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Knitted Bows for Children

This is a great knitting project for a beginner knitter as is small and simple. It only requires a small ball of wool. We have made all our bows from wool left over from my mum’s knitting projects of from wool bought from charity shops. Because we have used left over small balls of wool [...]

Popularity: 4%

21Aug2012 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Send a Cow this Christmas

If you are struggling to think of what to buy someone for Christmas because they already have everything they need than how about donating some money to a charity like ‘Send a Cow’ instead. Send a Cow is a Christian organisation that enables poor farmers in Africa to work their way out of poverty and [...]

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8Dec2008 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Organic Chocolate Advent Calendar

Like most people our family enjoys chocolate, so advent is a good excuse to indulge in a little chocolate treat everyday leading up to Christmas. If you want to be able to partake in the traditional advent calendar chocolate munching, but don’t want to eat the additives found in most chocolate calendars there are several [...]

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25Nov2008 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Peppy Stacker toy

There are lots of stacking toys on the market for toddlers and young children. However many are made from plastic or contain dyes that are not natural. I would recommend buying a stacker toy such as Peppy. Its brightly coloured using natural dyes. The fairtrade product is hand-made using sustainable hale wood. As well as [...]

Popularity: 9%

17Nov2008 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Root Viewer

This root viewer makes a great educational present for a child that is interested in gardening and nature. The kit contains a set of three perspex growing tubes with wooden stand, compost, seeds and full instructions to grow an onion, carrot and radish from seed. I really like the design because it allows the child [...]

Popularity: 8%

15Nov2008 | | 0 comments | Continued