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Fun Ideas For Your Kids To Play With Ice Cubes

This post was contributed by Elissa Peterson. Elissa is a fun-loving, mess-hating homeschooling mama who enjoys dreaming up ways to keep her kids away from the television. Follow her creative pursuits athttp://dontletlifepassyouby.blogspot.com/ Most adults know the value of sending little ones out to play in the snow. However many moms are hesitant to bundle [...]

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14 Ways To Make Your Children Laugh

August 16 By adam 6 Comments

There is nothing quite like your children laughing or giggling their head off. It makes you smile and feel great watching them have so much fun. Laughter is contagious and can also uplift any mood. It is something that makes life worth living. So here is a list of things that can make your children laugh. [...]

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How To Tie Dye Kid's Clothes

August 14 By kiera Leave a Comment

I’ve spent a lovely afternoon with a lovely friend up-cycling some of my old baby gear. After seeing two children through muslin wraps, singlets and onesies, all of my once beautiful white and pale gear was looking a bit worse for wear. So, we decided to give it a new lease of life with [...]

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{Guest Post} Natural Decorating

April 21 By kiera Leave a Comment

Natural Decorating We live in a world where art is all around us, waiting to be discovered by curious ands. I am speaking of nature, Mother Nature’s wonderful gift to us as our natural source for art. There is really no need to spend your weekend shopping in a chain holiday décor shop when you [...]

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How To Grow Potatos In Tyres

May 1 By kiera Leave a Comment

Children love dirt, and mud, and creating- what could be more soul satisfying for a little one than watching their dirt and mud creation turn into something they can EAT before their eyes! We’ve just read “The Potato People” with our son, and decided to grow our own potatoes! Potatoes are really easy to grow, [...]

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Non Toxic Cornflower Fingerpaint

April 29 By kiera Leave a Comment

Finger Paint Ingredients 3 Cups of Water 1 Cup of Cornflower Food Colouring, or Non Toxic Powder Paint – or if you want to go natural, use plant colourings such as beetroot juice (Red), turmeric (yellow), and spinach juice (green) 1 tablespoon of grape seed oil Method: Get an adult to bring the water to boil in [...]

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Gifts For Children 6 To 12 Years Of Age

April 11 By adam 2 Comments

Continuing on from Gifts For Children 5 And Under, I have created a list of eco-friendly or at least active toys for children 6 and up. Some are for children who are closer to 6 and others are for children closer to 12 or above. These toys are very much more appreciated in our household [...]

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How To Make Mom A Heat Pack For Mother's Day

April 9 By adam Leave a Comment

This is a project that you can make using new fabrics or, as I’ve done, up cycle an old pillow case. You will need: A rectangle of COTTON fabric (A fat quarter is ideal, or an old pillowcase) A 1kg bag of rice And if you like, some lavender flower heads. Method: 1 – If [...]

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5 Step Beanie

April 5 By kiera Leave a Comment

This is a project I’ve been working on for baby in waiting. It’s a very simple, not particularly fancy knitted hat that you can make as big or as small as you like. An older child might like to make these for themselves, or for a doll, or as a gift. If like me, your [...]

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Gifts For Children 5 And Under

April 3 By adam Leave a Comment

Every birthday or Christmas our children get flooded with gifts. This year I wanted to make sure the gifts were eco friendly, fun and non toxic. So I have compiled a list of toys that meet this criteria and look fun for young children. But I am going to need your help as well. If [...]