on February 22nd, 2012%
 How to make a child’s hat couldn’t be simpler but with a creative kid involved the results are super fun and oh so stylish!
This idea is inspired by one of our favourite books: Millie’s Marvellous Hat by Satoshi Kitamura. The book is about a little girl who longs for a beautiful hat but has no money to buy one. It’s a tale of imagination, positivity and overcoming problems. It also features the most wonderful illustrations of fabulous hats. We couldn’t read it without creating our own marvellous hat!
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on January 21st, 2012%
 Happy birthday Miss B!
My lovely B is celebrating her ninth birthday this weekend. She’s having a book-themed party completed with Mad Hatters Tea party.
In honour of her birthday I’m featuring some of our favourite creations from my Queen of Junk Modeling – that’s her Giraffe above. Read more »
on January 10th, 2012%
When Father Christmas brought L a longed for Zhu Zhu pet, big sister B decided he needed to be more upwardly mobile with his very own customised vehicle, so here’s her tutorial on how to make a Zhu Zhu pet car.
Made using just the materials we had in our making box, it’s also a great illustration of how junk modelling is a wonderful way for children to set themselves a challenge and problem-solve their way until they achieve what they set out to make.
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on December 27th, 2011%
Were you lucky enough to receive any Christmas gifts in great big cardboard boxes? Try these fabulous ideas to make the most from your box.
Seventeen cardboard box crafts
Use your cardboard box and make…. Read more »
on December 1st, 2011%
Do you remember the toilet roll tubes from last week’s Play Academy? No-one guessed what they were for! Not an advent calendar, not snowmen but in fact a frosty winter village, for some small world play.
How to make a model Christmas village
We started by cutting our toilet roll tubes into different sizes so we could have a variety of houses and then painted them all white. We used acrylic paint as it covered the cardboard better than our water-based poster paint. Read more »
on November 14th, 2011%
 What a sweet family portrait of our junk model robots. Inspired by a book B is reading at school Saturday morning turned into robot making time.
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