Patent Pending Projects

Image: ikatbag They say when training a toddler, it takes 3 days to make or break a habit. I'm sure there are many arguments f...

Image: A Little Hut And so it begins..... There has been much discussion in our home about when Christmas starts. Is it when everyth...

*As much as I would love to begin this post by leaping into the world of science and lay out plans, schematics and diagrams for building you...

Image: demilked Continuing my quest for the perfect lamp shade , I have discovered the designer Edward Chew , who makes these stunning la...

Image: instructables The 2012 Olympics are in full swing and I can't help but wonder why chess is not included? They say chess is t...

Image: The Telegraph You might think it's a bit strange for me to suggest a project that involves having to light a fire in July. The...

There is a common rule we must all recognise, that when presented with an expensive toy, a child will quickly disregard that toy and play wi...

This project, found over at play and grow , appeals to 3 of my ongoing obsessions. Image: play and grow To start with, Evengy Kudryav...

I'm constantly finding little scraps of paper in my back pocket with hastily scribbled notes on them. Anything from shopping lists, pho...

Image: A Heart For Home It's all doom and gloom really, or that's what the newspapers would have us believe. This morning there...

It seems to be that these days very few people actually print out photos or so I keep being told by my mother. Everything now seems to be ...

Image: minieco Here I go again with the cereal boxes . A cereal box shadow theatre project from minieco , which is great little proje...

Continuing my obsession with reusing packaging I found this little idea over on grey luster girl . Image: grey luster girl All you n...

 It's Father's Day tomorrow - June 19th - and it got me thinking about what the role of a Father is.    Being a Father starts wi...