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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…
three diagonal lines to the lid of the box with 3D paint. Use the same paint to fill in details of the spider's web. Decorate the sides of your box with painted pumpkins and ghosts on each flat side of the box. Bend four chenille stems to form legs
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Spider Stories
By Fiona McKim on 04/08/2011 10:25:21
Spin the yarn at bedtime with these creepy-crawly tales
Aaaarrgghh! Spider! by Lydia Monks (Egmont, £5.99)A poor misunderstood spider tries to prove his family pet credentials but doesn’t get quite the reaction he had hoped for. Lydia Monks’ tale of tolerance and understanding is as hilarious
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Hallowe'en spooky spider cookies
By Junior on 15/10/2012 17:12:13
Cute creepy-crawlies your child will adore
the underside of 12 of the cookies and the green buttercream over the underside of the other 12. Top with the remaining cookies.To decorate your spiders, use the untinted buttercream to pipe 2 eyes on top of each spider. Press the green and orange chocolate
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Joe Blogs gets tangled with a spider…
By Joe on 16/04/2012 15:53:10
Smart Boy About Town flirts with flamingos at River Island, and spots some very cool gear for boys!
Hi, it's me, JoeJust when all the girls were asking for cute balloon dogs, I thought I would shake things up a bit and give the balloon maker a bit of a challenge. So what would I like? A big black and red spider please! (I think my mummy had a lot
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Lydia Monk's top five children's books
By Fiona McKim on 22/11/2012 17:55:59
Author and illustrator of Aaaarrgghh, Spider! picks her favourite reads
The Baby’s Catalogue by Janet & Allan Ahlberg (Puffin, £4.99)Babies just love looking at other babies, and this wonderful book captures all the things they recognise from their own little everyday worlds, making it absolutely perfect for word and picture recognition
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Shortlisted Best Children's Educational App: Mini Monsters
By Catherine O'Dolan on 20/05/2012 14:33:24
Creepy crawling, spindly spiders and inspiring insects go under the microscope with this visual encyclopeadia of mini monsters
WARNING: Arachnophobics, stay away! If you shreik every time you see an incy wincy spider, or the thought of your child having headlice sends shivers down your spine, then this is definitely not the app for you! However, if your child arachno
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Spooky snacks for Hallowe’en
By Annabel Karmel on 06/09/2010 13:43:24
Enjoy a frightful feast with these devilishly delectable treats
Ghoulish Ghost CakesMakes 10 cakes IngredientsFor the cakes:125g (4oz) unsalted butter plus extra for greasing125g (4oz) caster sugar1 tsp vanilla essence2 eggs125g (4oz) self-raising flourCornstarch for dusting For the icing:500g (1lb 2oz) ready-to-roll white icing1 tube of blac...
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Top Of The Rhymes
By Helen McKay-Ferguson on 08/10/2009 15:55:20
A new survey reveals the nation’s favourite nursery rhymes
In a Booktrust survey of the nation’s favourite rhymes, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star was named the top nursery rhyme in all regions, apart from the north east, where Incey Wincey Spider topped the charts. So what were the chart-topping nursery
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Hallowe'en happenings in London
By Fiona McKim on 02/10/2011 17:57:47
Our pick of the most fiendishly fun family events this Hallowe'en
Bats And Spiders WeekendOctober 22-23Undeserving of their fearsome reputation, bats and spiders are actually gentle and fascinating creatures, many species of which can be found at the London Wetlands Centre in Barnes. Discover the amazing arachnid
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Junior's Top 100 Children's Books 91-100
By Catherine O'Dolan on 20/10/2011 08:50:40
The best children's books in the world, voted by Junior readers
91. Little Miss Muffet Counts To Ten by Emma Chichester Clark Red FoxA clever twist on the nursery rhyme, in this pretty picture book, the spider persuades Miss Muffet not to run away and in return two, three, four and more other creatures arrive
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