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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 Submarine
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A very easy and quick way to make a great bath toy that really floats
I think if you want a beginning, this is it. One evening as bath time approached there appeared to be a distinct lack of new and exciting bath toys.
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"Dad, can you make something for us to play with in the bath? Something that's really cool and really works?"
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I rescued an empty cordial bottle from a one way trip to the bin and armed with that, an empty trigger spray bathroom cleaner bottle, a glue gun and a can of grey undercoat I found lurking in the shed, we started to make our first model. How hard can it be? I thought... Well actually not that hard at all, in fact really easy actually. About half an hour later and just in time for the bath, we were putting the last finishing touches to what was going to be the start of a long line of junk made models and hundreds of hours playing with my children, devising plans, getting to understand how they think and realising their inventions and dreams in 3d. And of course, it was the beginning of something that turned into dadcando.
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That first submarine has lasted years, and is still knocking about and getting the occasional bath time outing. After all the engineering plastics used for packaging are so way over specification, that things made from them will most likely outlast me!
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So now you can do it too, because this project is a really easy place to start. This sub looks the part and really floats because it’s partially filled with stones, sand or gravel from the garden. (I dried it out in the oven quickly this sterilises it and stops it going moldy. Getting the submarine to float properly was easy, but it demonstrates one of the key tricks to making successful models that get played with over and over. Think back to what it was like for you as a child, what things were important in your toys? Why were some toys better than others? For me, a submarine would have been no good in the bath unless it had floated half under the water, and floated upright.
Safety first
 Remember, if you use containers to make children's toys, take care to make sure that they are thoroughly washed out. Make sure that no bits can fall off easily and make sure that there are no sharp corners that could scratch or hurt. Never give a plastic toy you have made to a child under three years of age, because they are likely to chew it and small parts or bits of plastic (like lids for example) can come off and become a cocking hazard.
TIP:
Give the Sub a number that is special to you and your children, like your house number or age.
The instructions are so easy to follow, and the download comes in both US Letter size and A4. Just click on the size you need, to download it, and get ready to be a master boat builder.
 
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Posted by spyro - I did this all on my own. I used a big felt pen for the main colour, so it isn't sprayed.
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Posted by texasmacuser - This was made with a couple of cola bottles, a medicine measuring cup and part of a spray bottle. It was fun to make and looks really great!
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Crafty things to do
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You don't have
to be an expert craftster
to enjoy dadcando craft projects. All our projects are designed with children in mind, and all explained in simple steps that will give you great results every time. But, even if you are experienced in the art of crafting, we're sure you'll find interesting projects here that are new and different. Bind your own book and cover it with an old pair of trousers! Or learn the modern art of papier mâché, where you can make this gorgeous
. . . . . . . . Homer Simpson
D'oh Nut
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using
masking tape . . . . . . . . . and couple of plastic grocery bags. Even where we explain more tradition crafts, like painting a T-shirt, we add details to make sure that you and your children get the best results.
Dadcando′s projects are driven by what
kids want, and so you'll find many of
of them are based on films, books
and console games.
Where necessary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
our projects are supplied with lovely . .
download printables of the highest quality so that your models and craft will always look as close as possible like the pictures of the finished projects you see on the pages of dadcando.
Now on dadcando you can upload pictures of the things that you have made and not only show your friends but win prizes in one of the regular competitions we run for the best uploaded pictures. So what are you waiting for?
It's time to get crafting with dadcando and see what you can do.
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