JUNKO, the eco-conscious arts and crafts range that can turn waste into toys, has experienced a week of sell-out sales across Amazon and a surge in online orders across its own website; a direct impact, the company states, of its prime time appearance on ITV’s How to Spend it Well at Christmas, last week. The toy range was the focus of a showcase spot with Dr Gummer’s Good Play Guide’s Rob Taylor-Neustadt and presenter Philip Schofield, who, when handed the JUNKO Zoomer Kit and told of its concept of turning household waste and packaging into toys themselves, billed the range as a “clever idea.” The result, according to Peter Rope, founder and creator of JUNKO, was that the company witnessed...
The post Easy Ways to Include Your Dog in December’s Festivities by Elizabeth Anderson Lopez appeared first on Dogster. Copying over entire articles infringes on copyright laws. You may not be aware of it, but all of these articles were assigned, contracted and paid for, so they aren't considered public domain. However, we appreciate that you like the article and would love it if you continued sharing just the first paragraph of an article, then linking out to the rest of the piece on Dogster.com. Forget swimming swans and French hens — that song is for the birds! Instead, here are the 12 Days of Howlidays, to keep you and your furry friend feeling festive. Sprinkle these throughout December to...
Santa is coming soon and the big man is expecting some yummy milk and cookies upon arrival. But what type of cookie should we leave Santa? Traditionally, kids tend to leave chocolate chip cookies for Santa Claus on Christmas Eve. But is that really the best cookies to eat with gloved hands? What happens if Santa fumbles and the cookies drop into the milk? In this Christmas STEM activity, we set out to find out what are the best cookies to leave for Santa. This means that if Santa happens to drop the cookie, the cookie will float and not dissolve too fast. We can’t have Santa making a big mess while trying to deliver presents all over the world!...
At the home of self-taught interior stylist and designer Stacey-Ann Blake, splashes of color and unexpected pops of pattern abound: A tomato red sofa sits by the fireplace; paint-splattered wallpaper enlivens her 2-year-old daughter Cheyenne’s nursery; and although Blake’s aesthetic is eccentric, each decision is deliberate. “I live with a space for a bit, envision how I want it to look and feel, and take my time finding quality pieces,” says the mom of three. “I’m Jamaican. My approach is influenced by my culture.” Known to her more than 50,000 Instagram followers as @designaddictmom, Blake (a schoolteacher by profession) sparked a passion for design while living in Italy. But it wasn’t until she was pregnant and on maternity leave with...
You get an invitation to a party. What fun! You scan the details and can make the date and time. Excellent prospects so far, and a quick look at the guest list shows all your favorite people in one place. You put the party on the family calendar and forget about it. It’s not until the host starts pulling together the potluck list that you freeze. Potluck? As in, you have to cook something? Oh, and everyone else is making fancy dishes from scratch. You can barely cook pasta. As someone who’s always been domestically challenged, I find the best solution to turn to our favorite source of information: crowdsourcing. It is here where even the most mageirocophobic (it’s a real...
