Our summer list has plenty of crafting activities and outside fun items on it. As the summer holidays are drawing to an end (boo hoo!), I can’t help noticing that there are many ticks against the outings and other outdoor pursuits. Not so many against the crafting items. Hmm. Today […]
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Having a go at making yoyos
While eldest has been busy practising her new spinning skill, middle daughter has felt left out. I only have one wheel. If I taught both to spin, then they would be competing over time at the spinning wheel. By the laws of nature, the wheel would stand idle for most […]
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Rainy Saturday afternoon
I promised AJ a while back that I would teach her to spin. All the children have watched me at the wheel. They’ve all wanted to somehow join in, but I’ve only just reached the stage where I feel I can hand on this craft. It takes patience to […]
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Dye-ing to wear them
I think within an hour of finishing their tie-dye tshirts, I heard the first “Can I wear my tshirt?” “No, not yet.” This was repeated at regular intervals for the next 36 hours. I can hardly blame them. (looking through the heart shaped window in the new chicken ark) The […]
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