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Your Child's Creative Art Kit
By Fiona McKim on 20/03/2012 14:34:28
Junior picks the top tools to inspire your budding artist
Poster Paints £2.49 for six, Rainbow Block £3.99, Chubbybrush £1.25 each all by Galt
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Extravagant Easter eggs
By Kate Donoughue on 05/04/2012 11:42:06
Five ways to create beautifully decorated eggs for Easter
or silver.5 Painted eggsBlown eggs can be painted with poster or acrylic paints. Place the egg in a special egg holder – to gently hold the egg in place while you paint it – then wait until the paint is dry. For spotted eggs, dip the end of a pencil in paint
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Be boxing clever
By Fiona McKim on 16/02/2012 12:03:36
Five creative ways with cardboard boxes for you and your child
and decorate his stage with pens, paints, fabrics and glitter.2. Fashion some smart storageWhen their original contents are taking up every nook and cranny of your household, it may seem that cardboard boxes are just another form of clutter, when in fact
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Advertorial: Decorating a Child’s Bedroom on a Budget
By Brother on 16/08/2011 09:24:05
Check out our top tips on decorating a child’s bedroom on a budget
will coordinate.Use a printerInstead of heading to the shops in search of pictures and posters, make them yourself with a Brother all in one printer. This will work especially well if you are creating a specific theme for the room, such as your child's favourite
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The Big Draw 2011
By Fiona McKim on 14/10/2011 12:55:11
Celebrate the power of the pencil with this nationwide campaign for drawing
and create watercolour portraits of your relatives, give yourself an on-canvas makeover or paint a crazy creature at The Bankside Gallery. The Royal Watercolour Society will be on hand to provide artistic inspiration.Mythological Heroes And MonstersOctober 22
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Top ten family rainy day activities
By Junior on 26/02/2013 09:18:00
Fed up of trying to dodge those puddles? Here is our roundup of ten activities to stave off boredom on a rainy day…
1. Body painting Buy a selection of bathtime body paints, then hop in the tub to paint designs on each body part, naming the body parts and the things you are drawing as you go... bees on their knees, a sweet on their feet and so on. 2. Put on a
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Ten fun children's party themes
By Fiona McKim on 04/04/2012 10:49:21
With a little imagination your child's bash will go off with a bang
dust sheet. Paint it with poster paint mixed with a little PVA glue (this works out cheaper than buying fabric paints, which are expensive and only come in small quantities). Buy flags and balloons from a party shop and make bunting by cutting black
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Best beaches for kids: Europe
By Junior on 12/08/2011 14:19:54
Take a look at the greatest sunny and sandy paradises in Europe
, painting, music, dance, and creative writing, as well as making a splash at the spectacular Laguna swimming pool.Celebrated for its exotic blend of East and West, Turkey showcases modernism mixed with bohemian mysticism. Best known as the dazzling turquoise
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Family activities…for a day in the kitchen
By Suzanne Milne on 19/04/2010 12:50:27
Ten activities for children when you're spending the day in the kitchen
if you were a cat. Have your child invent zany restaurants for their favourite animals. For each restaurant, create a menu with starters, mains and desserts, a decor, entertainment and a promotional poster..4. Make dampers A fun and easy recipe to make
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Paris je t’aime
By Junior on 03/08/2011 11:07:41
With artistry and beauty at every corner, the French capital is a veritable playground of adventure for children
. Packed with slice-of-life photographs of ladies with beehives and blokes with slicked-back hair, it was a surprise hit with both Grace and Joe. Paris is packed with so many transient exhibitions every month and it’s nice to just spy the posters
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