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a trip to the petshop

For the final weekends Gandelow Gang classes the kids got to make their very own ‘goldfish in a bowl’. It was so cute. First they got to make and mix some plaster, and Grainne and I poured the mix into cute little fish moulds ( I couldn’t resist buying the moulds on my last visit [&hellip

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School’s Out – garden games

The school holidays are upon us so I’ve been exploring some fun, simple and inexpensive ideas to liven up the back garden for Molly – it’s hard to justify buying climbing frames and playhouses in this country when the next rain shower is just a day away at best. Please Mother Nature… prove me wrong [&hellip

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look what I made mum…

Aren’t these clay figures absolutely gorgeous? they’re just one of the three projects the kids got to explore and enjoy at saturday’s arts and craft class, with my awesomely talented buddie Shelagh Flannery. From pre-thrown cup bodies the kids were shown how to attach heads and mold the big nose, nostrils, eyes, eyelids, lips and [&hellip

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always bring your crown to class

Yesterday’s arts and crafts class for the 3-5yo group made me a very happy MommyMoo. Just five short weeks ago the very young kids came in gingerly with their mums, stayed by their sides and worked away together. Feeling they had well and truly settled in we set them a new challenge last week, to [&hellip

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Fantastic Mr Fox {on etsy}

Look who I just found…. Mr Debonaire, Mr Smoooooth We LOVE LOVE the Fantastic Mr Fox movie in this house. His trademark ‘whistle~click click’ has become our trademark, every morning when Molly heads out the door for school. Entirely crocheted with love, this one-of-a-kind super creature is designed and manufactured by SillyHilli – available where [&hellip

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DIY Cardboard Aquarium Craft

Two craft posts in one week! this housework avoidance must stop :) This one came about from wanting the kids in my weekend arts and crafts class to have somewhere for the fish they would be making to call home, somewhere for the kids to admire and play with their gorgeous colourful creations. please [read [&hellip

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the story of a ‘putt putt boat’

Imaginative play and storytelling….. inspired by a humble milk carton I’ve been planning on making a milk carton boat for some time…so yesterday, when Molly was at a birthday party, I plucked one out of the fridge and got busy (anything to avoid housework!!) and later putting the finishing touches on when she was gone [&hellip

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ready for the fish tank

I amused myself for about an hour today, while Molly was at a birthday party, with some Styrofoam circles and ovals (anything to avoid housework :))) Tune in tomorrow for all the ‘How To Do’ tips and photos of what happened next&#

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Art Lab for iPad – choose an activity

LOVING everything about MoMA Art Lab for iPad recently released for kids age 7+ (& moms). Please work on daddymoo’s ipad operating system :)  

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MollyMoo Summer Camps

- Yes, it’s that time of the year when we’re all abuzz about summer camps. My weekend Gandelow Gang arts and crafts classes have been received so well by kiddos and parents I’ve decided to run a few five day and one day summer camps for some extended fun :) After a straw poll with [&hellip

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doggone it – they did great

Today’s Gandelow Gang classes were a hoot. Led by ceramicist, and fellow kidult, Shelagh Flannery the kids started by teaching HER how to draw a dog, and then they set about making one in clay. Shelagh had pre-thrown the bodies and, for close to an hour, the kids thumped, rolled, prodded, scratched and molded the [&hellip

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Fair Weather Flotilla

With just some different textured and coloured papers, painted paper torn into strips, and a few sticky dots just look what can be created. This gorgeous craft project was dreamed up by my pal Grainne Moloney for junior infants, as part of our Gandelow Gang Creative Outreach Programme for Schools. see the kids in action [&hellip

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roll on the weekend :)

I just LOVE this idea – trampolines are not just for jumping :) more fun ideas on my pinterest page first spotted on Rave&Review

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cardboard possibilities

Discover Play and Grow – an awe-inspiring blog by a Russian architect, with a passion for making handmade cardboard toys for his little girl. The site is brim full of tutorials, incl how to make a pull along steamship, train, shape sorting games, developmental toys, dress up hats and more. What a clever dad.  

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currently swooning over on Etsy

This week’s heavenly handmade finds…. My favourite is has got to be this fun mushroom house & gnomes play set – so perfect for inspiring imaginative play. As the great Roald Dahl said “those who don’t believe in magic will never find it”. I also love the Fantastic Mr Fox coat and ‘everything’ by the [&hellip

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