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Hallowe'en Crafts: Spooky Spider gift box
By Catherine O'Dolan on 15/10/2012 17:23:57
Incy wincy spider climbing on a box…
You will needSmall lidded gift boxAcrylic paintFeltPencilScissorsGlue3D paintBlack medium-size pom-pomChenille StemsWobbly eyesTo makeAllow: 1 hour plus drying time Skill Level:Paint the box and lid with acrylic craft paint and allow to dry. Apply
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Spooky Skeleton Hallowe'en crafts
By Catherine O'Dolan on 15/10/2012 16:52:45
Alas, poor Yorick! Create this spooky skeleton – the perfect prop for a hip Hallowe'en
You will needBalloonOld newspaperPVA craft glue, diluted with waterWhite spray paintBlack felt-tip penTo makeThis project will take a week or so to finish as the papier mache can take some time to dry completely, so allow yourself plenty of time
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The first ever Lego Movie launches imminently
By Catherine O'Dolan on 21/07/2010 14:08:02
The Adventures of Clutch Powers animated movie set to delight Lego lovers everywhere!
“I work alone” is the macho mantra of Indiana Jones lookalike Clutch Powers, so when he meets up with his sidekick helpers – including a blonde Australian with painted cleavage and curves and a stubbled fireman who looks a bit like George Michael
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Super Saturday on Clapham Common
By Catherine O'Dolan on 03/08/2011 14:27:40
End your festival season with a musical finale featuring The Saturdays, Ollie Murs, Sugababes, Chipmunk and more…
and basketball. There will also be plenty of other family-friendly activities including face-painting, a bouncy castle, bungee trampolines and an inflatable course – all included in the price. Tickets cost £30 for adults; £20 for children; under-fives go free
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A trio of trendy teethers for baby
By Catherine O'Dolan on 27/04/2012 12:38:34
Meet Chan, his sister Pie and baby brother Gnon, the cutest teethers in town!
Kinda funny-looking? Maybe, but surely that's all part of the charm of this eye-catching and gum-soothing trio of teethers. From the makers of the classic Sophie la Girafe and made from 100% natural rubber and food grade paint, they are gorgeously
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HARVEST AT JIMMY'S: SEPTEMBER 9-12
By Catherine O'Dolan on 17/06/2011 14:41:06
Junior's Festival Guide gives the lowdown, hoe-down for Harvest At Jimmy's 2011
programme of children’s entertainment, including The Gruffalo, den-building in the woods, face painting, animal tours, cooking lessons, craft workshops, and a butterfly house. Added extras Plenty of fine foods and foodie chefs demonstrating their talents
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Shortlisted Picture Book Of The Year 2012: A World Of Food
By Catherine O'Dolan on 20/05/2012 13:32:38
A mouth-watering fairy-tale world like you've never seen with pasta palm trees, magical mushroom forests, chocolate swiss roll trains and some very meaty-looking mountains…
There are many mediums through which to express your art, be it in pen and ink, oil paints, collage, or crayon. Using food materials is perhaps one of the more unusual techniques but these are the raw ingredients coming together in this highly
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Paul Smith: Q&A
By Catherine O'Dolan on 18/06/2010 15:15:07
To celebrate the launch of Paul Smith Junior, Sir Paul talks fashion and… football
children’s again. A lot of young men’s first suit is Paul Smith, and it really pleases me that wearing a Paul Smith suit is giving them that confidence. A young man recently sent me a painting (an homage to the Paul Smith stripe) as a gift. He said he
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Chicago Rib Shack is back!
By Catherine O'Dolan on 15/07/2010 17:49:36
calorific Banoffee Pie.As we left, having pigged out quite magnificently, we handed in our pig designs, hoping to have our artistic endeavours rewarded by being chosen to join their Exhi‘Pig’tion wall display of hand-painted piggy banks. The prize is to have
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The Story So Far: Lauren Child
By Catherine O'Dolan on 16/01/2013 14:43:24
A potted history of one of our best-loved children's author, creator of Charlie And Lola
After studying art at Manchester Polytechnic and London Art School, Lauren worked in a variety of jobs, including painting dots for Damien Hirst. In 1999, her first two picture books were published I Want A Pet (Frances Lincoln, £5.99) and Clarice
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