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Cautionary Tales For Children
Wonderful witty poems great for reading to your children. The stories and rhymes will stay with them for the rest of their lives.
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Research has shown how important YOU are to your children and how as a dad the things you do, and keep on doing, really count, whether you live with them, or you are a single dad and are only able see them once a month, once a week or more, what you do really matters. This site is dedicated to all dads but will be of special relevance to the single dad. Remember, you are half the reason your children exist and they need you whether you live with them or not. As their dad, you have what it takes to make their lives successful and fulfilling no matter how often you see them. This site is about all the positive things that we as parents have to offer our children.
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Floating Canoe
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This canoe really floats and is a great bath time toy, especially as it is made from two shower gel bottles
Looks the part, fits a Playmobile TM action figure, only wish it fitted me, I hear canoes are quite expensive, this one wasn't, how cool can you get in 30 minutes.
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This is the sort of model that you cvan make in a few minutes when the kids are bored and want something to do. In essence it is very very simple, because it is only two shower gel bottles glued together, neck to neck. A couple of little bits of detail finish it off, like the splash guard and the seat, but really this is a 10 to 20 minute project. Next time you buy shower gel, or shampoo or conditioner, have a look at all the bottle shapes on offer. All you need for this project is a bottle that stands on its cap, which is vaguely symmetrical and has a rounded end. It's not rocket science... it's junk model making canoe science of course!
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To get the graphics right, find a typeface you like, print the words you want big on a sheet of A4 paper and copy them onto the model with permanent marker
The instructions are so easy to follow. The download comes in both US Letter size and A4, all you have to do is just click on the size you need, to download it.
 
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Funky pompoms
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 Dadcando has some truly amazing funky pompom projects, and making a pompom couldn't be easier or more instantly rewarding. You don't even have to have wool, you can make a pompom from any lightweight plastic bag, bin-liner or sandwich bag.
This tiny little pompom was made from a transparent blue plastic sandwich bag. Perfect for making little pompom creatures to decorate the top of your pens and pencils.
All you need is a piece of cardboard, which you cut into two same sized rings.
You bundle up some wool into 2m lengths and thread them through the rings about 8 at a time (or a plastic bag).
Keep threading the wool through the ring until you can't fit any more through.
Push the tip of a pair of scissors into the wool and between the discs inside and cut round the rim.
Tie a few lengths of wool round the pompom bundle between the cardboard discs and then remove the discs by slipping them off the wool or cutting them.
 That's it. It couldn't be much simpler, but it is only the start. Both boys and girls love making pompoms and dadcando's projects have easy to follow instructions and the beautifully designed printed image patterns will make sure that your pompom looks fabulous as well as being something really wacky and memorable, and they’re all so quick and easy to do.
So, beg or borrow a ball of wool off someone to get you going, or visit your local fabric shop and buy a ball or two. There are some crazy wools out there, have a look at the wonderful pompom William designed in Your Models, using a fun multicoloured wool. I guarantee once you start making pompoms with your kids, they won't want to stop.
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