Playing by the book

Reviews of kids' books and the crazy, fun stuff they inspire us to do

Holding tea parties in style

Another guest post I wrote recently was about tea parties and how to make a shabby chic cake stand! The original post appeared on the marvellous Red Ted Art blog written by Maggy, but here’s a slightly updated post for you today. What you’ll need to create your own cake display stand: 3 plates, each [...]

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Free crafty activities from Sarah McIntyre and Neill Cameron

Need a few quiet minutes today to finish wrapping up presents? Why not print off some of today’s highlighted activity sheets from children’s illustrators and give them to the kids to enjoy? Sarah McIntyre has created some gorgeously funny books! Favourites in our home are Vern and Lettuce, cartoon strips featuring a sheep and a [...]

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Five favourite picture books with an environmental theme

As some of you will remember from when I reviewed What’s the point of being green?, I’ve a strong interest in environmental issues. Earlier this year I wrote a guest post for Brenna who writes at Almost all the truth, in which I selected five of our favourite picture books which are great for encouraging [...]

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