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Archives for April 2011

here until the tide turns

‘Out upon the briny deep where the wild and wet winds blow, There sailed a cruel and evil man, the pirate Dirty Joe. He sailed upon the scummiest craft that ever left the docks He roamed the world and seven seas in search of dirty socks’ …this was the scene in Limerick Docks this evening. [&hellip

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swoooon

A bath stopper connected to a waxed cloth folded floating ship…. Just about THE most gorgeous little piece of design I’ve come across in a while. (Molly’s Polly Pockets are going to need life jackets :)

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fun wall murals

Removable Wall Stickers are a really uptodate way to liven up and add colour to any space for kids and they’re easier on the pocket than wallpapering or painting! – this flower tree is my current favourite. I also love the gingerbread men, giraffe height chart, ‘the splats’ and the daft woof family

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a bus full of guitars + pears!

This drawing just uploaded to the National Children’s Gallery made my day. You gotta love the imagination of ‘Thomas’ a four and a half year old little boy from County Galway

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open wide….

the Ninjabread Men are coming! via SpoonSisters plane spoon, baby boat spoon are just £6.90 from Made In Design

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National Drawing Day

It’s time to encourage the kids to drop everything and draw on May the 28th, to celebrate National Drawing Day. Children of all ages are invited to simply draw, then submit their drawings to the National Children’s Gallery in three simple steps. There are a number of drawing day events being organised locally but the [&hellip

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chocolate, chicks + rock ‘n roll

If you want to get your little ‘colony’ into full Easter holiday mode, without the sugar rush, then take them along to the movie HOP during the holidays. It was such a hit for us this evening, Molly is super excited about the arrival of ‘EB’ now – we have fallen in love with this [&hellip

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CROCodile feet…nom nom nom

You won’t need any Scooby Snacks to get your kiddos to wear these cool shoes for the summer. I had no idea there were so many styles of Crocs before today. Little Piggys in Dooradoyle have just started selling Crocs – Molly picked a shocking pink pair and added some penguin and ballet pump bling [&hellip

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I’ve odd taste, I know!

Meet Bad Eye Lily and Chimney Jim…crazy (but in a good way) Handmade dolls from LuckyBoySunday

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you’re eggstra special

Who wouldn’t love to get a surprise egg this weekend, what a lovely idea – a special little note from the Easter Fairies perhaps. I’ve put the egg and hidden note on my try list…I’m going to cheat a bit and just buy a little gift box to put it in!! click here to see [&hellip

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♥ hmmm let me think

Get your credit card out – just heard about a joyfully imaginative children’s book that’s coming out May 10th called That’s How. I absolutely love the illustrations – I will never look at a fire engine the same way again! Suits all wide-eyed 2–5yr olds :) I’ve just pre-ordered our copy on Amazon. Click on [&hellip

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Absolutely + Completely Not Messy

Take note mums and dads…there’s a really lovely Children’s Workshop coming up for 4-8 year olds themed ‘Mega Multi Coloured Monsters‘ Saturday May 7th 2oc and 3.30 @ The Belltable Led by Grainne Moloney, a very creative mum of two, this workshop sounds like a whole heap of fun…and fur. A nice manageable group of [&hellip

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I’ll huff and I’ll puff and I’ll…

Cardboard Box Puppet Theatre More crafting genius from Pink + Green Mama (my new crafting idol). Change the sign and the faces on the toilet roll tubes and you’re on to the next story. Love it. read on for more great ideas

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The 2yr old had a howl

Guest Post: from Emer O’Regan, last week’s MollyMoo Giveaway winner ‘My 4yo was a bit sorry for himself and under the weather so he sat on his Dad’s lap for the entire Malcolm The Marmoset show, but liked all the music. The 2yo had a howl. Loved the music, the clapping games, the puppets that [&hellip

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wow!!

How absolutely inspired is this cardboard Rapunzel tower! – we LOVE the Tangled movie in this house, and Molly has asked for the tower for her birthday, but the official Disney one is just soooo fiddly, miniature and pricey it just wasn’t going to make it’s way ‘off the shelf’ anytime soon… next rainy day [&hellip

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