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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.
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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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Themed origami shirts
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So you want to be a tailor and make some of the most beautifully pressed shirts in Town? Well, this is the Japanese art of paper folding (origami) with a new twist.
Dadcando shirt making paper craft couldn't be simpler, you don’t need to buy any special paper, and you can download our high quality printables, and get going with this project right away. The easy to follow instructions show you how to fold up a shirt from a rectangular piece of office printer paper.
Fold up the shirts and then use them as very original greetings cards, that are guaranteed to make a great impression, and show someone that you really care.
There are loads of neat designs on this site, but if you fold up a plain piece of paper you can design your own shirt. If you do design your own, please send us a picture or scan of your design so that we can see how good you are, we’ll put the best up on dadcando for everyone to enjoy. Learn the folds, and then next time you’re really bored at work or school, you can always make a paper shirt from that fax from Accounts, or that Post-it Note from your teacher.
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