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Schools Out :)

How to keep the kids amused……hmmmmm Here’s a round up of a few ideas on our list for inside and out. – toilet roll critters – clothes peg catapulting – Pirates of the Caribbean treasure hunt cards – twig and paper kite making – fun garden games

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FREE Family Day @ The Gallery

Saturday July 9th Limerick City Gallery of Art is hosting their next family workshop (for kids age 6 to 12yrs), facilitated by artist Pamela Dunne. Places are limited so book quickly! Where?: Istabraq Hall, City Hall Time?: 2 to 4pm Contact Ciara Peters on 310633 or artgalleryreception@limerickcity.ie Children must be accompanied by an adult. I [&hellip

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Thank You Teacher Anne

Today was Molly’s last day at montessori school – not so nice :( ‘I want to go back to age 3 and start again’ Molly said Molly’s Van Gogh painting at Loyolas Word can’t express how grateful we are for Teacher Anne’s care and cuddles over the past two years. She has transformed our nervous [&hellip

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fairies, fairies, everywhere

Regular readers will know that we are big fairy fans in this house – we see them everywhere ★:*¨¨*:☆~ I just got Molly out of bed to see this photograph of a Brocolli Fairy’s house, although I’m not so sure that was such a great idea…‘we don’t want to eat a broccoli fairy, don’t we [&hellip

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A proper bicycle bike

There was some pretty impressive dressing up and joining in by young and old today in the People’s Park, after the Bicycle Parade. Everyone from BatGirl and Captain Jack Sparrow to The Freckles Family turned up for some ‘best dressed’ prizes…and ice-cream. ‘most decorated bike’ was awarded to ‘BatGirl’ Shauna Mudler. ‘best dressed’ prize went [&hellip

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lipstick + tutus

We finally got around to doing this inspired little accordian cut-out craft this weekend – my little prima LOVED it. Great consideration went into ballet shoes v socks v tights, and lipstick – not too much time for everything in between, as usual….she’s such ‘a girl’. There’s a lot of eyes darting around at the [&hellip

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National Drawing Competition Winners

The winners have just been announced on the National Children’s Gallery website – my sincere thanks to all the parents and teachers for supporting my ‘pet project’. There was an incredible response to the competition from all over Ireland. And the children’s work is SO amazing. Congrats to all and keep the great work coming. [&hellip

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draw a happy cover

There was a huge response to the Call for Little Editors by Anorak Magazine, the happy magazine for children, since my mention on May 27. An army of families have signed up to draw happy things, write happy stories and review books for the magazine. LOVE it To celebrate their 5th anniversary Anorak are running [&hellip

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another fab find

An amazing reusable handy crafty connector system that helps turn toilet rolls, cereal boxes, fabric and a whole host of stuff around the house into dollshouses, animals, robots, flowers, cars… I just ordered a MakeDo free play kit (free delivery!!)

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♥ fab find

weeeeeeeee – rig up this super cute mini cable car in the garden and send your little friends and treasures to new heights. Just €

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Happy Father’s Day

A simple little idea for tomorrow – no need for the credit card to come out (save that for Mother’s Day!!). Decorate and fill a Love Jar with funny thoughts for dad to read, and doodles of course. It took us about 2mins to decorate the jar and about half an hour to write all [&hellip

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everyday dramas

Our current favourite book is Elephant and Piggie’s I Broke My Trunk – this crazy little story about how Gerald broke his trunk has us tickled pink… we also love: Knuffle Bunny Cinderella lift-the-flap fairy tale The Boy With Two Belly Buttons and The Police Cloud

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Art Summer Camps

With Grainne Moloney @ The Belltable I have been a big fan of Grainne on mollymoo for a while now – the hours of preparation and enthusiasm she brings to every workshop is fantastic – SO I am delighted to champion the three summer camps she has planned with Gillian Fenton of the Belltable for [&hellip

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thank you :)

Just passed mollymoo’s first birthday – whooop whooop – and recorded the second highest unique visitor numbers in one day (518)!!. Holy cow. Thank you to all for your comments and support over the past few months of chatting about everything and nothing at all. Michelle

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sqoink – the wolf needs a bath

The Three Little Pigs Show in the Concert Hall was a big hit this morning. Rasher, the eldest pig, stole the show. He was very engaging with the children – seeking their advice at every turn. The kids were all very animated and oinked and squealed to their hearts delight from beginning to end. There [&hellip

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