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Do you mind more photos, from a different angle, of the sewing room? It’s where I’ve been holed up! And I cannot, of course, show you any pictures of the actual things I’m working on… Why does crafting inspiration only strike for me after Thanksgiving? I blame creative tardiness partially on the mild Fall we had, pulling me into the garden rather than the sewing room. All summer I could not concentrate much on knitting, nor did I have any thoughts about projects. Now, with little time left, I’m brimming over with ideas, and my newish crafting room (still in progress,...

If you’re in need of screen-free, outdoor and STEAM-focused (science, technology, engineering, arts, math) gift ideas for for 4 year olds, you’ve come to the right place. I know that it can be so challenging to know what to buy for kids of a certain age if you don’t have or aren’t around kids that age often. Gosh, I have a 4-year-old and I still lean on other moms, teachers, social media and online research when it comes to choosing birthday and holiday gifts for my son. Recently, I was looking for gift ideas for the holiday season and I...

Oh, the things we'd do to be a kid on Christmas again. The days of waking up at the crack of dawn and beelining it to the tree may have come and gone for us adults, but that warm, fuzzy feeling we experienced as kids is still dear to our hearts. Luckily, with babies, toddlers, and children in the picture, we grownups get to relive the magic of Christmas morning all over again. It's a special time for us all, and knowing the excitement kids hold for the holidays makes it even better, which is why it's important their stockings...

Jump into your holiday shopping with an Amazon deal! Hop on over to Amazon and score an awesome deal on this LeapFrog Let’s Record Music Player, now only $17.44 (regularly $34.99) – the lowest price! As another option, Target.com also has the LeapFrog Music Player priced at $17.49. This sturdy little music player makes a great holiday or birthday gift for any toddler on your gift list, or grab one or two for your gift closet. This adorable music player and recorder lets your budding superstar record up to thirty minutes of their voice or silly sounds! It includes 40 songs...

Copyright Chickenshed I have a confession to make and some of you will have figured it out already. I know the blog is called “London With a Toddler” but I don’t actually possess a toddler any more. I mentioned a few posts back that I was training up an heir apparent but I still have the original toddler lurking around here somewhere and occasionally I like to take him to something that’s more on his current level than the CBeebies shows we used to take in together. And this was right on a teenager’s level – rap, video games and...