stuff in and it so impresses the mother person. When she says: [...]

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Brilliant gift wrapping needn’t take long and needn’t be expensive. It is a great way to get a wide age range of kids involved and focused on a project, especially if they have a goal and a particular gift in mind.

If you plan to make a habit of making gift wrap then you should invest [...]

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So everything around here has been very sharky since the Saturday Spot: The Beach Post.
Sharks here:

Sharks there:

Sharks just about everywhere:

Coloring Pages:  

Shark Facts
Save the Great White Shark
And What Kind of Shark are you?

So this is what we did: We made Shark Attack Pictures.

Step 1: We started with wax crayons on cardboard.

And [...]

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