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  • Birdhouse Treasure Box Inspired by Tilly | A Few Small Adventures
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    Birdhouse Treasure Box Inspired by “Tilly”

    August 21, 2020 /

    Are you looking for a great craft to make with your children for Book Week 2020? These birdhouse treasure boxes were inspired by one of this year's CBCA shortlisted Picture Books Tilly, written by Jane Godwin and illustrated by Anna Walker.

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    Make Your Own Spoon Doll

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  • 9 Picture Books about the Coronavirus
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    9 Picture Books about the Coronavirus

    August 13, 2020 /

    Here are 9 picture books about the coronavirus. Each of these beautiful books looks at the virus from a child’s perspective and are perfect for starting a conversation with your children.

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    The Beginning Woods by Malcolm McNeil

    June 6, 2020

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  • California Adventure Photo Spots
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    Our Favourite Photo Spots in California Adventure

    July 28, 2020 /

    There are so many magical places to take amazing photos in California Adventure. From the moment you walk through the gates, to the Pixar Pal-A-Round, and all the small and precious moments in between. Here are some of our favourite photo spots and opportunities.

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    Disneyland

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  • Make Your Own Spoon Doll
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    Spoon Dolls

    July 12, 2020 /

    Looking for a fun craft idea your kids will love? Why not make a spoon doll. They are super simple to make, lots of fun to play with and there are endless possibilities to create.

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    December 18, 2021
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  • Our Little Playroom
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    Our Little Playroom Reveal

    July 6, 2020 /

    Our little playroom reveal. Keeping mess and toys under control in our small playroom was really tricky. It was time for a makeover. Our new design now has plenty of space for all our toys and LEGO!

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    Doll house makeover

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    August 21, 2020
  • DIsneyland Photo Spots
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    Our Favourite Photo Spots at Disneyland

    June 21, 2020 /

    There are so many magical places to take amazing photos in Disneyland. From the moment you walk through the gates, to the Partners Statue in front of the Castle, to all the small and precious moments in between. Here are some of our favourite photo spots...

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  • Children's Books,  Read

    The Beginning Woods by Malcolm McNeil

    June 6, 2020 /

    A mystery no one can solve. The Vanishings started without warning. People disappearing into thin air – just piles of clothes left behind. Each day, thousands gone without a trace.  A baby no one wanted. Max was abandoned in a bookshop and grows up haunted by memories of his parents. Only he can solve the mystery of the Vanishings.  A secret that could save the future. To find the answers, Max must leave this world and enter the Beginning Woods. A realm of magic and terror, life and death. But can he bear the truth – or will it destroy him? A story that will take you to another world. Greater than your dreams.…

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    9 Picture Books about the Coronavirus

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    Pretty in Pink Tutu Dress

    May 29, 2020 /

    A few weeks ago, I had the sudden realisation that my daughter is going to grow out of wanting to dress up as fairy or a princess soon. So with her birthday looming on the horizon I thought it was time to have a go at making her a tutu dress. I looked at lots of tutorials on the internet and decided to use a crochet tutu top as the basis of my design. The next step was to source my materials. Living in Australia, I wasn’t able to find the tutu top in store anywhere and had to purchase one online. The recommended rolls of 6 inch tulle were…

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    July 12, 2020
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    May Gibbs: Snugglepot & Cuddlepie

    May 13, 2020 /

    To us she is May Gibbs, creator of Snugglepot & Cuddlepie. But to her family, she was known as ‘Mamie’. In a land far away, where fairies and pixies and elves live deep in the woods, a little girl is born. Her family call her Mamie. Mamie loves to sing, dance and paint with her magical friends. Her days are like a modern-day fairy tale. But when her family moves to the bottom of the world, Mamie’s life is turned upside down. From green fields drenched with rain to hot skies and dusty plains, will she ever find new fairy friends in this strange and beautiful land? For my daughter’s birthday…

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  • Read,  Young Adult Books

    The Forgetting by Sharon Cameron

    May 12, 2020 /

    What isn’t written, isn’t remembered. Even your crimes. Nadia lives in the city of Canaan, where life is safe and structured, hemmed in by white stone walls and no memory of what came before. But every twelve years the city descends into the bloody chaos of the Forgetting, a day of no remorse, when each person’s memories — of parents, children, love, life, and self — are lost. Unless they have been written. In Canaan, your book is your truth and your identity, and Nadia knows exactly who hasn’t written the truth. Because she is the only person in Canaan who has never forgotten. But when Nadia begins to use…

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