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I gave the Kraul Big Cable Car Kit and Station to my three boys at Christmas time and it was such a hit. After the assembly, which we had to help them with as they are a little too young to do it themselves, we hung the cable between our climbing tree out the front of our house and the verandah. The boys had so much fun passing messages and goods between the house and the tree. I loved that the whole set up required some thought from the boys, measuring where the cable would fit between and giving us...

Paper Mache is so much messy fun! What you need: Torn up strips of newspaper Balloon PVA glue (watered down) What to do: Dip the newspaper pieces in the glue mixture and cover the balloon thoroughly. You will need at least three layers of newspaper. The last layer we made with cut up picture books. You could also wait and paint the balloon when it’s dry. For the basket we folded up a piece of paper to form a box. Make sure there are small triangles left on the edge of the box to tuck in and either stick or...

This simple and delicious cornbread is also Gluten Free. It makes a perfect accompaniment to winter soups or stews. Ingredients and method Beat together: ¼ cup honey 1 cup buttermilk (or milk with a small amount of lemon juice or yoghurt added) 1 egg Mix in: 1 cup of cornmeal I cup brown rice flour (or wholemeal/white flour - note: the bread would no longer be gluten-free) 2 tsp baking powder ½ tsp bicarb soda ½ tsp salt 3 Tbsp melted butter or olive oil Spread into 8 inch square pan or loaf tin and bake for 20 minutes at...

I am starting to look around for some great Spring Crafts to share with you.. I have a few things planned for this weekend which I will put up on the site next week.. but until then, what about this gorgeous and simple Tissue Paper Flower Garland Tutorial that I found at Origami Mommy... so simple and mess free... quick and easy enough for young children to make...grab some tissue paper and make one this weekend! String your flowers together for a beautiful spring decoration or keep it in mind for a for a sweet birthday garland... (you could even...

I am so excited about these new pencil rolls and artist totes, that I couldn't wait any longer to post a few photos and tell you a little about them. It's a bit of a long story, so I'll just give you the short version... Earlier this year my husband and I travelled to India with our 3 children in order to visit my husband's family and show our children a little of what life is like outside of Australia. We were lucky enough to have 3 months there, so before we left Australia I decided that I would spend...